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Collaboration, Really?
When I think of instances of true collaboration, Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir comes to mind: a blending of individual voices, each making his or her best effort to interpret the phrasing to contribute to the breathtakingly beautiful whole, all with the common goal of rendering a beautiful piece of music together. This extraordinary accomplishment suggests to me a metaphor for what we need to be doing as educators.
Webinar: Digital Learning Beyond School
It’s time to ensure that as teachers and schools find ways to use technology to advance learning, so do community organizations like Ys, libraries and cultural institutions that provide informal learning opportunities to millions of our least-advantaged kids.
Support for Teachers: Simulated Classrooms, Online Networking and More
The key to ensuring all students graduate high school college and career ready is effective teaching. And the key to ensuring effective teaching for all students is effective professional development for educators. Professional development is the most powerful strategy that school systems have to help all educators acquire the knowledge and skills they need to effectively reach all students.
CIS: Meeting Kids Where They Are
CIS is the brainchild of youth advocate Bill Milliken, a man determined to improve the lives of all students, no matter what life challenges they face. Milliken wanted to bring community resources in to public schools where they could be accessible, coordinated and accountable.
4.0 Schools Sweeps Startup Weekend NYC EDU Awards
4.0 Schools, which provides resources and training to launch schools and education businesses in the Southeastern US, members made a clean sweep at the Startup Weekend NYC EDU awards, winning all three placements among more than 50 potential business concepts.
10 Things School Leaders Should Do to Boost Blended Learning
During a couple breakout sessions at a Rhode Island conference on Innovation Powered by Technology (#iptrideconf) I spent time with teachers and principals thinking about next steps as they prepare for the shift to personal digital learning. We discussed 10 next steps.
Flex Schools Personalize, Enhance and Accelerate Learning
Flex schools offer an online core curriculum with on-site academic support and guidance, integration and application opportunities, and extracurricular activities. Students in flex schools progress as they demonstrate mastery in most courses. Every community should have a flex option that provides a fully supported individualized pathways to graduation.
Parents & Teachers Speak Up About Digital Learning In Ohio
This Wednesday, Tom Vander Ark, students, teachers, and parents testified in front of the Ohio House of Representatives' Education Committee in support of digital learning. Four students wowed the audience with their stories while several teachers and parents stood in strong support of students learning digitally today.
How Will Personalized Learning Really Work?
“How will personalized learning really work?” The question was asked today by someone who should know the answer—the strategy director for an educational software company. But that’s the nature of the dynamic shift underway.
Personal Learning Networks for Educators: 10 Tips
I often begin my workshop on personal learning networks (PLN) for educators by asking these questions: Who is in your learning network? Who do you learn from on a regular basis? Who do you turn to for your own professional development? Then, I share with participants these ten tips for building their own personal learning network, and I hope these might be useful for you too.