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“IT leadership is no longer hiding in the wiring closet”
Sometimes it takes a crisis to bring about change, but if people are smart, they learn from OTHER people’s trials-by-fire and do something about it before it happens to them. Remember Lower Merion School District and their laptop spying case? … Continue reading
Research supporting service-learning
Yesterday I blogged about a crisis (or opportunity) for service-learning in schools. This is based on a new report Community Service and Service-Learning in America’s Schools by the Corporation for National & Community Service. In a nutshell, the report confirms … Continue reading
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Tagged community, curriculum, evidence, impact, learning, research, service, youth
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A crisis (or opportunity) for service-learning in schools
A recently released report “Community Service and Service-Learning in America’s Schools” by the Corporation for National & Community Service, analyzes trends in service-learning for youth. The numbers are interesting - the percentage of K-12 schools who say they “recognize” or … Continue reading
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Community of interest or community of practice?
I’ve been seeing a lot of talk around the edu-blogs and at conference sessions about online learning communities, or building a personal learning network as part of a educator’s professional development. Often, these are referred to as “Communities of Practice” … Continue reading