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The Association of Educational Publishers and Creative Commons to Co-Lead Learning Resources Framework Initiative
The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) and Creative Commons (CC) today announced a partnership to improve search results on the World Wide Web through the creation of a metadata framework specifically for learning resources. This work is being underwritten...
Content Providers Old and New Partner to Make Searching Easier
"This can do for students what John Dewey did for readers 150 years ago when he created standardized card cataloging."
Preparing for the Big Ideas Fest
I've been preparing a solo presentation for the 2010 Big Ideas Fest in Half Moon Bay, California, hosted by ISKME--The Institute For the Study of Knowledge Management in Education. I'm especially excited about this, not only because I get to spend several days on the...
The Big Ideas Fest Pushes for Progress
Creative thinkers and innovators will gather next month in Half Moon Bay to brainstorm and implement progressive ideas in education at the Big Ideas Fest.
PLI Grant Supports Leadership in Urban Districts
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the Principal Leadership Institute (PLI) a multi-year grant of $750,000 to develop leadership in urban districts. Designed in partnership with the Oakland, San Francisco and West Contra Costa school districts with PLI as...