Posts tagged education

Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools

Jun 15th

Posted by Heather Braum in Education

For the next two days, I’m at the 15th annual Education Innovation: 21st Century School Libraries symposium, aka, Summer Institute for School Librarians at Emporia State University in Emporia, KS.

The first speaker this morning is Dr. Milton Chen, Author (Education Nation) and Senior Fellow, The George Lucas Education Foundation (Edutopia). [Follow Edutopia on Twitter]

 

Edit: I think these are close to the same slides he used:

Milton Chen presentation at MASA/MASE   View more presentations from MiltonChen

Early mentioned links

MacArthur Foundation: Digital Media & Learning

YOUMedia at Chicago Public Library

IMLS + MacArthur Foundation grants for Learning Labs

“Imagine an ‘education nation,’ a learning society where education of children and More >

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Lifelong Learning in the 21st Century: a potential conversation opportunity

Feb 25th

Posted by Heather Braum in Education

Anyone remotely interested in education, this entire current issue of Educational Leadership is a MUST read. It is devoted to “What Students Need to Learn.”

I stumbled onto the issue, thanks to this article, The Humanities: Why Such a Hard Sell?

Historically, democratic societies have recognized three broad purposes of schooling: personal, economic, and civic. At the personal level, schools have helped students discover and cultivate individual interests, talents, and tastes; form good habits; and develop an understanding of what it means to lead a good life. Schools have prepared students to contribute productively to the economy by preparing them to pursue a vocation or More >

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