Helping Educators Determine the Quality of Open Education Resources
Open Educational Resources (OER), or digital materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research and more, are made available for free to be used with few or no restrictions. They include full lesson plans, learning modules, complete courses, and many other...
Big-time educators think up big ideas
Danny Hillis is trying to create an online version of his fourth-grade teacher Mrs. Wilner, an educator who knew her students and could tailor materials and skill assessments to their interests. This is how Hillis began a lecture to about 180 teachers,...
Half Moon Bay’s Big Ideas Fest
Half Moon Bay is the home of the Big Ideas Fest, a leading conference where innovative thinkers and leaders in the world of K-20 education have converged for the last three years. Last week, the conference hosted an eclectic and inspiring group of speakers. One of the...
Big Ideas Fest Lived Up to Its Name
I'm not a conference-going person. In fact, I'd rather spend three days in solitary confinement at a high-risk prison (which I've never done...yet) than three days trapped in a conference with hundreds of people I don't know or necessarily want to know and listen to...
What Adults Can Learn From Kids
This week, a group of educators and entrepreneurs got together at the Big Ideas Fest to push forward smart, actionable innovations in education. (I’ll report more on the event in the coming week.) This week, a group of educators and entrepreneurs got together at...