New- Google Classroom This Fall
Today, Google announced that using Google Apps for Education is going to get even easier to manage- this September, Classroom, the new learning management system developed by Google themselves will be available.
Get Rolling with SPRK Programming Curriculum
The SPRK curriculum is built on the belief that “play is a powerful teacher.” And rather than teaching students about programming by having them write lines of code on a computer, SPRK puts a Sphero and an iOS or Android device in students’ hands...
Creating Innovative Ecosystems
By: Alex Hernandez. When it comes to education innovation, all cities are not created equal.
Can The Blended Classroom Help Instill ‘Grit’?
And what’s more likely to put grit into students—trying, learning from mistakes, trying again, and succeeding, every day, or dreading the unit test lurking out there in the murky distance? Seems like the blended model is worth a try.
6 Tips for Building Grantmaking Partnerships
Ellerbe, the VP Engagement at MIND Research Institute, and I are leading a discussion on funding alliances (For Better or For Worse: Fundraising Partnerships) at the National Charter Schools Conference in Las Vegas at the end of June.
The 10 Questions Every Superintendent Needs to Answer
There are (at least) ten questions that every superintendent needs to answer to maximize their contribution.
Changes to Google Drive on an iPad
Earlier this week, Google took away the ability to create and edit documents in the Google Drive app and turned the Google Drive App into a place to access and view resources that are stored in the cloud. Along with that, Google released two new free apps, Google Docs and Google Sheets.
Chefs Know More Than Just Recipes: How Experts Differ From Novices
Many students feel the same way about math as I do about cooking. Though they probably don’t think an expert chef is someone who has simply memorized a stack of cookbooks, they likely believe that mathematical expertise is demonstrated by knowing multiple algorithms and remembering an ever-increasing list of confusing procedures
Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning
One of the most exciting ideas presented in the paper is what we truly believe to be the future of teacher preparation and ongoing development--micro-credentials, likely displayed as digital badges--that would signify accomplishment and measure and reward competency-based outcomes for educators.
Google Apps Summer Camp: Calendar
Here are a few ways that you can start using Google Calendar to further enhance and streamline your work at the district office, at your school, or in your classroom without much more of an investment than just getting started.