future of learning
Personalized Learning
Planning for Long Term Success through Sustainability and Scalability
For the Horry County School District (HCS) sustainability is key to each and every decision made. Check out how only a couple years into their personalized, digital learning initiative, they are reaching financial sustainability to secure long term success.
Ed Policy
A New Start on Accountability
Building off the new blog series, #TheNewAccountability, how student-centered learning, meaningful data, and innovation zones can improve school accountability systems.
Series
New Book Outlines 7 Keys to Smart Cities
"Smart Cities That Work for Everyone" discusses how dramatically improving learning requires local leadership, productive partnerships, a commitment to talent development, aligned investment, and capacity to incubate new tools and schools.
Personalized Learning
Why We Should Know Our Bigger History
A very compelling reason to teach “big history” may be simply to cultivate these qualities in our children. If Big History Project accomplishes this (by teaching "big history" as its name suggests), then teaching it may change the outcome of life on our planet for future generations. Perhaps this is a big feat for a small, non-profit, free and open-source, rich content platform. But we think it’s possible.
EdTech
EdTech 10: Bring (or Wear) Your Own Device #BYOD
This week's top 10 list includes digital developments, policy updates, advancements in technology and more. Read more and get up to speed with EdTech news.
Personalized Learning
The Great Skills-Based Education Land Grab
By: Jeremy Johnson. There's a skill gap that is creating an alarming dilemma — especially for educators. While higher education works on a four-year cycle, the technology cycle changes every 18 to 24 months. Many traditional institutions simply aren’t prepared for these rapid changes in technology. Skills-based education will meet student needs by equipping them with tools necessary for success.
Personalized Learning
30 Attributes of Next Gen Learning
The learning opportunity set improves every month with new tools powering new experiences and environments. By 2020 I'm confident the learning landscape will dramatically improve. Here are 10 successes, 10 LX attributes and 10 system attributes that will make up next gen learning.
EdTech
Big History Project Chat: Rich Content, Rich Discussion
We are huge fans of Big History Project, and we've featured their rich content in a blog series we are writing about next gen tools for classrooms focused on inquiry pedagogy.
Ed Policy
Happy 80th Anniversary Communications Act: Time for a Rewrite
The Communications Act of 1934 still governs telecommunications in America and while updated periodically, it has not been modernized in 18 years. From phones to television to technology that hadn't previously existed, a lot has changed but dated regulations continue to view the communications sector in silos for distinct services.
Leadership
Who Moved My Desk?
In a back to school meeting last week, a 5th year teacher had a "Who Moved My Cheese" moment over the loss of her desk due to a shift to blended learning.