Big Ideas Fest returns to Half Moon Bay
Big Ideas Fest, an annual gathering of educators, students, researchers and policymakers to discuss innovations in education, will convene at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, starting this afternoon.
Shiza Shahid, CEO of Malala Fund, Wins Education Prize
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Big Ideas Fest, in Half Moon Bay for Fifth Year, Focuses on Future of Education
The annual conference brings together education stakeholders, including Hatch Elementary School teacher Abby Foster, to collaborate and design new ideas in learning.
Big Ideas Fest 2013 Focuses on Future of Education
PRLog (Press Release) – Nov. 19, 2013 – HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — Students, teachers, administrators, faculty, researchers, edupreneurs, and policymakers, will converge at the Big Ideas Fest (http://bigideasfest.org) in Half Moon Bay, December 4-7, hosted by ISKME (http://iskme.org), a non-profit education institute that pioneers open access learning technologies.
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Daring To Make Dance a Priority in Education
When public K-12 schools are pressured to decrease costs and devote more time to standardized testing, arts programs are one of the first to be cut. Despite a nationally adopted education agenda that seeks to promote creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration among students as well as meaningful ways to connect students to the school environment and thereby increase graduation rates, the arts are still not seen as central to the solution.
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