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AltSchool: “learning different(ly) “

Article from New Yorker on something called AltSchool which innovates learning approaches with an emphasis on cloud tools. Inside, the space has been partitioned with dividers creating several classrooms. The décor evokes an IKEA showroom: low-slung couches, beanbags,...

LCPS talking “custom fit” education

LCPS super Stan Rounds in LCSN talks about bringing alternative methods to reach students to the fore. Not sure where this “came from”, but it has the appearances of fairly dramatic change for the better. Maybe the charter school movement helped this...

Thiel Fellowship: Alternative Education

http://www.thielfellowship.org From their website: Two Years. $100,000. Some Ideas Just Can’t Wait. The Thiel Fellowship is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. The Fellowship brings together some of the world’s most creative and motivated young people, and helps...