EdTech 10: 2015 News Stories Worth Remembering in 2016
Well, well, well… It’s that time of year again to look back on the progress made and say “that’s right!” With 2016 just around the corner, this edition of EdTech 10 is all about looking back at the 10...
View ArticleGetting Smart’s Top Stories of 2015
2015 was HUGE for GettingSmart.com. In this blog we look back at Getting Smart's most viewed and beloved blogs of 2015. The post Getting Smart’s Top Stories of 2015 appeared first on Getting Smart.
View ArticleFriday Institute Project Designs MOOCs for Educators
Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University’s College of Education announce the offering of "MOOC-Eds" - Massive, open, online courses for educators. The post Friday Institute...
View ArticleHow Storytelling Works in the Brain and Why We Need Stories
Stories--with their intentional character development, plot formation, inflection points, and communicated core beliefs progress far beyond the basic language areas of the brain. They are crucial in...
View ArticleIt Really is Okay to Leave School
There is a whole culture, a whole possibility of living without school - and people who do it not only were fine, they are better than fine. There is no downside to not going to school. 'Just quit...
View ArticleUsing ‘Most Likely to Succeed’ to Spark Community Dialogue
Unfortunately, since the debut of 'Most Likely to Succeed' not much has changed in how we’ve been preparing young people for the careers of tomorrow, which in many cases arrived yesterday. Recognizing...
View ArticleAI and Push Learning for Student Guidance and Advisory
Oli is a chatbot that combines artificial intelligence with human experts to provide college guidance. The essential goal of the platform is to nudge students to progress through the admissions process...
View ArticleIs Coding the Most Important Language to Learn Right Now?
Those celebrating Computer Science Education Week and Hour of Code might say yes, and for good reason. Programming opportunities are connecting young women to STEM in creative ways and code schools...
View ArticleBuck the Quo by Living Your Passion & Choosing Your Own Path
With both my parents as teachers, the drumbeat for college started early. College was the endgame. But I remember high school graduation came and I thought, what if this isn’t it? Then four years later...
View Article25 Must Watch Video Channels for Learning
Teachers, schools, and districts are ready to make the shift from the “why” to implement to the “how” to implement next-gen learning. And, for many “seeing” is more than believing. Seeing can lead to...
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