Wrench in the Gears – A Skeptical Parent's Thoughts on Digital Curriculum

Wrench in the Gears – A Skeptical Parent's Thoughts on Digital Curriculum

Wrench in the Gears 

 A Skeptical Parent's Thoughts on Digital Curriculum

When “Community Foundations” Go Global (Or Coastal)

by wrenchinthegears / 19h

Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Part Five Here for the introduction and parts one , two , three , and four . Community foundations were established a century ago to aggregate assets from individuals, families and businesses and advance the activities of nonprofits operating in a particular geographic area, hence the “community” designation. The first example is generally considered to be The

Charter, Public Health, and Catholic Charity Interests Help Launch “Disruptive” Pay for Success Program

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Part Four Go here for parts one , two , and three . In a 2013 interview for the Mission Investors Exchange publication, “Community Foundation Field Guide to Impact Investing,” Chief Giving Officer Ellen Clement Glass stated there had been talk of exploring impact investing as early as 2006, before the Silicon Valley Community Foundation had even been officiall

Philanthropy’s lesser known weapons: PRIs, MRIs and DAFs

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Part Three Go here for parts one and two . Last year, the 800+ community foundations in the United States held a combined total of over $91 billion in assets and awarded $8.3 billion in grants. As non-profits are incorporated into the “evidence-based” impact agenda, it is important to keep in mind $8 billion+ buys a lot of influence. All you need to do is spen

To Serve Man: It’s A Cookbook!

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Part Two Go here for part one. Not only is the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) among the largest foundations in the country, it is also situated in the belly of the beast. The Bay Area is where vast amounts of venture capital have combined with public and privately funded research to propel advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning,

Silicon Valley’s Social Impact Deal Maker

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Part One Here for parts two , three , four and five. Feature image is from this New York Times article . The Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) has been a key player in outcomes-based contracting test cases emerging in the Bay Area over the past five years ( here for more information). It is the largest community foundation in the United States with as

Toxic Philanthropy Part Three: The Silicon Valley Community Foundation

23by wrenchinthegears / 20h

I spent quite a few hours over winter break exploring various aspects of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s (SVCF) operations and have prepared a series of posts documenting what I have found thus far. This series is intended to provide context for my previous research on Pay for Success pilot programs being rolled out in Santa Clara County, CA, the heart of Silicon Valley (more here ). SV

DEC 22 2018

Silicon Valley: A Laboratory of “Smart” Surveillance and Privatization

by wrenchinthegears / 14d

The scope of my research has expanded greatly since I began this journey five years ago. My starting point was standardized testing. At the time I was under the naive impression that withholding student test scores could in and of itself forestall the closure or “turnaround” of neighborhood schools in Philadelphia. During the spring and summer of 2015, I realized “end of year testing” was merely

DEC 20 2018

When “What Works” Harms Students: Why Stopping Summit Learning Isn’t Enough

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Featured image from OpenPTrac , body-based cyberlearning tools, developed as part of an NSF grant “Promoting Learning Through Annotation of Embodiment (PLAE),” Dr. Noel Enyedy, co-principal investigator. On December 

Wrench in the Gears – A Skeptical Parent's Thoughts on Digital Curriculum