Code.org is a new non-profit aimed at improving computer science education. The main goal of this organization is to make sure that every student in every school has an opportunity to learn to code. Computer programming is today’s “superpower” in education. Check out their web site and this promotional video featured a variety of celebrities.
A Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Age
January 24, 2013EdSurge discusses a Bill of Rights and Principles, newly developed by a group of people passionate about learning, serving today’s students, and using every available tool to respond better to the needs of students in a global, interactive, digitally connected world....
Digital Content: What Does the Future Hold for Education Systems?
January 23, 2013GETideas.org hosted this GooglePlus hangout on the future of digital content. The online discussion featured a panel of education experts, including Nicole Allen, affordable-textbooks advocate, Student PIRGS; Una Daly, communication college outreach director, OpenCourseWare Consortium; and Cable Green, director of global...
Explaining Inequalities in School Achievement: A Realist Analysis
January 22, 2013In Explaining Inequalities in School Achievement, author Roy Nash argues that a realist framework for the sociological explanation of educational group differences can, and must be, constructed. A move to such an explanatory framework will allow society to take into account the...
Education 3.0: Seven Steps to Better Schools
January 14, 2013In Education 3.0: Seven Steps to Better Schools, renowned educator and technology expert Jim Lengel provides a refreshing and hopeful picture of what schools should look like, including a groundbreaking seven-step process for envisioning and building them that draws on the...
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March 3, 2013Check out this playlist of talks from the 2012 Big Ideas Fest and among these videos, you will find one from Karen Cator, former head of the US Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology. Have we reached “education’s Internet moment”? Cator elaborates on four themes that are driving education right now: Mobility, Social Interactions for Learning, Digital Content and Big Data. These trends will help us make many more…
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March 3, 2013The state of Idaho in the United States is partnering with the Khan Academy to pilot the use of its instructional videos in classrooms. A grant from the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation will pay for training, technology, technical assistance and assessment. The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning at Northwest Nazarene University will support implementation of the Khan Academy program and will conduct research focused on using the videos to improve math…
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March 3, 2013Salon writer Andrew Leonard gives an interesting overview of the state of new and emerging online education choices and their potential impact on higher education. Leonard asserts that this impact is already being felt and will continue to accelerate, “The kids who are cutting their teeth on Khan Academy videos for help with their chemistry and calculus homework will grow up correctly assuming that there will always be low-cost or…
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February 19, 2013This article, authored by architect Peter C. Lippman, is the first in a two-part series from T.H.E Journal related to the impact of school design on student learning. Lippman presents questions and ideas that will help school leaders thoughtfully plan for their facilities. He notes, “Furthermore, the educational environment must provide opportunities for everyone to learn. Guided by a district’s mission and vision, it creates meaning and provides identity for…
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February 8, 2013Project Tomorrow, a non-profit known for its Speak Up National Research Project, and Blackboard have collaborated on a new report related to pre-service teacher education. Entitled “Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers, this document offers key findings that should guide teacher preparation programs. As noted on the Project Tomorrow web site, “Tomorrow’s teachers may have the keys to finally unlock the potential of technology…
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Lifehacker has published information about an upcoming course on creativity taught by MIT professors that is open to the public. Registration for the course ends February 8, 2013, and the course begins February 11, 2013. Check out MIT professor Mitch Resnick’s invitation to participate in Learning Creative Learning.
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February 6, 2013Peg Tyre is the director of strategy for the Edwin Gould Foundation and raises questions about the power of various educational technologies, including iPads. Citing current trends in this article, she also urges the public to be cautious when evaluating technology-driven approaches to education dilemmas. Tyre refers to online learning, flipped classrooms, iPad rollouts, and blended learning models as evidence that we are currently experiencing an ed tech bubble. Determine…
