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If none of it is ever real to them, if it’s only in books, it lacks interest

Blameworthy failure is when the student just decided not to participate in a project. But praiseworthy failure is quite different: kids take risks and experiments knowing that they might not get it right the first time.

The less educators try to control what kids learn, the more students’ voices will be heard

Get them curious enough in the subject to do research on their own.

I have a theory that teachers do this because students refuse to read the boring textbook (another issue), so the teacher digests it for them and then conducts a forced walk through the material. Many teachers, unfortunately, think this is what they are supposed to do; sadly, they think it’s what teaching really is.

But at the very least, such notes should include hyperlinks, should be posted in a shared digital space, and should be open to amendment and annotation by the students themselves.

Likewise, we need to think of note-taking as something more than the traditional Cornell style. Note-taking should include brainstormed lists, diagrams and drawings, photographs, and other artifacts of learning. We should rethink note-taking not as outlined material for the test, but as blogs, wikis, backchannels, discussion forums, and status updates. The form of the notes should suit their purpose; the tool for taking the notes should do so as well.

Students must remain in good standing academically to earn this privilege.

A deep understanding of the subject should be a requirement when choosing someone to lead the planning and implementation process

The number of students in Jefferson County enrolled in blended and online classes shot up from 150 to more than 7,500 students in the first two years.

The No. 1 referral source: school principals and counselors.

surveys conducted in these programs show students enjoy managing their time and taking ownership of their academic performance.

When we let go of that fear of failure and are willing to say, “Well, that didn’t work, let’s try another way,” we model persistence and resilience for our students.

the potential for educational technology is limitless, teachers must embrace the idea that mobile learning is not only here to stay but that it is important and powerful.

One of the biggest challenges for teachers is being creative.

I will show a digital tool and ask the audience to come up with as many different ways as possible that they could use the resource in class.

We don’t have to work so hard.

we can challenge students to find one app or Web resource each about the topic we are about to study.