Tag Archives: 21st Century skills

The Six Hats a Personalized Learning Leader Needs to Wear

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Stan Freeda

Summit Public Schools CEO Diane Tavenner has been described as transformative, innovative, and entrepreneurial—apropos for the founder of a pioneering network of charter schools that combine teacher-led instruction and self-paced student learning online. Summit piloted its first blended learning initiative in 2011, … Continue reading →

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8 Online Learning Trends that are Changing the Learning Landscape

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Stan Freeda

Seeking access to more and better learning opportunities, a state official called and asked about next generation K-12 online learning. Despite recent headlines, we’ve seen online learning make a big impact in K-12. And we see eight trends–some emerging from … Continue reading →

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10 Social Media Competencies for 21st Century Teachers

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Stan Freeda

Digital social networking is a game changer in the learning landscape. It is an invention that amounts in its importance and usefulness to the big inventions that marked all mankind history. In ancient times, cultures, in the absence of any … Continue reading →

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3 Ways Educational Technology Tools Predict Student Success

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Stan Freeda

One of the goals of academic assessment is to identify which students need help; the sooner they can be identified, the better. The promise of technology has been that its ability to collect unique data could make this process timelier, … Continue reading →

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13 Habits of Exceptionally Likeable People

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Stan Freeda

Too many people succumb to the mistaken belief that being likeable comes from natural, unteachable traits that belong only to a lucky few — the good looking, the fiercely social, and the incredibly talented. It’s easy to fall prey to … Continue reading →

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Competency-Based Education Approaches in K-12 Schools: Building 21 Model

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Stan Freeda

Competency-based education (CBE) isn’t just gaining ground in higher ed: a number of K-12 educators from across the country are now embracing the approach—with promising results. In this first post of a two-part series, you’ll learn how educators from Philadelphia’s … Continue reading →

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7 Social Media Strategies Every Teacher Needs to Learn Today and Teach Tomorrow

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Stan Freeda

In a world ruled by content curation, every educator should be passing along social media strategies to students. The “That’s a parent’s job” mantra is not a sufficient excuse for ignoring your responsibility here. We’re in this together. Students must … Continue reading →

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Digital Learning 24/7: Understanding Technology – Enhanced Learning in the Lives of Today’s Students

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Stan Freeda

On April 30, 2015 Project Tomorrow released the report “Digital Learning 24/7: Understanding Technology – Enhanced Learning in the Lives of Today’s Students” at a Congressional Briefing held in Washington, DC and online in a special live stream of the … Continue reading →

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How Technology Makes Education Exciting

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Stan Freeda

Education is a brilliant combination of teaching someone and developing one’s knowledge simultaneously. You will see teachers saying how they have not been able to develop or further themselves professionally. Both teachers and students should further and move towards their … Continue reading →

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4 Lessons from K-12 Ed Tech Failures of 2014

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Stan Freeda

School districts are learning the hard way what it takes to teach students in the Digital Age. But these lessons provide valuable insight for school administrators as they plan for 2015 and beyond. Let’s take a look at four lessons … Continue reading →

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