Welcome to the Resource Page
Here is a running list of stimulating videos, podcasts, and articles
that I've found in the process of my research
Some of the twenty-first century's most innovative minds discuss why schools need to be implementing computer programming courses their curricula. "The most important thing I want 'em to know about these students is they aren't 'throw away kids,'" says one teacher in this reflective video on alternative education. Over the span of this 11 minute short, several teachers share why they teach alternative education, what they want the public to know about their students, their most influential memories, and more. Suli Breaks shares his perspective on the misconceptions of higher education imposed by society. "Education is the key." Or is it? Some argue that alternate reality games (ARGs) can be effective teaching tools in the classroom, but what would an educational ARG even look like? Watch this video and see how the European Union Project used this model to "promote the motivation of language learning in secondary students." "More and more people in education agree on the importance of learning stuff other than academics. But no one agrees on what to call that 'stuff'," says Anya Kamentez of NPR. Kamentez analyzes the various skills and qualities that fit into that ambiguous area of study.
Listen to the podcast or read a transcription from NPR to learn about what is being done to get young learners outdoors.
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"What exactly do you get when you blend a software company and a school?" Listen to David Green and Anya Kamanetz discuss the AltSchool and it's contemporary educational design.
Geoffrey Canada gives a comedic--yet profound--TED Talk on why our educational model is failing and why it is in need of desperate change.
If you thought the Cloud was simply a space for storing files, think again. Sugata Mitra gives an inspiring TED Talk on how the Cloud could act as a resource for learning.
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