DIGITAL LEARNING IN 2012 - Challenges and Opportnities for School & District Administrators
Our nation’s education leaders are caught in a tough spot these days. They want to tap into a wide range of emerging technologies such as mobile devices and digital content to empower more personalized learning environments for students, but budget cuts and other obstacles are standing in the way. Learn…
May 2012 OTO Newsletter - Financing 1:1 Programs
A key factor to nailing down a shared vision for education technology solutions is ensuring short- and long-term funding. Many sites implemented technologies without having deliberated decisions and garnered needed financial resources to foster one successful implementation, let alone bringing that one to scale, maintaining and refreshing current and future…
District Race to the Top Appropriately Prioritizes Personalized Learning
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced a new federal Race to the Top District competition, providing nearly $400 million in school district grants to “personalize and individualize” to “take classroom learning beyond a one-size-fits-all model and bring it into the 21st century.” The Software & Information Industry Association…
Obama dangles $400 million to spur school change
(Reuters) - Seeking to spur a bold rethinking of the American classroom, the Obama administration on Tuesday will propose divvying up $400 million among local school districts that devise new ways of reaching children, especially students from poor and rural families.
The competition will reward districts that move away from…
Online Communities of Practice: What Works
Teachers have gathered for decades in living room kaffeeklatsches to share their best ideas for improving education. But now the living room is virtual and global—and the challenges are multiplying. Four leaders of successful community of practice (COP) education initiatives came together at FETC this year to share their knowledge…