A Paradigm is a World of Circumscribed Tools, Rules, and Problems
The task of this blog series, laid out in the first entry, is to analyze the struggles…
We Are in the Midst of a Historic Paradigm Shift in Education
Why is it that the state of education today is so driven by discord and disagreement about…
Educating for Global Competence: 6 Reasons, 7 Competencies, 8 Strategies, 9 Innovations
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on September 5, 2017. Everything is global–trade and economics, media…
Why the Education Status Quo Cannibalizes New Ideas – and What to Do about It
This post originally appeared at the Christensen Institute on October 27, 2017. With the last round of…
Empowering Leaders and Teachers to Scale Personalized Learning
Schools and districts across the country are transitioning toward personalized learning to provide opportunities for each student…
Collaboration Opportunity: Exploring Connections between Self-Direction and Student Success in Postsecondary CBE Programs
AIR has announced a research opportunity on examining connections between student self-direction and their subsequent progression through…
New Research Answers Whether Technology is Good or Bad for Learning
This post originally appeared at the Christensen Institute on November 14, 2017. For years educators and scholars…
Building Field Readiness & Capacity to Personalize
One of the recommendations that came forth from the National Summit on K-12 Competency-Based Education (the paper…
The WGU Audit: The Fine Print
This post originally appeared at the Christensen Institute on October 13, 2017. The Department of Education’s audit…
Behavior Management Tools Might Not Be Best for Student-Centered Learning
This post originally appeared at Students at the Center on September 14, 2017. It is the first in…