by andflywrite | Jul 13, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
New America School in Las Cruces is one of the more interesting Charter Schools to startup in the last few years, and one for which PSA observed their charter being granted by the PED commission. They are also the entity which likely prompted Stan Rounds to say,...
by andflywrite | Jul 13, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
When PSA posits a future of a different model for employment, and works to develop concepts that would make that future better through cloud learning, we are confronting yet another area of “disruption” and “innovation” that is changing our...
by andflywrite | Jul 11, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
Anya Kamenetz, one of our favorite authors on OTL trends, posted a story recently on tools that help motivate, and specifically on the work of Jordan Peterson, a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Peterson has a number of programs underway, one...
by andflywrite | Jul 8, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
A followup to Kris’s recent post on mindfulness and learning. This from the New Yorker about a currently very popular “teacher” of mindfulness techniques. Andy Puddicombe. Mr. Puddicombe has a cloud app called Headspace, which offers support for...
by andflywrite | Jul 7, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
Story in FastCompany about using various visual production techniques to create game experience wherein kids learn STEM, without necessarily knowing they are doing “schoolwork”. [gview...
