A Palestinian primary school teacher who grew up in a refugee camp and educates her students about non-violence won a $1 million prize for teaching excellence on Sunday, beating out 8,000 other applicants from around the world. ─ Read item …
The New Yorker: Learn Different – Silicon Valley disrupts education.
“Seen from the outside, AltSchool Brooklyn, a private school that opened in Brooklyn Heights last fall, does not look like a traditional educational establishment.” ─ Read item ─
Ecosystems Within Ecosystems: Digital Schools Growing Their Community
In contemplating the digital evolution of the school and the creation of the desired school ecosystem appreciate that as your school’s digital ecosystem[1] grows so too will it interact with other local, regional and national ecosystems in a virtuous circle …
Learning Parents
[divide margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″ color=”#a0a0a0″] Abstract We are living in an age where, more than ever before, adults are called upon to learn for a variety of reasons, not least of which is the sheer rapidity with which changes …
The Avatar Project – Creating Active Citizens in a Digital Age
[divide margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″ color=”#a0a0a0″] Abstract This paper explores The Avatar Project, a 12 week program undertaken at St Mark’s Catholic College, Australia, with the aim of generating opportunities for students to undertake active citizenship in the local and …