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Strong States & Common Standards
When talk turns to innovation, we usually think of a wizbang app, but advances in public policy can have an even bigger impact particularly on disadvantaged neighborhoods. The two most important policy advances in the last twenty years are Common Core State Standards and stronger state roles in education policy.
Project Breaker Brings Entrepreneur Spirit to Portland, OR
The challenge will be run from May 4th to 19th, teams of 17-24 year old students from across Portland will research local manufacturing then design and test the viability and social impact of business opportunities they identify.
Building Innovation Partnerships
Guest Author: Greg Butler. We can no longer count on education systems to ‘fix’ education in isolation, the challenge will require multiple stakeholders working across organizational and sectorial boundaries to collaborate and innovate in continual inquiry based cycles of improvement.
Building an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Lots of folks are talking about grit, but perseverance and growth mindset as a goal can be disconnected from a sense of purpose. Entrepreneurial mindset, as described by the KEEN network, is a more productive way to describe the dispositions we should be helping young people develop.
Mooresville Adopts Gateway Projects in 4 Grades
The Mooresville Graded School District recently adopted requirements for four large scale multimedia projects in 3rd, 6th, 8th and 12th grade. Beginning next year, students would add products from these projects to their digital portfolio.
Military Families Band Together Education Options
Just like other parents who aren’t in the military, our families want school options too. For some, the educational consistency they long for comes in the form of virtual public education.
A Dozen Reasons Education Can’t Innovate; A Dozen Ways That’s Changing
Schools just weren't designed to innovate. To the extent that they reflect intentionality, public delivery systems support equity and continuity. But the shift to digital and competency-based learning requires a lot of innovation and change capacity.
110 Interesting Edupreneurs at SXSW
The best thing about SXSWedu is the crowd in the lobby. Here’s a red carpet recap of 110 interesting edupreneurs.
Transforming Your City: A Collaborative Approach
Kristoffer Haines, Rocketship Education, led a fascinating discussion of collaborative urban education transformation on the last day of #SXSWedu.
How Will Universities Flip, Blend And Go Online?
The story behind the scenes is how the diverse web of nearly 5,000 institutions of higher learning in the U.S. are responding to cost pressure, calls for higher completion rates and better job preparation, and student demands for relevance