Case Study: Lindsay High School Transforms Learning for English Language Learners with Personalized, Competency-Based Education in California
This article features Lindsay High School, which implemented a competency-based education model that focuses on advancing student mastery and student agency. In addition, this resource contains the links to a series of blogs that highlight different promising practices for teaching and learning for ELLs. Each case study addresses core principles for next-generation learning for ELL… Read More ›
The 5th (C) of 21st Century Skills? Try Computational Thinking (Not Coding)
This article was originally posted in EdSurge on February 25, 2018. For better or worse, computing is pervasive, changing how and where people work, collaborate, communicate, shop, eat, travel, learn and quite simply, live. From the arts to sciences and politics, no field has been untouched. The last decade has also seen the rise of disciplines… Read More ›
Envisioning the Graduate of the Future
This course was developed by MIT with support from the XQ Institute, to help school communities rethink what a high school graduate will need to know and be able to do. The course will explore how to design a graduate profile, the artifact that communicates these ideas. Making explicit the capabilities, knowledge, and attitudes graduates need and… Read More ›
Satellite Podcast
Sat·el·lite /sadlˌīt/ noun An artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication. ASTRONOMY. A celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet. Orbiting from on-site locations, Satellite examines innovative educational perspectives. Dr. Frank LaBanca, principal of Westside Middle School Academy and Students at… Read More ›
Have You Ever Seen a Black Band-Aid?
As I have thought about describing my experiences with racial inequity in America, I wanted to do more than simply talk about the overt signs of bigotry we see in the headlines. It certainly would be easy to point to police violence against young black males and other sensational yet sobering news stories in the… Read More ›
Student Goal Setting: An Evidence-Based Practice
The Midwest Comprehensive Center at American Institutes for Research, with the help of What Works Clearinghouse House reviewers, has released a new resource on student goal setting to support state departments of education who are interested in promoting evidence-based personalized and deeper learning strategies by districts/schools in their states. The act of goal setting is a… Read More ›
Learner-Centered Educator and Leadership Competencies – Interview with Rebecca Wolfe
In this podcast, Rebecca Wolfe, one of the co-authors of the Educator and Leadership Competencies, talks about her work on educator and leadership competencies for learner-centered, personalized education. This podcast is helpful to learn how to distinguish learner-centered from the dominant school-centered paradigm. In addition, the participants discuss why is it important for educators to specifically and… Read More ›
Don’t ask which ed tech products work, ask why they work
Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Tuesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! What makes educational technology initiatives succeed or fail? Hint: It’s not just the technology. A new nonprofit, formed out of the Jefferson Education Accelerator… Read More ›
Thinking About Surveying Students and Stakeholders?
In this webinar, YouthTruth will share interactive methods to get student and stakeholder feedback. Educators have a wealth of academic data, but too often lack data on the important less-tangible aspects of the school experience such as engagement, rigor, and school culture. This webinar aims to help provide instructional and climate indicators that are critical levers… Read More ›
Serious Play Conference
The Serious Play Conference, now in its 8th year, is a leadership conference for professionals who embrace the idea that games can revolutionize learning. Speakers, who come from all parts of the globe, share their experience creating or using games in the corporation, classroom, healthcare institution, government and military and offer tips on how to… Read More ›
New Tech Network Conference
The New Tech Network annual conference will take place in St. Louis, MO. This conference will feature unique networking techniques such as Braindate, where participants can interact with attendants who have the same interests through a digital platform. This conference will feature various keynotes, special events, and sessions dedicated to transforming teaching and learning. Host… Read More ›
PBL World 2018
The PBL World conference focuses on Project Based Learning. This conference brings together dedicated K-12 teachers, instructional coaches, and school and district leaders who want to connect with each other and learn more about PBL. PBL World is an institute, where participants go through a continuous multi-day experience. There will be a pre-conference on June… Read More ›