Well, if you had asked me, I could have told you. There is an opinion piece in the Washington Post that asserts that traditional schools are not working and recommends that we move learning online. Here’s the first part: Deep within America’s collective consciousness, there is a little red schoolhouse. Inside, obedient children sit in [...]
Yes, this is the future. Get ready now.
Tomorrow I have the distinct pleasure to moderate a panel discussion on 21st Century skills at Fresno Pacific University. In addition to Bernie Trilling, panelists will be Larry Powell (Fresno County Superintendent of Schools), Kurt Madden (CTO/Associate Superintendent, Fresno USD), and Mark Archon (Madera County Office of Education). I expect that it will be great fun, [...]
In preparation for the visit to Fresno Pacific University by Bernie Trilling, I am reading 21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times. I expect that I will be sharing some of the key passages with you all as I go through the book. Here’s the first one: One of the Chinese delegates, Mr. Zheng, [...]
Out here in California our governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has started a Free Digital Textbook Initiative. The theory is that too much of our California budget is spent on the print version and this is certainly true. The results, thus far, are mixed. Yes, an initial group of textbooks have been released. Some of the textbooks [...]
I would like to introduce a new column: Essential Reading. My thinking is that I will share both what I am reading and what comes my way. Today’s essential reading comes by way of the good folks at iNACOL. The Online Learning Imperative: A Solution to Three Looming Crises in Education is a report from [...]
