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Phi Slamma Jamma
Marc Anderson of the Daily Cougar, a student newspaper at the University of Houston penned possibly one of the worst op-ed pieces of 2011.
Design Thinking for Human Resources
Design thinking can be used for the complicated process of recruiting and developing teachers and more broadly school staffs. Listed at 20 dimensions of an effective education human resource system.
Persistence Could be Key to Fluency
Understanding the mechanics of problem solving is one part of math competency. The ability to apply that knowledge in a variety of settings including quick estimations—procedural fluency—is an equally important aspect. There’s lots of research behind Carnegie Learning’s math program but they thought they were better a problem solving than procedural fluency and, for that, they turned to games.
3 Reasons This Time is Different
The post-recession "new normal" requires that we invent new ways to do better for less and I believe that there are three reasons I am optimistic about the shift to personal digital learning.
Not Your Mother’s Education Conference: SXSWedu
SXSWedu took over the AT&T Conference Center at UT this week. Ron Reed highlights imagination and innovation in education in Texas.
Florida Poised to Retain Digital Learning Leadership
After the release of Digital Learning Now report in December, Florida lawmakers realized they had room for improvement. Now stakeholders in Florida are advocating for a comprehensive digital learning bill, SB 1620.
Smart World
We now live in a Smart World. We’ve long sought massively scalable solutions—they are here. Blended school models powered by online learning, cheap tablets, and expanded broadband access are game changers for the U.S. and the world.
Webinar: Harnessing the 10 Elements of Digital Learning for Your School District
Tune into a free webinar titled Harnessing the 10 Elements of High-Quality Digital Learning for Your School District on Wednesday March 30, 1 p.m. EST
Jordan Lloyd Bookey, K-12 Education Outreach at Google
We had the opportunity to catch up with Jordan Lloyd Bookey to discuss how Google is participating in education reform by promoting innovation, education technology and computer science.
The New Equity Agenda
Nearing a quarter of the school populations, Hispanic students are general not well served by U.S. K-12 education. Here’s five state policies that would help: