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Reframing the ‘Progressive’ vs. ‘Traditionalist’ Debate in Education
One of the unfortunate side effects of the 2007-8 global economic crash has been our decade-long slide into intolerance of the unfamiliar and unknown. Rival groups trade blows over their proposed solutions...
Category: Educational PracticeWatchworthy Wednesday: Fellowship Targets Teacher Educators for Social Justice
Teacher educators interested in empowering future teachers to teach for social justice are being invited to apply to the Transformative Teacher-Educator Program (TTEP). “I developed the fellowship to provide a space and...
Category: Educational PracticeWatchworthy Wednesday: More Twist Fate Reflections
Why did Rumpelstiltskin want a first-born child? The Brothers Grimm fairytale never gave a reason. A fascinating explanation is revealed in “Rumpelstiltskin and His Husband,” a twist on the classic story written...
Category: Educational PracticeDeveloping Socially Engaged Youth Through Game Design
This summer at the Games For Change Festival, the Game Jam Guide e-book was released, sharing advice from a range of experts on how to lead game jams. One of those experts...
Categories: Edtech, Educational Practice5 Secrets to Creating an Innovative After-school Program
A little over a year ago, Mahad Ibrahim reached out to me about Connected Camps, an organization I’m leading with Katie Salen that offers online learning programs and mentorship in Minecraft. Mahad...
Categories: Connected Learning, Educational PracticeWatchworthy Wednesday: Remake Learning Network Turns 10, Reaches Forward
The Remake Learning network started as an experiment in collaboration among educators, researchers, mentors and caring adults and has become a movement touching thousands of lives in southwestern Pennsylvania, West Virginia and eastern Ohio. As...
Categories: Educational Practice, EquityCombining Art and Technology Engages Students
To maker-educators Fabrice Florin and Edward Janne, maker ed is not just about the technology: “the real power comes from enabling students to build their own projects, combining art, technology, and storytelling,”...
Category: Educational PracticeLike many of my friends and colleagues, August is the month for deep engagement in course design. If you were to shine a flashlight into this world, you would find me on...
Category: Educational PracticeFrom Connected Learning to Connected Teaching: A Necessary Step Forward
I am lucky to know some amazing teachers. I know teachers who are throwing open the doors of their classrooms and partnering with community organizations, libraries, and museums to expand students’ learning...
Categories: Connected Learning, Educational PracticeIt’s the Relationships, Stupid: Connected Camps Mid-Summer Report
Two years ago, Connected Camps and Institute of Play launched Minecraft Summer of Learning, piloting a new model for in-game virtual summer camps. We’ve served over two thousand families since then, and...
Categories: Digital Learning, Educational PracticeConnected Learning in Teacher Education: Come Make With Us
A couple of years ago, I worked in the summer to build Connected Courses with some amazing colleagues. I dabbled in the work of connected learning prior to this invitation, but this...
Categories: Connected Learning, Educational PracticePromoting a Global Community of Educators
Wouldn’t it be great if someone could find, convene, and facilitate educators and futurists to map the ideal future of education, then grow a global community of educators who could bring the...
Category: Educational PracticeThis Political Moment: Resources for Educators in the Trump Era
Educators have long been responsible for supporting the growth and development of all young people. The job of designing engaging lessons, promoting respectful discussion, creating an inclusive classroom, and preparing youth for...
Categories: Educational Practice, EquityWatchworthy Wednesday: Reimagining 21st Century Learning
Reimagining Leonardo da Vinci for the 21st century is how people will be able to cultivate “a new way of knowing” and learning in the next 80 years of rapid and constant...
Category: Educational PracticeThe number of Americans willing to serve as volunteer mentors has remained remarkably stable over the past decade — between 2 million and 2.5 million, or around 1% of the adult population...
Categories: Educational Practice, Equity
