2013 Best of the Blog: 15–11
In the past year, experts and practitioners in the field, whole child partners, and ASCD staff have shared their stories, ideas, and resources to help you ensure that each child, in each school, in each community is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged and prepared for success in higher education, employment, and civic life. Uncommon Commonsense Ways to Empower Struggling Student
2013 Best of the Blog: 20–16
In the past year, experts and practitioners in the field, whole child partners, and ASCD staff have shared their stories, ideas, and resources to help you ensure that each child, in each school, in each community is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged and prepared for success in higher education, employment, and civic life. Giving Our Kids an Early Start to Success by John Fa
2013 Best of the Blog: 25–21
In the past year, experts and practitioners in the field, whole child partners, and ASCD staff have shared their stories, ideas, and resources to help you ensure that each child, in each school, in each community is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged and prepared for success in higher education, employment, and civic life. ED Pulse Poll Results: Does More Recess Increase Aca
In the Future, the Classroom Will Learn You
This week, IBM released its annual predictions of the five technology innovations that will change the way we live in the next five years: The 5 in 5. This year's predictions center around emerging computing systems that will learn, reason, and engage with us in a more personalized way. Topping the five is the classroom of the future. IBM believes that "In five years, classrooms will lear
Personalized Learning Starts with Personal Relationships
Download Podcast Now [Right-Click to Save] How do we help each student succeed? One promising way is to personalize learning and put each student at the center of her learning experience. Broader than individualized or differentiated instruction, personalized learning is driven by the learner. Ensuring personalized learning for all students requires a shift in thinking about long-standing educat
ED Pulse Poll Results: Which Attributes Best Reflect Personalized Learning?
ASCD continually seeks to provide solutions to the challenges that face educators of all levels. Recently, the ASCD SmartBrief ED Pulse poll asked readers about the attributes of personalized learning. Personalized learning has been identified as a revolutionary way to center education on the student, which will require an overhaul in some of the currently accepted methods of teaching. Much mo
Have We Made Our Schools Safer?
This past weekend marked one year since the tragic school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. During this time, we read, listened to, and participated in discussions on how to keep our schools safe and secure. And also during this time, at least 25 school shootings have occurred, including Friday's shooting at Arapahoe High School in Colorado. School safety is a complicated
12-24-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG 2013 Best of the Blog — Whole Child Education
2013 Best of the Blog: 20–16 — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG2013 Best of the Blog: 20–16December 24, 2013 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersIn the past year, experts and practitioners in the field, whole child partners, and ASCD staff have shared their stories, ideas, and resources to help you ensure that each child, in each school, in each community is healthy, safe, engaged, su
