7 crippling parenting behaviors that keep children from growing into leaders
While I spend my professional time now as a career success coach, writer, and leadership trainer, I was a marriage and family therapist in my past, and worked…
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The most influential person in education technology
I have had the a good fortune of speaking with good number of the leaders in education technology today, says Forbes.
Ed-tech and activism are reinventing education on 30 under 30
This is the era of the edu-preneur, when being a K-12 or higher ed professional can mean anything from cofounding a start-up with excess of $50 million in…
Comcast, Khan Academy aim multimillion-dollar partnership at low-income families
As much as Khan Academy has promised “a free world-class education for everyone everywhere,” the reality is that many of the 10 million people reached monthly by its…
Merit pay for teachers is only fair
Business has long been accustomed to rewarding good performance with salary increases, but the birth of merit pay for teachers ... Read more
Do SAT tutors add up?: One parent’s journey
I’m going to start with a disclaimer: I’m one of those crazy parents who paid more than $150 per hour–or rather per fifty minute session– to help my…
Why hasn’t the tech industry disrupted the textbook industry yet?
My view is that the innovation required for textbooks is far beyond what most companies are doing, Forbes reports.
How to fix education: Flip it upside down?
Nearly everyone agrees the online education is going to be huge, but ask what exactly that means in practice and how that will impact students, and the bickering…
Grit, optimism and other buzzwords in the way of education
Angela Duckworth was recently awarded a $625,000 “no strings attached” MacArthur genius grant for her research on “Grit,” Forbes reports.
Using games and apps to teach writing
We may be too literal when we think about what it means to be a good writer, Forbes reports.
Should business education be free?
It’s hardly surprising that the appeal of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) continues to grow, Forbes reports.
What we can learn from Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, and Amplify
I’ve been trying to figure out how to write about Amplify Learning for months. It’s complicated, Forbes reports.
Video games are the perfect way to teach math, says Stanford mathematician
Video games are a much better representation system for learning mathematics than are symbolic representations on a static page, Forbes reports.
We need more ed-tech, but less technology in the classroom
Technology plays a primary role in my teaching, but I rarely turn on the computer that makes the classroom “smart,” Forbes reports.
What education can learn from Kung Fu
Last week, The Learning Accelerator, a non-profit that supports the implementation of high-quality blended learning in American school districts, announced its first district-wide pilot for blended learning with…
Female founders continue to rock ed-tech
Forbes reports that with the American education system ripe for innovation, MOOCs and edtech have been generating big buzz, which has led to big investments for some female…
This guy left Google to put the power of big data into small classrooms
Forbes reports that Prasad Ram (aka Pram) is founder, creator, and CEO of Gooru, “an open and collaborative online community where the best free materials for learning can…
Move over, Millennials: Why 20-somethings should fear teens
Forget about generational spats with Boomer bosses and trying to break free from overinvested parents, the cohort Millennials really need to worry about is Generation Z.
How I convinced my 8-year-old to choose books instead of Minecraft
My eight year old is a pretty good reader for his age, Forbes.com reports.
Moving schooling forward: Next-Gen Grants possess promise
I’ve written a few times (here and here, for example) about the great work that the Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) is doing to help schools push the…
Beyond design thinking in education and research
What the heck is ‘design thinking?’ I can’t seem to find a concise definition, Forbes reports.
Are kids who make their own video games better prepared for the digital future?
It is easier than you might think for kids to make their own video games, Forbes reports. Gamestar Mechanic is a great web based place for younger children…
Is K-12 blended learning disruptive?
Today the Clayton Christensen Institute published its fourth major paper on K–12 blended learning, titled “Is K–12 blended learning disruptive? An introduction to theory of hybrids,” Michael B.…
Medical schooling for children?
We shudder at the thought of half of young Americans not being able to place New York on a map, Forbes reports.
What we can learn from a dinner controversy in the desert
A few weeks back, I had the honor to emcee the closing awards dinner at the Education Innovation Summit in Scottsdale, Michael Horn reports on Forbes.com.
Top quality education for everyone! But what’s ‘top quality’?
When 160,000 students registered for an online version of Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence course, many thought that the dream of bringing top quality education to everyone was within reach,…
A Nation Still At Risk: How we can fix our schools
In April 1983—exactly thirty years ago—the famous report “A Nation at Risk,” warned that American education was a “rising tide of mediocrity,” Forbes reports.
How to bring quality online education to a global student population
From the outside, it is a nondescript building in downtown San Jose, California. But inside, 20 ninth- and tenth-grade students and seven educators are creating a new educational…
Atlanta cheating scandal ensnares ex-superintendent
As Atlanta gets set to host next weekend’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four, its scandal-plagued public school system steals the limelight, Forbes.com reports.
Universities on the brink
The ever-increasing cost of education is not sustainable, reports Louis E. Lataif for Forbes.
The school that gives kids their own iPads
A private school in Scotland has given sleek new iPads to every single one of its pupils to use in class this year and to even take home,…
Forbes uses online professor ratings to help determine top colleges
A small private Massachusetts college ranked first in a report from Forbes.com on the best U.S. colleges in 2010, beating ... Read more