Career & Technical Ed
teachers
Personalized Learning
Reading List
two dozen classic books on leading, learning, teaching, race, poverty, and calling
EdTech
Ticket to Teach
DFER released Ticket to Teach today "for the next generation of educators—an “all hands on deck” effort between government, higher education, and the private sector—to create a new social contract with teachers that couples higher expectations and professionalization with commensurate pay, support, and prestige."
EdTech
Google Building Digital Learning Apps
Google, Apple, News Corp. and education entrepreneurs are making 2011 the year of digital learning. Which policy makers will lead the way as well?
EdTech
Lisa Petrides: Making Open Content More Accessible
Lisa Petrides runs ISKME. OER Commons is her effort to make open content more accessible.
Personalized Learning
Blend don’t Cram
Cramming computers in to existing 50 minute periods won't help much; we need to rethink and redesign school to make bigger connections for kids.
EdTech
Mike Smith's OER List
List of open educational resources from someone who knows where to look.
EdTech
Edmodo: A free, secure social networking site for schools
Edmodo is the largest and fastest growing social learning platform--it's safe, secure, and free.
EdTech
Learning about Teaching
The initial results of the Gates Foundation’s Measures of Effective Teaching are important but not all that surprising.
Personalized Learning
Value-Added Data Adds Value
Value-added data should be added to teacher evaluations. Then we should make the whole system smarter with personal digital learning.