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Ed Policy
Rapid Path for Proven Performers is Great; Also Need Innovation Authorization
We can do better. It's time for states to update 20 year old charter laws and for states new to the game to take a more innovative approach.
Personalized Learning
1st Semester- Gamification and Flipped Class Reflections
What I gathered from all their responses was that while majority of the students love the class, both models are not effective tools for ALL students and I am ok with that. For me it means I have to find other ways to motivate and inspire those students these models couldn't reach for whatever reason. That is my challenge for the rest of the semester.
Personalized Learning
Cyber Peer-led Team Learning
In "peer-led team learning," groups of undergraduate college students works together in small groups (six to eight students) to solve problems with the help of a "peer leader" -- an undergraduate competent in the course content as well as group facilitation. This group work compliments traditional class lectures, but does not replace it. Research from the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) explored a model of online peer-led team learning ("PLTL") using connectivity tools (such as Adobe Connect) to engage students during synchronous online sessions.
Personalized Learning
Infographics as Assessments for Nonfiction Reading
This past weekend, my step-daughter Emily, who works in the field of non-profit fundraising, asked me out of the blue, "Do you you ever teach your students about infographics?" I beamed with pride as I showed off my students' hard work.
Personalized Learning
Joy & Rigor: The And-Both Solution
Is it possible to create a high-engagement school where students do interesting and relevant work and meet high expectations? Erin Mote and Eric Tucker are a smart duo developing Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School (LAB) and they think the answer is decidedly YES.
Personalized Learning
Hoover Conference Explores Blended Learning
The panel concluded that blended learning has to be a bottom up, organic adoption by teachers--a reflection of the schools and districts they represented. The panel missed the “extended reach” strategies outlined by Opportunity Culture and in the SmartSeries paper, Improving Conditions and Careers.
EdTech
Technology as Learning Environment
In New Milford High School, we will be experimenting with, and reflecting on, the educational consequences of extending our capacity to interact into a 3-D environment in the Cloud, through Protosphere
Personalized Learning
3 Way to Collect and Curate Genius Hour Content
There are many digital tools that are well-suited for collecting Genius Hour content. Choosing the right tool for the trick depends on your comfort level and personal learning style. Here's a peek at some push button tools designed for education.
EdTech
13 Startups Share Dreams at ImagineK12 Demo Day
There was a full house at a Palo Alto hotel ballroom for the fifth Imagine12 Demo Day--the debut of 13 eager edtech startups. Check out our summary of the teacher tools.
Ed Policy
10 Sources of Inspiration for Next-Gen Learning Systems
Easier said than done, right? We could keep adding technology to current schools but that would just create a more expensive version of what we have.