Unchaining Digital Data: K-12 Interoperability
This special report from Education Week brings together several articles focused on interoperability of digital data. As school’s use of technology increases, large amounts of data are available, but often it is hard to access across programs and platforms. Some technology leaders are looking to interoperability, the seamless sharing of data across products and systems. This report… Read More ›
Meeting Students Where They Are
This webinar features a conversation about what it means to meet students where they are with the authors of the iNACOL report Meeting Students Where They Are. Competency-based education models, designed to ensure equity for all students, are gaining momentum nationally. Central to CBE is a commitment to meet students where they are. This report… Read More ›
Assessment and Student Agency
This webinar will be focused on student agency—making students active participants in their own learning. This is a major element in personalized learning and a critical component of 21st-century education. During this webinar, Jan Bryan, Ed.D., National Education Officer at Renaissance, will try to answer the questions: how do we promote agency in our classrooms… Read More ›
Constructing a Maker’s Mindset with DIY Materials
This webinar will share ideas for hands-on construction. The presenters will share ways to use craft sticks, pipe cleaners, and toilet paper tubes to be used for prototyping an idea, big or small, from do-it-yourself materials. In this webinar, the presenters will share ideas to embrace a maker’s mindset, popular in maker spaces and fablabs across… Read More ›
Secondary Traumatic Stress for Educators: Understanding and Mitigating the Effects
This article shines a light on the impact supporting students who have gone through trauma has on educators. Teachers often find themselves in the role of counselor, nurturing their students emotionally, not just academically. Taking on this role can have an impact on caregivers. This article discusses ways in which school leaders can acknowledge and… Read More ›
Inside the Fishbowl: A Tool for Student Discussions
In this article, a teacher shares her experiences using relevant world events as topics for deep, student-led discussions. She has found the approach engages students and puts them in charge of their learning on the topic. It also builds social emotional skills, such as empathy, and has strengthened her classroom community. This article offers an… Read More ›
Center on Technology and Disability
The Center on Technology and Disability (CTD), funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is designed to increase the capacity of families and providers to advocate for, acquire, and implement effective assistive and instructional technology (AT/IT) practices, devices, and services. These technologies have the potential to help youth with disabilities better access the general educational curriculum,… Read More ›
Quality and Equity by Design: Charting the Course for the Next Phase of Competency-Based Education
This report seeks to advance K-12 competency education by examining key factors required to bring competency education to scale while ensuring quality and sustainability. Specifically, it looks at four issues: Quality Equity Meeting students where they are Policy The report incorporated feedback and recommendations from stakeholders who attended the National Summit on K-12 Competency-Based Education. It provides… Read More ›
From Hotspots to School Bus Wi-Fi, Districts Seek Out Solutions to ‘Homework Gap’
This article discusses possible ways to address disparities in a access to high-speed internet connections in the home. As more schools embrace blended learning, students need access to the internet to complete homework assignments. The continued gap in access at home disproportionally affects low income and rural students and leads to what is often called… Read More ›
Students Analyze Rap Lyrics with Code in Digital Humanities Class
This article looks at ways in which different schools are incorporating computer science across disciplines. It discusses the policies surrounding computer science in different states and describes examples of educators incorporating coding into other disciplines. For example, in an English course coding is used for the analysis of large amounts of data in news coverage,… Read More ›
The Kinetic Energy of Learn Next
At 2Revolutions, we have been at work for the past decade helping to support the development of schools and systems that are better able to meet the needs of all kids and prepare them for a rapidly changing society. Our work is directly with the adults in the system- teachers, principals and systems leaders- to… Read More ›
Who’s Making in Our Spaces: Examining Equity, Accessibility, & Sustainability in Maker-Centered Learning
This edWebinar will be live-streamed from the Maker Educator Convening at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. In this talk, Paula Mitchell will share personal stories from her experience as an educator and instructional coach in maker-centered learning at Grass Valley Elementary School and with Agency by Design Oakland. Participants will have the… Read More ›