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Review: Make Just One Change
In many classrooms today, students are asked to take in knowledge and information and answer assessment questions on it later. This is normal practice. Yet, how often - early on - do we ask students to formulate their own questions to target the how and why of subjects in the classroom? While teaching how to ask questions appears to be an obvious learning technique, it's one that could use more attention.
Good Work: Challenging the Status Quo
During early morning coffee shop tutorials, Rudy Crew would carefully smooth a napkin and then draw a picture of how things should work. When I was a school superintendent, Dr. Crew was superintendent in the neighboring district. One of the first ways he encouraged me to challenge the…
Good Work: Inspiring a Shared Vision
The future always holds something for the individual who keeps her faith in it. Being a leader puts you in some pretty awkward situations. As a public school superintendent, I work for five elected board members. They seldom agreed on where we had been or…
Webinar: Blended Learning Case Studies with Michael B. Horn
Connections Learning is hosting a webinar on "Blended Learning Case Studies: How Brick and Mortar Schools are Taking Advantage of Online Learning Options" tomorrow, Wednesday 19, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
Good Work: Horrible Bosses
In an ego-centered culture, wants become needs (maybe even duties), the self replaces the soul, and human life degenerates into the clamor of competing autobiographies. -Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. We all work with some real jerks. It can make it miserable to go to work. It’s a widespread problem and…
Chiefs for Change: Making a Difference for Kids
Chiefs for Change, supported by The Foundation for Excellence in Education, is a group of reform-minded state education leaders. Chair Tony Bennet said, "The adults in the system are well represented, but Chiefs for Change exists to represent the interests of students."
Top 10+ TED Videos On Education & Learning
TED offers great ideas through its videos. Today we've featured more than 10 of the best videos on education and learning from some of the greatest thinkers and innovators who have spoken at TED.
From Place to Service
The shift from print-based learning to digital learning is a big deal, but more fundamental is the shift from institution-centric education to student-centered learning. Rich Halverson spoke about Rethinking Education at SREB last month. Below is a list adapted from Rich’s book about the10 shifts that…
Good Work: Developing Community Leaders
Advancing Leadership Youth From age 8 to 18 my parents dragged me along on weekly community service trips, first in DC and then the barrios of west Denver. I hated it. I’m pretty sure the routine was both service for them and training for me. A decade…
NewSchools Presents: Education Entrepreneurs on the Future of Education
NewSchools, a venture fund working to transform education by supporting entrepreneurs, wrapped up its inspiring Education Entrepreneurs series yesterday with a closing video from several of its featured edupreneurs over the past four weeks.