Big Education Ideas in 2013

This showed up in my inbox on Wednesday and I thought it worthwhile to pass it on to my readers…

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January 2, 2013   Happy New Year! Have you made your list of New Year’s resolutions yet? We’ve pulled together seven big ideas to try in 2013. Collaborative Learning Research shows that collaborative math and discussion-based English can help promote deeper learning, critical thinking, and community.   See How It Works Mobile Learning From smartphones and tablets, to MP3 players and e-readers, today’s students have a variety of mobile technologies at their fingertips — and educators are finding new ways to engage students and make curriculum relevant.   Get Resources to Learn More Open Education Resources How do you keep educational materials relevant, customizable, and inexpensive? Set up free online materials with open licenses so teachers and learners can reuse, revise, remix and redistribute the digital resources to their heart’s content.   Check Out this Primer Social Media Social media is fast becoming as ubiquitous as the air we breathe. How can you responsibly integrate social media in classrooms and think through the policy for your school?   Get Guidelines and Resources Design Thinking Solve challenges in a thoughtful and fun way, and apply the 4Cs — collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication — to your own work as you develop new solutions for your classroom, school, and community.   Get Ideas for Your Classroom Translating the Common Core It’s a misconception to assume that these standards merely require minor tweaks to current curriculum and instructional practices. How are you designing a coherent curriculum and assessment system for realizing the standards’ promise?   Get Ideas for Curriculum Planning Evidence-Based Learning Strategies Innovative ideas are always exciting, but educators making hard decisions on how to reform the learning process need to arm themselves with research on the critical elements of successful programs.   See Edutopia’s Research on Project-Based Learning 1. Technology Integration: Six Examples of iPad Integration in the 1:1 Classroom 2. Social and Emotional Learning: Defusing Power Struggles: It’s Not About Getting the Last Word 3. Project-Based Learning: Six Strategies for Differentiated Instruction in Project-Based Learning 4. New-Teacher Support: Nine Tips for Collaboration 5. Student Engagement: How Do We Know When Students Are Engaged? Win a Winter Reading Bundle Are you making a New Year’s resolution to read more? To make sure your bookshelf is well-stocked, we’re giving away nine “must-read” books for 2013. Enter by Sunday, January 6 for a chance to win. Tweet of the Week @edutopia with 132K followers Fact: Cooperative learning improves students’ motivation & expectations for success. #k12 Retweet | Follow @edutopia Grants and Resources The George Lucas Educational Foundation Grant Information List Captain Planet Foundation Grants: Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply for grants for programs that provide environmental education and encourage youth to participate in environmental stewardship efforts. The Captain Planet Foundation gives first preference to projects looking for $500 in seed money or organizations that have secured 50 percent matching funds. Deadline: February 28, 2013 and September 30, 2013. LEGO Children’s Fund Grants: Grants between $500-5,000 are available for nonprofit organizations that inspire young people to explore their creativity and innovative thinking through constructive play. Acceptable programs must be directed for students up to 14 years old. Deadline: Rolling; Grants are awarded each quarter during the school year. Follow Edutopia The George Lucas Educational Foundation, established in 1991 by filmmaker George Lucas, is a nonprofit operating foundation. In addition to publishing Edutopia.org and Edutopia video, the Foundation publishes this free e-newsletter. If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for the e-newsletter here. As a subscriber to Edutopia News, you may receive special offers and updates from our sponsors and supporters sent by Edutopia.org. For details on how we protect your privacy, please read our Privacy Policy. Email news@edutopia.org with any questions.

David Thornburg on the Evolving Classroom Watch the Video (5:26 minutes) Like this on Facebook SPONSORED BY Where in the World Will You Go Next with PBL? Don’t miss this four-part blog series on tips and strategies for taking the project-based learning classroom to the next level.   Learn More EduCon 2.5 January 25 to 27, 2013 Philadelphia, PA. Learning & The Brain Conference February 14 to 16, 2013 San Francisco, CA. NAIS Annual Conference February 27 to March 1, 2013 Philadelphia, PA. SXSWedu March 4 to 7, 2013 Austin, TX. (Edutopia Speaking!) CoSN13 March 11 to 13, 2013 San Diego, CA. ASCD Annual Conference March 16 to 18, 2013 Chicago, IL. edcamp Salem January 3, 2013 Salem, OR. edcampLA January 12, 2013 West Hollywood, CA. edcamp Madison February 2, 2013 Madison, AL. edcampSTL February 9, 2013 St. Louis, MI. Breaking Down the Four Walls of Your Classroom with Skype SimpleK12 January 10, 2013 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET. Digital Inclusion: An International Perspective CoSN January 15, 2013 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. Digital Citizenship in 2013 January 16, 2013 4:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 p.m. ET. Improving Student Learning One Principal at a Time: Walkthroughs and Observations ASCD February 13, 2013 12:00 p.m. PT, 3:00 p.m. ET.

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