Why School System Leaders Need to be Systems Thinkers
By: Jason Riberio. Part of a difficulty that education organizations experience is that they are rarely viewed as systems and thus not treated as such. What if systems thinking could help education stakeholders understand just how interconnected the work we do is (or could be)?
5 Reasons Your Voice Matters in the ISTE Standards for Students Refresh
By: Carolyn Sykora. Have a voice in the development of the 2016 ISTE Standards for Student. Public comment is open until March 31. You can provide feedback via survey or lead a discussion with colleagues and students with an ISTE Standards Refresh DIY toolkit.
What is Personalized Learning?
By: Natalie Abel. As an emerging and evolving field, it is essential to clearly define personalized learning to avoid confusion and frustration. By clearly articulating the definitions of terms, the field can close communication gaps and advance toward next-gen learning with increased clarity, effectiveness and scalability.
Vulnerability, the Advantage of Leaders Who Don’t Pretend
For educational leaders, setting out to challenge the status quo in a system filled with entrenched practices and powerful inertia, we have to we must be honest, and, at times, step out in vulnerability to create systemic change.
What to Look For: A Shared Vision of Powerful Learning
Broader aims and powerful learner experiences means a new list of things to “look for” in a learning environment. Over the next couple of weeks we’ll be sharing the five “look fors” in digital learning environments.
3 Tips for Planning Authentic PBL Projects
Find yourself asking "How do I design real authenticity into a PBL unit?" Here are three strategies for novices or veteran teachers in designing authenticity into a project.
EdTech 10: Everything You’re Missing While at SXSWedu
This week’s EdTech 10 is inspired by the news that you won’t find coming out of SXSWedu, all the stories that are keeping the home fires burning.
Infographic | Reclaiming the Classroom Words of Wisdom
In his new book Reclaiming the Classroom, Trenton Goble shares words of wisdom for teachers, principles, unions, and edtech companies.
Globally Competent Students Require Globally Competent Teachers
To efficiently and equitably develop globally competent students you must first develop globally competent educators. New Century International Middle School is an example of a school-wide global education approach that works.
Busting the Zip Code Curse with Blended Learning
Blended learning holds great potential to transform rural education by ensuring that every student has access to great instruction. “Online learning levels the playing field for students in rural areas,” said Susan Patrick, President & CEO of iNACOL.