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"Blended high schools incorporate multiple modes of learning to prepare students for college and careers. Blended learning is a shift of instructional responsibility for at least a portion of the day to an online environment to boost learning, staffing, and or facilities productivity."

Life in the 21st century provides a whole-new world of opportunities for self-directed, passion-driven, personalized learning.  Educators who are ready to move on from teaching the way they were taught, and administrators who will let them, can begin supporting students using tools and strategies available to the 21st century learner. 

My favorite vocabulary assessment involved discussion.  This is one of the reasons it was different but another is that the discussion was one on one -the student and I had a 3-5 minute uninterrupted conversation

Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change: The 21st century is a world in constant change. In A New Culture of Learning, Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown pursue an understanding of how the forces of change, and emerging waves of interest associated with these forces, inspire and invite us to imagine a future of learning that is as powerful as it is optimistic. Our understanding of what constitutes "a new culture of learning" is based on several basic assumptions about the world and how learning occurs:

New to Y4Y? This guide will help you navigate the site and use the online learning and networking features. E-mail our staff your program profile and success story and be a part of the You for Youth movement. What topics are most important to you? Where do you need help?

The Math Forum Is...... the leading online resource for improving math learning, teaching, and communication since 1992._We are teachers, mathematicians, researchers, students, and parents using the power of the Web to learn math and improve math education._We offer a wealth of problems and puzzles; online mentoring; research; team problem solving; collaborations; and professional development. (Relevant to Common Core)

School/Home resources and partnerships

Information for teachers and parents working together to promote academic success

Born to Learn is the first animation in a fascinating series aimed to provide easy-access to the exciting new discoveries constantly being made about how humans learn! Narrated by Damian Lewis

I've written previously on how your resume is meaningless, on building career security, not job security and on the rise of personal branding.  To summarize the overarching themes of those three posts quickly: Your work should be working for you, building your reputation, not locked away in a resume. A resume proves nothing, a living case study proves everything. Creating a name for yourself in your industry provides you the ultimate freedom:  career security. The tools exist for you to influence your industry in deep ways to make positive change and carve out a name for yourself. Building your personal network enables incredible connections with the world around you not previously possible. A blog is the ideal avenue to accomplish all of this and so much more.

Infographics can change the way we learn, the way we see information put in front of us.  They help us digest that information and leads us to draw important conclusions more swiftly. After doing a little research online I was able to discover 10 gorgeous infographics on education that do more than simply show information, they relay it in a really potent and amazing way.

The graphic below is a clickable image map. Simple click on the tool to visit it!

Ken Robinson's YouTube channel, with all his videos on here. It's a great resource for thinking about teaching, learning, creativity, and transformation.

Transforming Learning Environments through TechnologyFriday, July 15, 2011University of Kansas

Students can access websites that do not contain or that filter mature content. They can use their real names, pictures, and work (as long it doesn't have a grade/score from a school) with the notification and/or permission of the student and their parent or guardian.

Resources & Useful Information on Blogging with Students