Personalized Learning What Can We Learn From An Experimental High Tech Wunderschool Failure?Forbes - Peter GreeneMax Ventilla launched AltSchool quietly enough in 2013, but within two years it was a hot Silicon Valley startup. In 2015, $100 million of investment dollars from major education reform players like Mark
Education Book dissects education fadsthecarillon.com Michael Zwaagstra, a Green Valley School teacher and Steinbach city councillor, displays an advance copy of his new collection of op-eds, A Sage on …
Education (UK) 5 ways to support pupils with poor working memorytes.com - By Mark Enser There is a clear and troubling link between a child’s family income and how well, or badly, they will do at school. This is so well recognised that it …
Education Policy Free Resources to Support New and Returning Teachersascd.org - ASCD Approximately 30% of new teachers don't make it through their first three years in education. This turnover and loss of consistency directly affects …
Artificial Intelligence The Role Of Artificial Intelligence In The Education Systemelearningindustry.com - Fatima Rashid Artificial Intelligence (AI) has always been a big topic of discussion. The knowledge of AI, as we know, predominantly comes from sci-fi films and …
Students Reaching the Quiet Kids in Classedsurge.com - Stacey Roshan As a student, my mindset was that everything needed to be perfect; anything less was unacceptable. Taking the risk to raise my hand in class, when I …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEducation Human Learning Institute – Education as if people matteredhumanlearninginstitute.ca The Human Learning Institute is an organization dedicated to helping schools embrace and practice fully personalized and inquiry-based education in a …
Personalized Learning Does lunch have to be 45 minutes? Rethinking school schedules to support innovationhechingerreport.org Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with …
Charter Schools Expanding Charter Schools in Canada is a Good Ideatheepochtimes.com Considering the success of charter schools in Alberta, it is surprising that no other province allows independent parent groups to form charter …
Education (UK) Exclusive: Growth mindset lessons had no impacttes.com - By Helen Ward A major study of the use of growth mindset in schools in England has found that it made no difference to pupils’ English or maths results. Growth …
Education Students Move Further Down School-to-Prison Pipeline With Every School Suspensionedweek.org - Sarah D. Sparks On the school-to-prison pipeline, school suspensions may be a key shut-off valve. That's because, regardless of students' past behaviors, every school …
Behavior Group punishment doesn't fix behaviour - it just makes kids hate schooltheconversation.com - Jeffrey Thomas Classroom management is consistently seen as a source of stress for beginning teachers. It’s also one of the main reasons cited for teachers leaving …
Harper Lee Ontario prof. suggests local school board reconsider use of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'ctvnews.ca - CTVNews.ca Writer A Toronto-area professor has asked a local school board to reexamine its use of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ in the classroom. Carl James, a sociology and …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoStudents A Perfect World Is One with No Gradesascd.org - ASCD In a perfect world, there would be no grades. Instead, there would be feedback to students from teachers and others, coupled with opportunities to …
Education Project-Based Learning Done Right: Aligning Academics, Skills and Careersedsurge.com - Mary Conroy Almada When I was in seventh grade, my middle school class was tasked with raising funds for our end-of-the-year field trip. Since the school had a garden, …
Essays When does getting help on an assignment turn into cheating?theconversation.com - Peter Hurley Students – whether at university or school – can get help from many places. They can go to a tutor, parent, teacher, a friend or consult a …
Justin Trudeau Trudeau calls Ford government cuts to Ontario's education system 'frightening'cbc.ca - John Paul Tasker Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the provincial Progressive Conservative government's cuts to Ontario's education system are "frightening" — …
Personalized Learning The Messy Reality of Personalized LearningThe New Yorker - E. Tammy KimUntangling the mixed record of the latest big-fix educational trend promoted by Silicon Valley. A half hour west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, past potholed highways lined with maple, ash, and
Potatoes What Kids Eat for School Lunch Around the WorldSaveur We may be used to seeing burgers and fries on school lunch trays in America, but elsewhere around the world, the mid-day meal looks a little …
Students Dear School, Eff Your ‘F’medium.com - Anastasia Basil For a long time you will say I am not listening, not paying attention. You will insist I do not care, that I am lazy. At best, a daydreamer. A …
Physical Education Look up north. Here's how Aussie kids can move more at school, Nordic styletheconversation.com - Katja Siefken and Carol Maher and Charlotte Pawlowski Inactivity in school children has been in the news again with the release of a study into the health of Australian 11-12 year olds from around the …
Students Knowing Your Students As Individuals to Help Them Grow Forwardgeorgecouros.ca Elisabeth Bostwick, author of “Take the LEAP; Ignite a Culture of Innovation,” recently shared this post on “behavior charts.” She opens her post …
Education Podcast 54 – How Can Schools and Teachers Perform Better?teachertoolkit.co.uk - Joshua McGovern Our 54th interview is with Professor Andy Hargreaves. Over the years, Andy has taught in multiple countries in the northern hemisphere, both as a …
Teens Teens taking devices to bed aren’t getting good night’s sleep, study findsparenttoolkit.com A new Common Sense Media study documents just how many teens and adults take their devices to bed and how it’s impacting sleep patterns. NBC’s Kate …
University of British Columbia UBC study reports that participation in high-school music programsstraight.com - Ben Boddez A study published on June 24 in the Journal of Educational Psychology reports that students committed to instrumental or choral music see an …
Liberal View Education Reformers Still Don’t Understand Racismprogressive.org - Rann Miller Former President Barack Obama caused a stir on Twitter recently after he retweeted an article written by charter school advocate Nick Hanauer, …
Personalized Learning What is personalized learning and why is it so controversial? 5 questions answeredtheconversation.com - Penny Bishop Editor’s note: The term “personalized learning” is becoming more common. Indeed, 39 states mention personalized learning in their school improvement …
Liberal View Henry A. Giroux: Education Should Not Be...truthout.org - João França Sometimes it seems like we can only talk about education in the positive, but Henry Giroux also gives a name to what we want to leave behind, and for …
