What if...a teacher "flipped" students' learning experience so the lecture/mini-lesson happened at home or outside of school time, and homework --applied learning -- happened in the classroom? How could a parent participate in this process? We may not be there yet (especially due to internet access issues), but we're on our way!
New schools combine bricks and clicks. (haha) This is the model NYC is looking to move to over the next several years. iZone initiatives heading this way.
Why we don't need to worry all that much about Watson stealing our jobs. Stanley Fish does a very nice exposition of the limits of "artificial intelligence.
I still see many uses of technology that are not "inspirational," but I'm more hopeful about personalized and intrinsically motivating learning than I've been for many, many years!
Check out the Booker T. Washington video. He shares his approach to blended learning, but he also discusses challenges for those who are not "connected."
Very well thought out guide to parent engagement and building the school-home connection. Recommend to all CL consultants taht you distribute this to your parent coordinators and principals.
A slightly different take on the Harlem Children's Zone. Maybe most notable is the conflation of test data with general progress. "We don't care how the children live, as long as they are scoring well."
Interesting blog, especially his theory that 4:1 is the idea configuration for students:computers (75% cost savings and a focus on kids learning from one another). Years ago, there were in-depth workshops on teaching and learning in collaborative groups. In recent years, I've noticed that many teachers seem clueless as to how to facilitate successful groups, and fearful about loss of control. My hope is that "classroom management" will become a concern of the past in a successful blended learning environment.