Panel: Why building students’ social networks is critical
In this live-streamed event hosted by Big Picture Learning and HERE to HERE, a program that aims to build interest and passion-based career-pathways for 14-24 year-olds […]
Jan 17, 2019
Author: Julia Freeland Fisher
Defining personalized learning and blended learning: Is there a difference?
To understand the nuances of personalized learning, it’s important to define what it is and if it’s different from blended learning, it’s often interchangeably applied concept.
Jan 15, 2019
Shindig chat: Innovations that expand students’ networks
In this interactive forum, Julia Freeland Fisher, author of Who You Know, explores why it’s not just what students know but whom they know, and how schools can become hubs for connection.
Jan 10, 2019
5 big ideas for education innovation in 2019
Over the last year, education innovators around the country continued to pursue expanded definitions of student success, personalized approaches, and wholly new models of school. […]
Jan 8, 2019
A look back at what we learned in 2018
Check out this roundup chronicling our past year of research into innovations in postsecondary and K-12 education.
Jan 4, 2019
Why schools should bridge the generational divide
A new book explores how to forge more connections between kids and retirees—at scale.
Nov 15, 2018
The limitations of networks to expand opportunity
Relationships matter. But networks alone are not a cure-all to the complex landscape of opportunity in America.
Nov 8, 2018
3 ways real-world feedback could disrupt traditional assessments
Real-world feedback can at once offer students a glimpse into how potential employers look at work products, while also--and arguably just as importantly--nurturing real-world connections between students and adults work...
Nov 1, 2018
Webinar: Innovations helping students build social capital
What are the emerging innovations in the education field that connect students to relationships, why do they matter, and how can schools broker social capital?
Oct 22, 2018
Why a web of connections—not a single relationship—should surround students
Many efforts to personalize learning focus on teacher-student relationships. But healthy development and access to opportunity require a broader web of connections in young people's lives.
Oct 12, 2018