by andflywrite | Jul 18, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
There are clearly a lot of challenges as to “how to qualify” people for educational programs and employment opportunities. What has been learned? Is knowing facts more or less important than having critical thinking skills? Is the “potential to...
by andflywrite | Jul 17, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
edSurge has collected an Index of EdTech tools, as well as numerous reports on specific tools. One is impressed by the breadth of the collection and reports. It’s a link that looks to continue to be helpful as long as they keep updating it. Not sure if...
by andflywrite | Jul 17, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
EdSurge has this short summary of three tools that can help with Dynamic Learning Plans need for formative assessment. The tools suggested work with Usage, Engagement, and Knowledge/Skill assessment. One of the goals of academic assessment is to identify which...
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...
