by kris | Sep 18, 2019 | BEST LINKS EVER, Learning Community
This cultural comment from the New Yorker explains what happens when parents post on social media about their children. What are the ethical concerns when sharing your kiddos on the internet in a world of concern about data and surveillance? While social media...
by kris | Jul 23, 2019 | 7 Core DLE Elements, BEST LINKS EVER, Embed Resources & Tools, Individual Learner, Learning Community
Insynctraining offers certificates, workshops, and selfpaced learning. Insynctraining offers courses described as grounded in research on how people learn, fostering community, curiosity and connection in a virtual classroom. For $1200 a learner will receive four two...
by kris | May 21, 2019 | 7 Core DLE Elements, BEST LINKS EVER, Capturing Imagination
Here we see how playful learning applies for manager training at Walmart. For those attending the ATD 2019 International Conference & Exposition in Washington DC, Gronstedt Group will be co-presenting, along with colleagues from Walmart, a fascinating case story...
by kris | May 21, 2019 | 7 Core DLE Elements, BEST LINKS EVER, Capturing Imagination
At the Center for Universal Education at Brookings, innovations are studied that strive to improve education. Leapfrogging, a rapid nonlinear progress is suggested as needed to change the current trajectory. Such learning incorporates experimentation, iteration,...
by kris | Apr 27, 2019 | BEST LINKS EVER, Learning Community
Year round school has been around for years, but was not always accepted unless school districts were in need of space and levies were not being passed for new schools. Here is a research spotlight on year round education. Some arguments for year-round...
by kris | Apr 14, 2019 | 7 Core DLE Elements, BEST LINKS EVER, Learning Community
Here we have a teacher of the year leaving the country so he can focus on teaching and not wear so many other support hats. Looks like a community school at an international level. Always good to know what the teacher thinks.