Christian Long spoke at TEDxOverlake last year, and had lunch with a few of us to talk about using design thinking in education. This is a nice description of the value of DT in schools, especially in project-based learning. It also touches on Prototype Camp, which a few of our students attended earlier this year.
Regardless of how you feel about it, our kids have different expectations about education than we did. How much of what you do in your classroom is based on old models?
Connected Learning is a big step from a model in which content forms the backbone of our planning. It seems like this is what our EE is trying to be. Should it play a bigger role in our vision of education?
Seth Godin is one of, if not the, most read business blogger - mostly because he's sharp and says a lot with a little. This is his book on education. If you like Sir Ken Robinson, you'll like this.
Still not sure what it means to 'gamify' your class? This is a great infographic with some of the most common elements of successful games, and what they might look like in a classroom setting.