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Education blogs, on any and every topic, abound online. Unfortunately, educators are probably the last people who have the time to go out and search for them. Which blogs review good free resources? Which can offer information about school reform trends? Which highlight short, how-to videos for those who aren't very tech-savvy?

New stories praising Finnish educational system are popping up almost weekly....

For as long as I have been involved in education, the focus for finding the key to fixing education has always been about providing professional development for the teachers and administrators. The philosophy is top-down with the intent that knowledge will eventually trickle down to benefit the students.

This goes right along side the move to more consistent inquiry based approach I believe.  I know we don't want to look too broad to get our understanding of the model itself right at this stage, but this does help visualize the bigger picture and might also help with discussions about "WHY"?  Follow up: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2011/09/05/the-single-best-idea-for-reforming-k-12-education-part-2/ 

I am sharing with you in this post that features the most successful articles I have covered in the section of the 21 st century education.

I "liked" this education blog ages ago on Facebook and there's always heaps of interesting articles and insights into anything related to education.

To them, Eric's presentation was a new science, full of fancy technology, massive amounts of time, and otherwise divergent from their mission to educate their children.

There has been a great deal of information lately on the World Wide Web and in the media on the flipped classroom approach.  I still get the sense that many educators are unsure of what this actually means and entails.  I myself have done quite a bit of research as of late to gain a better understanding.

A groundbreaking study of New York schools by a MacArthur "genius" challenges the typical  understanding of what makes a good school

South Korea, one of the world's highest-rated education systems, aims to consolidate its position by digitising its entire curriculum.

A Printrest!!!  Kind of like a scoop.it .... creates a posit sized book mark....

Not on Pedagogy - but I know some are keen to explore Evernote.  I love it!

How good is this playlist?!