Friday, June 25, 2010

Ken Robinson: "Bring on the Learning Revolution!"
In this poignant and funny talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural
talents can flourish. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/865
(Source: TED Talks)

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Educating Citizens via Technology

I wanted to share Chris Lehmann's take on educating students for the 21st Century.  Here he presents a more succinct (10 minute) version (on youtube it runs 20 minutes). You can find both on his website http://practicaltheory.org/serendipity/