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"Finland's Pasi Sahlberg is one of the world's leading experts on school reform and the author of the best-selling "Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn About Educational Change in Finland?" In this piece he writes about whether the emphasis that American school reformers put on "teacher effectiveness" is really the best approach to improving student achievement." This article brings forth some challenges to some of the things we assume in the U.S. that make for success in our schools. With the CCSS, this discussion becomes even more relevant.

As the population of the United States becomes more diverse and globally more interdependent, it is critical that universities prepare students to become engaged multicultural global citizens and leaders. Whether it's preparing students on essential job skills, the capabilities of citizenship, or the moral imperatives of the 21st century, we all agree on the importance of understanding differences.

A "bigger" look at BYOD-type technology, and what it might mean.

Thorough introduction to curation and its implications for education. 

"Content vs. Creation in the Classroom" - both are needed. Can't really have creative learning without the content. Read his thoughts on how to capture that in classroom pedagogy.

Award-winning educational futurist David Thornburg discusses classroom design and four learning models he has written about extensively in his book, "From the Campfire to the Holodeck: Creating Engaging and Powerful 21st Century Learning Environments" Is your classroom designed primarily for the traditional lecture? For using technology to do the same old things better than differently? Give out too much information vs. using more open-ended approaches? Transform the way information is learned and used? This article helped me to reflect on the way I encourage the use of technology and how to make its use an experience more reflective of what is presented in the CCSS and 21st century learning. What is your response to the article? Agree, disagree? What model(s) do you see yourself using? What movement would you like to make in your approach?

"how educators use blogs with students and the blog platforms they use (and why) here"

Article explaining chaos theory in relation to MOOC participation

Principles of Digital Professionalism Framework. Created for med students, but adaptable for other professional students, including education majors, etc.

Theories and Models of Learning for Educational Research and Practice. This knowledge base features learning theories that address how people learn.