By Dakaria I. Aarons in Education Week, March 25 2010. The New Leaders for New Schools principal-training program has launched a new version of its online portal for the Effective Practice Incentive Community (EPIC). The article reports that the portal is a "Web-based compendium of professional-development resources for principals, staff-development coaches, and teachers." The article links to the database. Full article is subscription only. For access, contact your local library.
By Allison Keyes reported on Tell Me More (NPR) on March 23, 2010. Urban Prep Charter Academy is Chicago's only all-male charter school. This spring, they will graduate their first class; every member of the class has been accepted to a 4-year university. In this report, Keyes interview the CEO of the school, and one graduating senior. Podcast (10 minutes, 50 secs) also available.
Blogged on Open Culture, March 24, 2010. According to the review, "tech guru Tim O’Reilly asks how universities can ... let developers (in this case, the professors) innovate and distribute content to users (students) in new and efficient ways?"
By Nathaniel Irons, published in CoolTools, Mar 22, 2010. Review of an offsite data backup option called CrashPlan.
Created by Pennsylvania's Department of Education, and part of the Standards Aligned System (SAS), launched March 2010. Database allows educators to search for appropriate digital materials for use in the classroom.
By Beth Fertig, reported on WNYC March 24, 2010. In this education feature, Fertig reports on an experimental afterschool program called School of One, an individualized math program where students work online with math tutors and also occasionally work together. Their self-paced work plan is based on frequent online assessments.
Daniel Willingham is quoted for his work on learning styles.
MP3 is available, in addition to the transcript.
This "network of researchers interested in research about education and the use of digital technologies to improve teaching and learning" launched in March 2010. While the network focuses primarily on Australian research, they are looking for evidence-based researched from all over the world. Users can follow the network on Twitter, or via RSS feed.
Free sign-up is required.
Published by Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), this "series provides literature reviews, with analyses, of contemporary issues in education."
Edited by Terry Freedman and published on Informations and Communications Technology (ICT) in Education: The Educational Technology Site, March 2010. This is a really great e-book (free, downloadable PDF) which organizes Web 2.0 education projects by grade level, including a section for adult learners, and a section of resources. There are links to all projects and analysis and self-reflection by the project creators.