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"We're always hearing about how education is so messed up -- so often, the conversation focuses on all the negatives. But there are also plenty of "EduWins," too -- awesome ideas, videos, people, programs, practices, products, Tweeters, teachers, and technologies that are making a difference and changing the lives of real students on a global scale. Indeed, as technology continues to quietly revolutionize learning, and models like project-based learning become more broadly accepted, and neuroscience deepens our understanding of how our miraculous brains actually work, it is no surprise that so much is changing in education. And -- as with any change -- there is the good and the bad. So we asked our intrepid team of bloggers to reflect on this year's biggest eduwins, and here are their thoughts."

HT @jgough

Since MV is a Venture Capitalists of Education and I like what the video says about the way we do/should allocate our time, the way we disrupt. What are we doing to really break out? Where do we spend the little bit our time? Where do we spend a lot of our time? (Im spending mine on the dance recital right now.. Ahhh!) How do we convince our "entrepreneurs" (K parents, partners, donors, teachers) that we are disruptive to a massive market and will make a big impact?

Amazing talk about the power of story.

"Knowledge does not equal understanding." How difficult it is for adults to unlearn something, but not as difficult for children to do so. Emphasis is on how our brain works for storing ideas, but there are a multitude of lessons here for educators to consider.