Publications Issue All Student-Centered Learning DesignsEducator Talent PathwaysOutcomes That MatterAutonomy and Shared Power Status of Education “Innovation Zones” Around the Country Memo • December 2011 In 2010 and 2011 Education Evolving studied the policy frameworks being used in large cities around the country to encourage innovation in school. Here is a summary of those district and state policy frameworks, as of 2011. Elements of Good Policy for School “Innovation Zones” Memo • December 2011 In 2010 and 2011 Education Evolving studied the policy frameworks being used in large cities around the country to encourage innovation in school. Here is a summary of key elements of those frameworks. Evolution of Schools with Teacher Autonomy Web Resource • June 2011 This timeline traces the evolution of schools with teacher autonomy, since the 1980s. It documents the critical roles school districts, unions, and chartering laws have had since then, in developing teacher autonomy and greater professional roles for teachers. Unsustainable Book • February 2011 One effect of the federal stimulus funding for K-12 has been to create an impression that schools are suffering today because of the economic downturn. This is true. But the downturn is not the sole reason for their financial pains… nor is it the principal reason. Wasting Minds: Why Our Education System Is Failing and What We Can Do About It Book • February 2011 Ron Wolk, founder of Education Week, draws on his three decades in school reform to make the case for a “new schools” strategy, focused on individualized instruction instead of an assembly line approach to learning. Strategy for Realizing the Potential of “Digital” Report • February 2011 Digital’ carries the potential to improve learning. But, potential alone won’t sell district management on bringing it into schools. New technologies are most likely to be adopted when decisions are made at the school, when schools are given autonomy. Can Teachers Run Their Own Schools? Report • October 2010 A case study of Avalon School and several other teacher-led schools in the Midwest. These schools use resources differently than traditional district schools, use a different praxis of teaching, and divide authority and responsibility differently—including assigning responsibility for learning to the students. Disrupting Class Book • September 2010 Today’s youth are more different from each other and from previous generations than at any time in history. The nation’s still standardized model of learning isn’t working for nearly half of them. Customizing learning opportunities will. And today’s fast-changing technology platform already shows how effective on-line and computer-centric learning can be – and how it changes the role of educators in amazing ways. Rethinking Student Motivation Report • September 2010 Why understanding the ‘job’ is crucial for improving education This white paper is adapted from a new chapter in the second edition of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change […] Kolderie Talk to Knowledge Alliance Speech • August 2010 E|E’s Ted Kolderie explains why sound policy requires true innovation, followed by “continuous improvement”. The two must exist together; we may not be able to afford a ‘monoculture’ in education policy. Post navigation ← Previous 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 18 Next → Stay In Touch Get updates, new publications, fresh analysis, and event invitations in your inbox. First Name Last Name Email Address State What do you want to receive? Monthly newsletter (once per month) Blog posts by email (about two per month) See past newsletters in the archive.