by edtosavetheworld | May 12, 2015 | News and Trends, Stage 5: Students as World Changers
For many of us, the transformation of our schools cannot happen fast enough. We look out a world where we can find out what caused the War of 1812 or why adding salt to water makes it boil hotter with a 10-second Google search, where we can teach ourselves to knit or...
by edtosavetheworld | May 11, 2015 | News and Trends
Happy (belated) Mother’s Day! Parents are our first, and most significant, teachers. They shape who we are, what we value, and how we see ourselves in the world more than any single elementary, middle, or high school instructor. Which means, moms, we cannot...
by edtosavetheworld | May 1, 2015 | Book Club, Innovation Series, News and Trends
This incredibly bold statement is the title of Andrés Oppenheimer’s new book about the hope of Latin America and the 5 keys of innovation. It’s actually Crear o Morir because it’s written in Spanish. Oppenheimer asks why the United States produced...
by edtosavetheworld | Apr 27, 2015 | News and Trends
As Jill Barshay reports, it’s difficult to accurately calculate the spending gap among schools especially at the state and local level. But the trend is clear: Poor schools are getting increasingly short-changed by the states and localities that fund them. The...
by edtosavetheworld | Apr 21, 2015 | Ed2S Fellows
Good morning! Summer is just around the corner and Julie, Juliet and I are busy preparing for our Innovation Summit, which will kick off the 2015-16 Fellowship this July in Washington, DC. We can’t wait to re-charge and re-inspire ourselves by working with our...
by edtosavetheworld | Apr 20, 2015 | News and Trends, Stage 2: Joyful and Efficient
Everyone is talking about happiness. From Gretchen Ruben’s New York Times best seller (pictured right) to that infectious Pharel song, we’ve become obsessed with finding the right recipe for joy in our lives. Psychologists like Barbara Frederickson have...
