How an LMS Can Solve Professional Learning’s Challenges
This interview transcript looks at the role of Learning Management Software (LMS) in the delivery of professional development opportunities for educators. EdSurge staff interviewed Ken Dirkin, the Director of Online Professional Learning at Michigan Virtual, a nonprofit provider of digital learning solutions for Michigan’s K-12 schools. He discusses how LMS can deliver a personalized experience… Read More ›
Leveraging Digital Depth for Responsive Learning Environments
This paper explores the potential for wearables, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to help create more responsive learning environments that: Increase student engagement Enhance the personalization of learning Increase understanding of others’ experiences and perspectives Help develop greater levels of self-awareness Foster critical thinking Increase student agency The paper presents a frame for… Read More ›
The Promises, Challenges, and Futures of Media Literacy
The Promises, Challenges, and Futures of Media Literacy addresses the “fake news” problem by evaluating the successes and failures of recent media literacy efforts. Contemporary media literacy programs–commonly organized around the five main themes of youth participation, teacher training and curricular resources, parental support, policy initiatives, and evidence base construction–have demonstrated positive outcomes, particularly in… Read More ›
11 Ways Schools Can—and Should—Involve Families in SEL Programming
This resource shares ways in which schools can get families involved to make the most of Social Emotional Learning programs in schools. By inviting families and educators to work together, schools can engage families in the social-emotional development of students and build on a school-wide SEL program to aid children through their day. These easy… Read More ›
Creating a Student Centered Choir Classroom
It happens at every concert. I mentally recite all of the cues and gestures that I need to remember. The stress surmounts moments before my choir takes the stage with thoughts of “what if they don’t follow my crescendo here” or “I hope they listen for that key change.” And then in the performance, the… Read More ›
2018 ASCD Conference on Educational Leadership – Champions for Equity
The 2018 ASCD Conference on Educational Leadership will offer a chance to learn from and celebrate educators who are leading the charge to ensure that every child is healthy, safe, engaged, supported and challenged. Participants in this conference can get the knowledge and tools to create an effective, supportive, and engaging learning environment for all… Read More ›
MIT Connected Learning Summit
The Connected Learning Summit is a conference that aims to fuel a growing movement of innovators harnessing emerging technology to expand access to participatory, playful, and creative learning. This conference has a unique focus on cross-sector connections and progressive and catalytic innovation. The event will bring together leading researchers, educators and developers. The program includes… Read More ›
School Counselors: An Integral Part of School Change
If students are the heart of education, then school counselors are undoubtedly the ears. Counselors listen to students and work to empower them. This means counselors are core to helping students understand their agency in life and in learning, as well as developing their social and emotional skills. As schools plan for student-centered shifts in… 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 ›
Project-Based Learning with Agile Project Management
In this live session, participants will be able to learn more about how they can use Agile Project Management to make project-based learning even more powerful for students. Agile Project Management is a strategy widely used by modern businesses across the STEAM sectors. The Agile approach places a high value on individuals, collaboration, and the ability… 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 ›