Underscores the inverse relationship between a country's natural resources and its human ones.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/opinion/sunday/friedman-pass-the-books-hold-the-oil.html

This blog links the concept of the 'flipped' classroom to Project Based Learning.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/flipped-classroom-best-practices-andrew-miller

I don't know of any; I would also like to see it in action.

"SOLITUDE is out of fashion. Our companies, our schools and our culture are in thrall to an idea I call the New Groupthink, which holds that creativity and achievement come from an oddly gregarious place. Most of us now work in teams, in offices without walls, for managers who prize people skills above all. Lone geniuses are out. Collaboration is in..."

http://theamericanscholar.org/solitude-and-leadership/
Interesting speech on the developmental importance of solitude.

Find Free-to-Use Teaching and Learning Content from Around the World: http://www.oercommons.org/

Gooru is an online study tool that allows you to explore and study over 2,600 standards-aligned and personalized study guides. Study guides cover fifth grade through high school math and science topics, and resources include digital textbooks, animations, instructor videos and more. http://www.goorulearning.org/aboutgooru.php

Projects, curricula, & other resources for teaching History: http://sheg.stanford.edu/

Free resources for teachers, educational ideas and tips, educational topics, personal learning networks, project based learning, Google, Evernote, Discovery Education and more: http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/differentiator-free-web-app-to-help.html

We're very interested in the flipped classroom model; however, many have concerns about accessibility. Does anyone have any advice for serving students with limited access to technology at home?

The Rigor/Relevance Framework is a tool to examine curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The Rigor/Relevance Framework is based on two dimensions of higher standards and student achievement.

Great resource for Project Based Learning.

Events & trainers for training in School Transformation, PLCs, Common Assessments, SMART Goals, RTI, etc.

Where neuroscience meets pedagogy.