Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

Instead of relying on textbooks and teacher direction, these students had to think critically about unfolding events, collaborate with peers and adults, and make creative use of digital tools to communicate their ideas. In the process, they also learned plenty about social studies and civic engagement. The more concrete, the better.

Skills 167

Skills Critical Thinking Communication Gamification 167

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Most recently at our Austin Summit, we facilitated a workshop where over 60 school and district leaders indicated their level of comfort with the assumptions baked into different categories of edtech tools: Assessment, Collaboration and Communication, Curriculum, Data Management and Professional Growth.

Textbooks 137

Textbooks Mental Models Coaching Communication 137

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2023

You have a lot of great metaphors in the book, and you argue that a problem is that people aren’t using the right kind of mental model to properly evaluate information online. And the biggest flaw is that it doesn't really have communicative goals. How should people approach information online or in social media?

Internet 215

Internet Attention Students Evaluation 215

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 6, 2019

There are strong emphases throughout the book on building trust, fostering relationships, empowering others, the intentionality of the work, the importance of communication, and recognizing our power as change agents. All of this is good. This is all good too!

Learning 88

Learning Schools Mental Models Discussions 88