Personalized Learning 101: Designing Your Classroom
Earlier this summer, I shared about the Personalized Learning 101 course sponsored by the Delaware Department of Education’s eLearning Delaware. The course has explored the various elements of personalized learning, and the class activities have been interactive and engaging, including this “Design Your Classroom” exercise created by Ed Tech...
Innovation in U.S. Classrooms: An international perspective
At the end of last month, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a report examining innovative practices in classrooms around the world. The report, titled, “Measuring Innovation in Education,” examines innovative practices in schools and classrooms from an international perspective. (The report also...
Good News for wi-fi and High-Speed Internet, Bad News for Pagers
I remember 1996 pretty well. Bill Clinton was president. Apple was a near-doomed computer company. We had no idea that Y2K was headed our way. And I had a pager. Yes, I was a “wanna-be cool kid” in middle school, discreetly excusing myself to use the bathroom when I was in fact using the payphone so that I could dial 07734 (that’s code for...
Reimagining Learning: Richard Culatta TEDx Talk
This summer the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) is providing an online professional development course through eLearning Delaware called “Personalized Learning 101.” eLearning Delaware is the DDOE’s online platform for professional development for educators. The course is focused on introducing the concept of personalized learning to...