As career fields increasingly require four-year degrees, it's more necessary than ever before to be educated. The demand is driving many to endure debt, work excessive hours, and find alternative solutions to get ahead. Yet, the landscape of higher ed is changing. You can't just check it off your list, you have to prove how college transformed your skills, attitude, and abilities. Read Full Post >
EDU STAR proposal would create technology to rapidly conduct independent evaluations of ed-tech products and share that information with schools. Read Full Post >
The State Educational Technology Directors Association makes several recommendations for how schools should make the transition. Read Full Post >
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has a long standing reputation in the education community for providing quality news, media, material, and more for engaged learning. Today, PBS is leveraging front-edge tech -- the flipped classroom, learning playlists, online professional development, games, and more -- to research and refine quality content and delivery of learning for students, parents, and educators. Here are four ways PBS is innovating for students futures. Read Full Post >
The school fired four of its top management officials earlier this week. Read Full Post >
Jeffrey Elliot will replace long-time CEO Liz Pape. Read Full Post >
On Tuesday we co-hosted OpenBlend, a blended learning conference with the Tacoma Public Schools and the Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) featuring a full-day track of Khan Academy workshops as well as other innovative and open tools. Read Full Post >
Approaches to education entrepreneurship vary widely, but options and resources are becoming more available, experts say. Read Full Post >
At TechCrunch conference, the former New York City schools chancellor talks about bringing technology into education to empower teachers and engage students. Read Full Post >
An international educator told me his school community was discussing the "ethics and educational validity of streaming -- deliberately dividing students up into class/work groups based on ability, i.e., a strong and weak group." He asked for my thoughts. Read Full Post >
