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Facebook Helps Develop Software that puts Students in Charge of their Lesson Plans

Recently, Natasha Singer and Mike Isaac reported for The New York Times on Facebook’s new personalized learning platform. An excerpt of the article appears below: Facebook is out to upend the traditional student-teacher relationship. Facebook and Summit Public Schools, a nonprofit charter school network with headquarters in Silicon Valley, announced Read more

By coreeducation, 10 yearsAugust 26, 2016 ago

Now that we have Google, is it important to learn facts?

The 74 recently released a piece titled, “9 Things Science Tells Us about How Kids Learn to Read and Think Critically.” The article makes a compelling argument for more exposure to science and social science content matter even in the face of easy access to information. The argument is that Read more

By coreeducation, 10 yearsAugust 15, 2016 ago

School Reform & Leadership USCEE

Most Likely to Succeed

David Brooks, an op-ed writer for the New York Times, examines the new documentary, Most Likely to Succeed and analyzes the claims it makes about the current state of the American Education system: Greg Whiteley’s documentary, Most Likely to Succeed, argues that the American school system is ultimately built on Read more

By coreeducation, 10 yearsJuly 1, 2016 ago

School Reform & Leadership USCEE

Hard Thinking on Soft Skills

A recent report from Brookings explores the research behind and the challenges with schools taking up the responsibility of enhancing students’ soft skills. Below is a brief summary of the report and its recommendations: The nation’s PK-12 education ecosystem is poised to embrace programs intended to enhance soft skills. Soft Read more

By coreeducation, 10 yearsMay 6, 2016 ago

Professional Learning USCEE

The Paradox of Education: Learning Over Knowing

Heather McGowan has published an intriguing new article examining the need for a focus on learning, rather than knowing, in order to prepare students for the 21st century. A portion of her article is excerpted below: Students will have to be prepared to adapt and be more adept at critical Read more

By coreeducation, 11 yearsJanuary 20, 2016 ago

School Reform & Leadership USCEE

Getting Smart’s Seven Skills for Smart Cities (and States!)

Getting Smart is a website devoted to improving education in today’s rapidly changing and globally connected world. One recent initiative of Getting Smart is “Smart Cities that Work for Everyone.” This initiative offers recommendations for how leaders in cities, but also applicable in states overall, can help educate and prepare Read more

By coreeducation, 11 yearsOctober 15, 2015 ago

Online Communities & Resources

Darling-Hammond Launches New Research Think Tank

Well-known Stanford education reformer Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond has recently launched a new think tank to help reform American education, with a focus on deeper learning to equip students for the 21st century economy. The Learning Policy Institute has the backing of many large donors and has other notable education leaders Read more

By coreeducation, 11 yearsOctober 13, 2015 ago

Professional Learning

Overlooked Educators Key to Deeper Learning

In the world of ed-tech, STEM, and international comparisons, it can be easy to overlook art, music, and drama teachers; career and technical education instructors; and athletic coaches. Yet, as Peter Hofman argues persuasively, these are the very teachers who the most adept at “stimulating student performance and the complex Read more

By coreeducation, 11 yearsOctober 1, 2015 ago

Politics & Policy School Reform & Leadership USCEE

Deeper Learning: A Primer for State Legislators

Deeper learning is a term being used more and more across the country, and state education leaders are being asked to create and implement aligned policies. A new report from Education Commission of the States serves as a primer for state policymakers seeking to modify instruction and assessment policies to Read more

By coreeducation, 11 yearsSeptember 30, 2015 ago

School Reform & Leadership

The Newest from Project Tomorrow: Trends in Digital Learning

Project Tomorrow’s Trends in Digital Learning report focuses on how innovative classroom models empower more engaging and purposeful learning environments for students and teachers. The report examines both the desired student achievements and the strategic use of digital tools, content and resources to understand, from the perspective of the students, Read more

By coreeducation, 11 yearsSeptember 23, 2015 ago

Online Communities & Resources

Think It Up!

On September 11, 2015, the Entertainment Industry Foundation launched Think It Up in a star-studded television special that aired on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX. Think It Up is an initiative of the Entertainment Industry Foundation created to bring broad cultural attention to the urgency of improving the learning experience Read more

By coreeducation, 11 yearsSeptember 17, 2015 ago

School Reform & Leadership USCEE

The student experience: How competency-based education providers serve students

Rachel B. Baker at AEI Education has a new report out about Competency Based Education (CBE) programs at the college level. Following is a portion from the introduction to the executive summary: The basic idea underlying CBE is simple: programs award credit based on demonstrated student competencies rather than on Read more

By coreeducation, 11 yearsSeptember 10, 2015 ago

Politics & Policy

UN: Just One-Third of Countries Reach 2015 Education Goals

The UN gave only a third of the world’s countries a passing grade recently for efforts to provide universal basic education, but said most governments had failed on a pledge made 15 years ago, the Agence France-Presse reports. In 2000, 164 countries agreed at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Read more

By coreeducation, 11 yearsSeptember 9, 2015 ago

Diversity & Equity USCEE

The Bright Students Left Behind

Chester E. Finn Jr. And Brandon L. Wright of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute have recently written a preview article in the Wall Street Journal for their forthcoming book, “Failing Our Brightest Kids: The Global Challenge of Educating High-Ability Students.” The article inverts the typical narrative of a focus on Read more

By coreeducation, 11 yearsSeptember 4, 2015 ago

School Reform & Leadership USCEE

High School Rigor Matters to Students Who Don’t Attend College, CPE Study Finds

The Center for Public Education has released the second in a pair of reports focused on high school students who do not continue their formal education after graduation and factors that contribute to positive outcomes and future success. A rigorous high school program boosts the chances of success for both Read more

By coreeducation, 11 yearsAugust 25, 2015 ago

Professional Learning Teacher Preparation

New Code of Ethics for Educators

The National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) released a new code of ethics recently for educators. The effort was supported by Educational Testing Service, University of Phoenix College of Education and the National Network of State Teachers of the year. Phillip Rogers, executive director of Read more

By coreeducation, 11 yearsAugust 21, 2015 ago

Kim Fleming has experience working at the school, district, state, and university levels. She earned her PhD in Teacher Education and Professional Development from the University of Maryland and her Masters in Teacher Leadership from Johns Hopkins University. She has worked with 24 school districts and 28 institutions of higher education as professional development schools facilitator and alternative teacher preparation program specialist. In addition, she has worked with four state education agencies, several school districts, and many nonprofit and for profit organizations as a consultant. Fleming is an accomplished grant writer and presenter. She has published numerous publications and book chapters.