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Superman Kids Land on White House Sofa
Gwen Samuels writes about her involvement in education reform; Deborah Gist in The Atlantic; smart thinking on reform and teacher quality; Next Generation Learning Challenge
The World Changed, Colleges Missed It
The shift to personal digital learning is on; some colleges get it, others are going out of business. Next Gen Learning Challenges will help invent new tools and schools and boost completion rates.
Reforming Teacher Education
After his groundbreaking report, Art Levine took over the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundation and aimed it squarely reinventing teacher preparation
Next Gen Learning Launches Grant Challenge
Next Generation Learning Challenges has released new RFPs to solicit proposals for tech applicants who can improve post-secondary education. The round of funding will total $19 million.
A Look at Kurzweil’s Edu Predictions for 2009
In a useful post by Michael Russo, a middle school tech director from Buffalo, futurist Ray Kurzweil’s 10 year predictions made in 1999 are examined. Obviously the punch line is ‘not much changed.’ In the last 1990 I worked in a school district where we introduced online learning and…
3 Big Ideas
Instant feedback from digital content will feed learning profiles which will personalize learning
Finishing School: Taking On the Half-Finished or Never Started
This is the working title of a new book I am working on. In the New Learning environment, it will be the task of students, parents, teachers and leaders to take on new challenges that we are only now beginning to see. I welcome you to help me write this book.
Hewlett's Quest for Deeper Learning
Hewlett Foundation wants every student to have the opportunity to think critically, communicate effectively, and work collaboratively they way the do in SF's Envision Schools
Students Need Help Making College Choice
High school students and their families need help navigating high school and making the all important post-secondary decision
If Rap Can Infiltrate Cultures, Why Not Education? (video)
Learning these days is viral, but the systems that teach our children are not viral. They are rooted in bureaucratic nonsense, something that I am sure --based on conversations I have had with teachers -- is more frustrating than helpful. What if your education lived on the web, and you still had a chance to interact with excellent teachers?