Re-forming Summative Assessments: Blurring the line between learning and testing What if we could make that timeless question ‘Will this be on the test’ irrelevant? In today’s mainstream educational system we clearly differentiate between assessment and learning. Even when it comes…
Moving from STEM to STEAM
Where Art Thou?: Moving from STEM to STEAM Ed Table Talk will be broadcasting LIVE Tuesday, December 16th, 2014 STEM is all the rage and rightly so. The skills our children need to learn regardless of their profession incorporate the…
Education Research to Guide Product Development
More Than Just A Good Idea: Education Research to Guide Product Development Ed Table Talk will be broadcased Tuesday, November 18th, 2014 Ideas abound for new teaching methodologies, and curriculum, and each claims to be innovative and effective. Governments throughout the…
The Home-School Connection
School is Where Your Brain is: The Home-School Connection Tuesday, October 28th at 11:00am PT/2:00pm ET. Historically, learning took place throughout all aspects of a child’s life. Maybe not traditionally, maybe it’s in the distant past with the advent of school, but…
On the Make
WATCH: On the Make: Moving to Active Learning through Design and Creation Ed Table Talk broadcasted from Follett’s New Worldwide Headquarters! 8:00am PT/11:00am ET Tues. Sept. 16th. Active learning is hard to leave in the classroom… if compelling, learners recount and rethink what…
Standards, Standards, Everywhere
July 2014 — Standards, Standards, Everywhere: The Technical Side of Education Standards When someone mentions standards in education most people assume they are referring to curriculum or instructional standard. Get ready to delve into the world of technical standards that serve as…
