Aim for individual mastery and the rest will follow Julia Freeland Fisher Aim for individual mastery and the rest will follow As debates about ESEA reauthorization continue on the Hill, Congress is grappling with the question of how to square current accountability structures with emerging personalized […] May 20, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
Anytime, Anywhere, Anyone: How far can we extend Extended Learning Opportunities? Julia Freeland Fisher Anytime, Anywhere, Anyone: How far can we extend Extended Learning Opportunities? This is the fourth post in the #WhoYouKnow blog series on the overlap of social capital, EdTech, and innovation. Over the past few weeks I’ve […] Apr 22, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
What the demise of Google Helpouts means for education Julia Freeland Fisher What the demise of Google Helpouts means for education This is the third post in the #WhoYouKnow blog series on the overlap of social capital, EdTech, and innovation. A few months ago, Google Helpouts—a […] Apr 8, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
The EdTech Disconnect Julia Freeland Fisher The EdTech Disconnect This is the second post in the #WhoYouKnow blog series on the overlap of social capital, EdTech, and innovation. Next time you pick up or […] Apr 1, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
The invisible currency in education reform: social capital Julia Freeland Fisher The invisible currency in education reform: social capital This is the first in a series of blog posts on the intersection of social capital, EdTech, and innovation. Who you know matters. It matters […] Mar 26, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
New Hampshire testing pilot breaks the federal accountability mold Julia Freeland Fisher New Hampshire testing pilot breaks the federal accountability mold This week the U.S. Department of Education made a groundbreaking decision to allow four school systems in New Hampshire to pilot a new accountability regime […] Mar 5, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
Don’t capitulate to the credit hour, recreate it Julia Freeland Fisher Don’t capitulate to the credit hour, recreate it Last month, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching released a report titled “The Carnegie Unit: A Century-Old Standard in a Changing Education Landscape.” […] Feb 23, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
Can federal grants drive personalized learning? Julia Freeland Fisher Can federal grants drive personalized learning? As ESEA debates heat up on the Hill this month, in addition to reconsidering the federal role in school accountability, there has been a growing […] Feb 13, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
Are you ever too old to disrupt? What Penn Foster has been up to Julia Freeland Fisher Are you ever too old to disrupt? What Penn Foster has been up to You might be surprised to hear that more than 20,000 students graduated in 2014 with high school diplomas from a 125-year-old school based in Scranton, […] Jan 28, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
Three false dichotomies in blended learning Julia Freeland Fisher Three false dichotomies in blended learning With the rise of blended learning, skeptics are quick to point out why children may miss out if some of their learning happens in front […] Jan 23, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
How new funding models can unlock innovations in pedagogy Julia Freeland Fisher How new funding models can unlock innovations in pedagogy Last week the Louisiana Department of Education announced that the state’s Course Choice program, originally created back in 2012, has seen a major boost in […] Jan 14, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
Calibrating the competency conversation Julia Freeland Fisher Calibrating the competency conversation This blog was adapted from a brief presentation I gave at the North Carolina New Schools and The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation daylong workshop, […] Dec 19, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher