by edtosavetheworld | May 23, 2016 | Ed2S Fellows, News and Trends, Uncategorized
Well, we haven’t written in quite some time — we’ve been busy! We are thrilled to announce the forthcoming publication of our first two books: Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding. The secondary edition will be out in January and the...
by edtosavetheworld | Feb 16, 2016 | Ed2S Fellows, News and Trends, Stage 2: Joyful and Efficient, Testing and Assessments
Today’s post was written by a 2015 Ed2Save Fellow, Jessie Mouw. Her Fellow’s Project is to promote and redefine the importance of failure as a natural and important part of the learning process. Her words follow: The Case for Failure-Friendly Schools ...
by edtosavetheworld | Jan 5, 2016 | Ed2S Fellows, Our Vision
Here at Ed2S we frequently ask ourselves, “What would Copernicus do?” We ask that question because we believe we are living in the midst of a major transformation in the way we think about formal schooling. Copernicus is the scientist credited...
by edtosavetheworld | Oct 19, 2015 | News and Trends, Stage 5: Students as World Changers
The most popular Ted Talk of all time is one of Ken Robinson’s where he argues that schools kill creativity. His popular books, The Element and Finding Your Element also talk about how traditional schooling often gets in the way of students finding their...
by edtosavetheworld | Sep 29, 2015 | News and Trends, Stage 2: Active Processing, Stage 2: Joyful and Efficient, Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding, Testing and Assessments
Lately, and rightly so, there seems to be a lot of buzz around differentiation, personalized learning, personalization, individualization… and many folks are trying to distinguish among them. The MAJOR distinction, it seems, is whether or not the goals of...
by edtosavetheworld | Sep 18, 2015 | Ed2S Fellows
Do you dream of busting out of the factory model of education? Become an Ed to Save the World Fellow and push the boundaries of how we teach and learn! July 6 – 8, 2016 in Washington, DC. Click here for the application or email julie@edtosavetheworld.com for...