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How Many Educators Does it Take to Organize a Local Maker Faire?
If, perhaps, you are searching for a Maker event in your area but don’t see one planned anywhere close by- it might be time to plan your own! It’s really pretty easy and an ideal way to get conversations happening and relationships building between schools, parents, organizations and businesses in your community- and when you plan your own, it’s tailored to your area and customized for the students you are intending to reach.
Alumni Engagement | Alumni as Volunteers, Three Ways
With the University of California and California State University applications due on November 30, 25 Alumni have already spent 90+ hours helping students tighten their personal statements and apply to college. And that’s before our big November push.
Takeaways and New Questions from EAA School Visits
I encourage you to take the time to put a team together or even a cross-district or cross-state team to go visit Nolan Elementary, Phoenix Multicultural, Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts, and Southeastern Technical High School sooner than later. Michigan and Detroit have a lot of volatile political dynamics (i.e things change), and I’d hate for people to miss the chance to see what can happen when you integrate personalized, mastery-based, and blended into a “student-centered” model of learning.
Engagement & Employability Driving Next Gen Platforms
Owing to underinvestment and weak demand articulation, learning management systems (LMS) are at least five years behind the growing demand for engaging, learner-centered, competency-based experiences that result in employment (and other favorable outcomes).
EdTech 10: Getting #EdSocial in Orlando
Stay tuned to Getting Smart as we spend next week digging into online and blended learning at the iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium. Hoping you will be there too! We will be very busy working in a bunch of great sessions with many of our talented partners. Check out our schedule for the week.
Networks, Platforms, & Procurement
Schools in a network share a common mission, pedagogical approach, measurement system, structure, schedule and staffing strategy. Networks are usually horizontal (i.e., same school model and support system), but the concept could be applied to a vertical feeder pattern (e.g.,ReynoldsburgeSTEM) or a small district (e.g.,Mooresville)
Hacking Your Learning Path
To help students hack their learning paths, we will need to help them build a learning infrastructure and teach them how to manage their own learning.
Featured EduPreneur: Jason Lange, Bloomboard
Jason Lange is our featured edupreneur this week. Jason is CEO of Bloomboard, a leading educator development system that supports the development of individual learning plans for teachers and school leaders.
Featured EduPreneur: Trenton Goble, MasteryConnect
Trenton Goble is chief academic officer of MasteryConnect, where teachers go to learn about Common Core State Standards and to share assessment items. In this podcast, Goble talks about the transition from principle to entrepreneur.
CityBridge is Changing the School Landscape in DC
The CityBridge Foundation was formed by Katherine and David Bradley in 1994. For the last dozen years it has served as a best practices shop for D.C. schools with an initial focus on early learning.