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Inside the School Silicon Valley Thinks Will Save Education | WIRED - 0 views

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shared by Sean McHugh on 06 May 15 - No Cached
  • AltSchool is a decidedly Bay Area experiment with an educational philosophy known as student-centered learning. The approach, which many schools have adopted, holds that kids should pursue their own interests, at their own pace.
  • AltSchool mixes in loads of technology to manage the chaos, and tops it all off with a staff of forward-thinking teachers set free to custom-teach to each student.
  • no administrators, no gymnasiums, no cafeterias, no hallways. There are no report cards and no bells
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  • AltSchools are more than just schools. They’re mini-research and development labs, where both teachers and engineers are diligently developing the formula for a 21st century education
  • the gap between the students (and teachers) using technology and the people building it needs to be as narrow as possible
  • letting kids learn primarily through independent projects rather than direct instruction
  • using tech tools to manage the mayhem of a personalized classroom
  • Ventilla’s goal is to bundle them up into what he calls an “operating system for a 21st century education” and license them to the education system at large.
  • The biggest failure of technology in schools is people thought there was some inherent value to technology, rather than saying the only value in technology is that it enhances teaching or engages kids
  • A lot of people looked at this through the technological lens rather than the teaching lens, and that’s a huge mistake
  • Sean McHugh on 06 May 15
     
    This is what a 21st Century school really looks like.
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