UNESCO Develops Indicators To Monitor National Adoption And Impact Of Open Educational Resources
An Experts Meeting was organized by UNESCO from 15 to 16 November 2016 at its Paris Headquarters to develop a set of key Open Education Resources (OER) indicators for national adoption and impact. Formally adopted at the 2012 World Open Educational Resources Congress,...
ATLAS: Accomplished Teaching, Learning and Schools
The National Board aims to support teacher preparation by offering ATLAS (Accomplished Teaching, Learning and Schools). ATLAS is a unique, searchable online library of authentic videos showing National Board Certified Teachers at work in the classroom. Each video...
Adventures With OER And Google Groups
I recently learned about Open Educational Resources (OER) during a webinar session I attended in October. Since then, I have been exploring these resources and trying to find ways to introduce them to our teaching staff. I recently learned about Open Educational...
Teens, Too: A Voice for Young People at Big Idea Fest 2016
One part of growing up poor in an urban environment, from my experience in New York City, is that you get stuck in a bubble, a sphere that is reinforced by socio-economic forces. For me that meant tenement houses in the Lower East Side, and later, the projects across...
My First Big Ideas Fest
I reflect how the Big Ideas Fest was an amazing experience for me. In fact, it has rejuvenated my commitment in education. I reflect how the Big Ideas Fest was an amazing experience for me. In fact, it has rejuvenated my commitment in education.