We need to be more open to this in education. It would be so much more vauable than evaluation…

A look at some best practices in Blended Learning from Getting Smart

A look at some flexible scheduing models.

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From Ann Micaelsen: “How do you find your information? How do you ‘hear’ about things? How can you know what events really happened? “

From Tim Holt – “To help states, districts, teachers, and other users determine the degree of alignment of Open Educational Resources (OER) to college- and career-ready standards and to determine other aspects of quality of OER, Achieve has developed eight rubrics in collaboration with leaders from the OER community.”

“Each short, example-packed video lesson is followed with an activity in which the viewer is asked to parse his or her favorite stories.”

From Larry Cuban – We need to get back to this question – “How can these new media help teachers do better what they ordinarily do in conveying to students new knowledge and skills?”

“Based on my read of the evidence, I’d say there’s absolutely no reason to think there’s anything worse about using a screen to do activities you would otherwise do on paper. When it comes to passive screen time — TV and movies — it seems that, on average, watching more TV has limited (if any) impacts on test scores, but maybe has some small impacts on obesity among children.”

“Here are some of the ways edtech companies say they are working with educators to create—and sell—products that succeed in the marketplace and the classroom.”

“We must summon the courage to answer what it means to be a person in the age of intelligent machines, and what makes organizations that are comprised of human beings – governments, corporations, or NGOs – human. “

Dan Meyer’s expeirience and insights from an hour in an elementary math class.

“We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.”

From the website – “The Center for Responsive Politics has made itself into an essential Washington — actually, make that an essential national — institution. Now more than ever, with the proliferation of super PACs and 501(c)(4) groups pouring huge sums into campaigns, it’s critical to have a reliable and handy source of information on money and politics. Opensecrets.org is the go-to site for this data — trustworthy, accessible and well-presented.”

Great ideas here to help students think more thoughtfully about sources of information

Great example of utilization of microcredentials for teachers to earn learn independently from Laura Fleming at New Milford High School in New Jersey

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