by andflywrite | Jan 22, 2020 | BEST LINKS EVER
Ed Tech has followed a torturous development path since the first realizations that textbook tomes were on the way out, and that what was coming would somehow take advantage of the communications revolution underway for more than 2 decades now. (or longer if one...
by kris | Jan 19, 2020 | BEST LINKS EVER, Individual Learner, Learning Community
According to the Seattle school district, advanced learning programs as they currently exist meet the needs of mainly white students able to navigate the system. Is this “opportunity hoarding”? This opinion in the Seattle Times describes the...
by kris | Jan 16, 2020 | BEST LINKS EVER, Individual Learner, Learning Community
Here is a national model for community schools as it operates in Washington State. The Communities in Schools (CIS) works inside 115 Washington State schools connecting kids to caring adults and community resources. 4600 students are case managed...
by andflywrite | Jan 15, 2020 | BEST LINKS EVER
One can look to the avant-garde edges of educational institutions, such as the heavily online Western Governors University, for a melding of private equity startups and state funded education. [gview...
by andflywrite | Jan 15, 2020 | BEST LINKS EVER
Metaphorically speaking, the progress of new forms of learning that are now possible yet not implemented, is like the transcontinental railroad endeavor in the US. There were seemingly impossible barriers to overcome, such as the Rockie Mts and the Sierras. The...
by andflywrite | Jan 12, 2020 | BEST LINKS EVER
Homelessness in the US has varied over time based on a number of factors. Today, there’s a dramatic ongoing increase in the numbers of homeless in some areas. A recent report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found that over the last year...
