Innov8: The Future of Learning

This coming Saturday, April 22, is National Earth Day–a day to celebrate the world we live in by getting outside and enjoying our surroundings, while also working on improvements so future generations can enjoy them as well.

This is similar to what many of the schools we’ve featured in our Place-Based Education blog series encourage their students to do no matter their location. From the rural beauty surrounding Teton Science Schools to the urban landscape of downtown Tucson’s City High School, students have the opportunity to get out and enjoy where they are in any given moment, and learn something new no matter where they are.

Today’s eight stories celebrate the many ways education leaders are working to improve education for today’s students, as well as for future generations.

Data Developments

1. New Online Report Card Tool

New Data Visualization Tool Takes On #Florida School Report Cards https://t.co/JSNVTAo2vO @ExcelinEd #edtech #BigData

— EdSurge (@EdSurge) April 13, 2017

New ways to use and visualize EdData are small steps towards one of our favorite moonshots in education.

#STEM Gems

2. NGSS Activities

The #NGSS Crosscutting Concepts in action in First Grade http://t.co/zLREOsb9Xr

— Peter A’Hearn (@Casciencepete) January 17, 2015

We’re excited to see the NGSS inspiring new ways of teaching science.

#AskAboutAI

3. Chatterbot

Exciting news about @Cognii and @CalStateEastBay — new frontiers in #AI for education. https://t.co/zBQoUXj7XK

— Denise Wydra (@dwydra) April 16, 2017

AI is coming, and it demands project-based learning. Are you prepared to lead in a project-based world?

4. Voices Travel

Google’s new #SpeakToGo virtual reality app lets you travel the globe with your voice. ? https://t.co/JQDFWttzUj #VR pic.twitter.com/bWpGaDGlLh

— Stada Video (@stadavideo) April 17, 2017

This could be a great new option for virtual field trips.

Deeper, Further, Faster #HigherEd

5. College Aid

Great read by Stig Leschly of @MatchEducation on why college is broken and how to fix it. Free the Pell grant! https://t.co/mt7QR4Lidb

— Alex Hernandez (@thinkschools) December 2, 2016

We always welcome ideas for new ways to close the opportunity gap.

Let’s Get Personalized

6. Future Ready Rural Schools

A Guidebook for Success: Strategies for Implementing Personalized Learning in Rural Schools – Future Ready Schools https://t.co/kbrlKuVi4k

— Rafranz Davis (@RafranzDavis) April 14, 2017

It’s good to see people talking about giving rural America better schools and better opportunities.

#Teachers & #EdLeaders

7. I Did It MyWays

We are totally digging the new NGLC MyWays Success Framework chapter and microsite! Check it out: https://t.co/74RqVjDr7e @NextGenLC pic.twitter.com/vbBUZG83rd

— Getting Smart (@Getting_Smart) April 13, 2017

8. Math Chat

iNACOL Webinar | 4/20: How Teachers Are Personalizing Math for Middle School Students https://t.co/S1k9RPcgpO pic.twitter.com/2yMzsUQivM

— Michael K Barbour (@mkbtuc) April 9, 2017

This webinar should be a great resource for those seeking to personalize math. Bear Creek Middle School in Fulton County, California, can also provide a good example.

Have a news item you’d like us to consider for next Wednesday’s edition? Tweet us @Getting_Smart using #innov8 or to email [email protected] with “Innov8” in the subject line. For more ideas on what type of stories we run, check out the full Innov8 series on our blog.

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