Letting Students Lead
Students are leading collaboration and change at South San Francisco High School with Action Collabs.
Reimagining the Role of School Librarians with OER
Last month, my colleagues — ISKME CEO, Lisa Petrides, Director of Research and Learning, Cynthia Jimes, and Librarian, Letha Goger — published an article on The Role of “Open” in Strategic Library Planning, in the Education Policy Analysis Archives, which explores the digital opportunities available to libraries through open access research and open educational resources (OER).
Big Ideas Impacting Teaching and Learning
I recently had an opportunity to catch up with a member of our BIFnik community, Chula Vista High Tech High Director, Lillian Hsu. Lillian attended Big Ideas Fest in 2014 along with three teachers from her school. Lillian and her teachers utilized their time at Big Ideas Fest to create a solution to a challenge they were grappling with around their sophomore year schedule and they are implementing it now with much success.
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Genetics Gets Personal with the ISKME & 23andMe Learning Challenge
The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers; he’s the one who asks the right questions.
– Claude Lévi-Strauss
Announcing the ISKME & 23andMe Learning Challenge
ISKME and 23andMe invite educators to submit their ideas for ways to study life and social sciences using their own personal genetic information. Five winners will be selected to receive 23andMe kits ($99 value) and training that will enable them to create high quality education materials. Apply here.