leadership
Cage-Busting for Smart Cities
Creating a great education system isn’t just a matter of practice, because rules, regulations, contracts, and cultures can stymie even the most committed educator. But it can’t just be a matter of policy, because what really matters is what educators do in schools—and policies can make people do things but they can’t make them do them well (see school turnarounds, teacher evaluation, et al.).
Pittsburgh: University Inspired EdTech
"Pittsburgh is on the verge of reaching a critical mass in terms of the number of successful start-up companies, entrepreneurs, availability of local early stage capital and ability to push and pull university technologies to market.”
10 Tips for Blended Work Environments
A distributed workforce is becoming much more mainstream in today’s economy. Control over path and pace is not just for online learners - it’s for companies now, too.
Student Voice: Making a Difference
By: Kaya Warrior. I took the initiative to apply anyway (always hoping to live up to my sister’s standards) and fortunately I was selected to be apart of the ALY class of 2013, not knowing this truly life changing journey I was about to embark on.
Smart Cities: Los Angeles Startup Weekend EDU 1/24
Last year, my Smart Cities: LA post complained about the lack of “innovation and collaboration” in the city, but things are more interesting a year later. The first Startup Weekend EDU in the City of Angels will take place on the weekend of January 24th at UCLA Anderson.
Pahara and Aspen Institutes Announce Spring 2014 Cohorts
Last week, the Pahara Institute in association with the Aspen Institute announced their selection of 24, Spring 2014 cohorts for their highly selective Pahara-Aspen Education Fellows Program.
Leadership Implications of the Brave New Blended World
As the number of blended models proliferates, teaching and leadership roles are beginning to vary considerably from model to model. As a result, it will become increasingly important to make a large percentage of teacher and leader preparation model specific.
Smart List: 20 Teacher & Leader Developers, 10 School Improvers
Today we are recognizing 10 human capital builders, 10 leadership developers, and 10 school improvement providers.
Mawi + FLVS = Leadership Skills and Success for Students
FLVS will provide the high quality and easily accessible content for the students to be able to access 24/7 and work through at their own pace. Mix that with the face to face/classroom time- facilitated by caring teachers and peers, all ensuing from the truly dynamic spirit of Mawi Asgedom and you have a recipe certain for success!
Activate Ed’s Rockstar Number 3, Lydia Logan
The next Activate Ed Education Rockstar, Lydia Logan, Managing Director of Chiefs for Change at the Foundation for Excellence in Education.