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Post Merger Boundless Will Continue to Offer Open Content
After acquisition by Valore, Boundless will continue to provide open education resources to higher education students
10 Things Parents of High School Juniors Should Start Doing Now
By: Carol Barash. As part of our Smart Parents series, Carol offers 10 tips for parents of high school juniors that go beyond a practical checklist and instead invite an opportunity to connect with your child at this critical age. Recommendations include listening to your child, keeping the doors of communication open, and having fun.
The State of Storytelling at SXSWedu
At SXSWedu, storytelling was centered on teachers using stories to enhance engagement and students telling stories to demonstrate skills, explore content, and demonstrate mastery. However, what’s more important when in storytelling was missed at SXSWedu
Wojcicki’s Classroom and Book Encourage Shooting for the Moon
For 30 years, Wojcicki taught journalism classes in a portable building at Palo Alto High School. Now students in what I've called the nation's biggest and best journalism program learn valuable skills in a beautiful Media Arts Center with Wojcicki whose recently released book shares lessons from the program.
3 Ways Parents Can Spot Student-Centered Learning
What can parents look for to determine if their child is in a student-centered learning environment? Here’s advice from a mother of two school-aged children, a former classroom teacher and a current advocate for student-centered learning.
It’s Time For Students To Own The Student Record: B2C LMS Companion
Secondary and postsecondary students should have cost free access to a personal companion to the school's learning management system, a business to consumer (B2C) LMS companion that is a private portable profile.
Formative Assessment: Progress, Barriers and Opportunity
The progress made, current barriers and opportunities that face formative assessment with the ongoing shift to digital learning and increasing access new technologies and data.
Across the Canvas Cloud
Instructure announced the next big thing for their Canvas learning management system (LMS): Canvas Commons. This new platform focuses on the social needs of educators and the power of the web to connect people.
A Blogging as Writing Curriculum
Middle School English Teacher, Susan Lucille Davis, takes a look into how to incorporate blogging into students' writing curriculum.
From Turn-It-In to Posting, Publishing, Presentation, & Portfolio
Engaged students and deeper learning require a shift from a turn-it-in compliance culture to an environment where students are posting blogs, producing publications, and making presentations.