Expertise: Practice

Education Technology Implementation Practice Guide

This guide offers a road map for district- and school-wide education technology implementation for leadership teams. It draws on research-based implementation practices and addresses core education technology implementation issues such as: Who is (or should be) included on the leadership team and involved in the process? What are your short- and long-term goals for integrating education… Read More ›

Three Levels of Text Protocol

The purpose of this protocol is to support text-based discussion. This tool creates an environment that deepens understanding of a text and explore implication for students’ work. Source Organization: National School Reform Faculty VISIT THE RESOURCE

The Courage to Confront Equity Issues in Competency Education

This article discusses the importance of maintaining conversations about equity as the field moves towards more learner-centered models. It makes compelling arguments for thinking about and working to alleviate five key equity concerns: Keeping students in school Addressing inequity in educational/social capital Balancing personal choices and equity in the transition from high school to life Language as asset… Read More ›

Teaching about Ferguson, Eric Garner, and Beyond

What Kids Can Do has created a list of resources that offer teachers a good place to start the conversations we need–and, in some cases, support students in taking restorative action. Visit Teaching about Ferguson, Eric Garner, and Beyond on the What Kids Can Do website.

Learning Space Toolkit

This Learning Space Toolkit includes a roadmap to guide the creation of an informal learning space along with tools and techniques for assessing needs, understanding technology, describing spaces, planning and delivering support services and assembling space, technology and services to meet needs, even as they change. North Carolina State University Libraries and its Distance Education… Read More ›

Common Sense Education: EdTech Product Reviews and Ratings

This platform was created to make it easier for educators to find the best apps, games, and websites for the classroom. Educators can use filters to sort by grade level, subject, platform, and more. Each product is reviewed and rated by a team of “experts” and crowd-sourced. Source Organization: Common Sense Education Visit the Resource

Connected Learning Research Network

This interdisciplinary research network is dedicated to understanding the opportunities and risks for learning afforded by today’s changing media ecology, as well as building new learning environments that support effective learning and educational equity. The work of the network focuses on a model of connected learning — learning that is socially connected, interest-driven, and oriented towards… Read More ›

TERC

TERC is an independent, research-based organization dedicated to engaging and inspiring all students through stimulating curricula and programs designed to develop the knowledge and skills they need to ask questions, solve problems, and expand their opportunities. TERC’s mission is to improve mathematics and science education. TERC works at the frontiers of theory and practice to… Read More ›

Competency Education Can Address Readiness Gaps – But Not Alone

­My youngest brother’s senior year of high school—in a public school in New Jersey—was also my first year running a competency-based high school for over-age and under-credited youth in St. Louis. It is hard to describe just how different his experience was compared to my students’. My brother attended one of the best public high… Read More ›

Edutopia: Comprehensive Assessment

The Comprehensive Assessment portion of the Edutopia website connects educators to a large number of Edutopia resources, including articles, discussions, videos, tip sheets, and guides that delve into the challenges of providing comprehensive assessment. Developed by: The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) Audience: Educators, pre-service educators, professional development providers Potential Use: Professional Development – self-guided… Read More ›

The Big Idea: Student-Centered Learning in New York City High Schools

In spring 2014, seniors at Hudson High School for Learning Technologies in NYC worked on a semester-long independent study project that required interaction with experts in a professional field By Joy Nolan, Instructional Designer/Curriculum Specialist for Digital Ready In summer 2013, Digital Ready, a program from New York City Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary… Read More ›