As a result of losing students to magnet schools, military schools and charter schools school districts are faced with new fiscal challenges in addition to the budget cuts that were a result of the recent recession.
Educators
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In this interview, edCircuit interviews Bill Swick, chair of the music department for the twelve-time GRAMMY award-winning Las Vegas Academy of the Arts.
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EducatorsK-12 TeachersProfessional Development
EdTruth Files: When Teachers Are Students
5 minutes readLast week I wrote that educational goals without plans are just wishes. Toward the end of that article I wrote:
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In this edCircuit interview, we sit down with Lois Wiggins, who was one of ten finalists out of over 4,500 nominees for the Grammy Educator of the Year Award.
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Phillip Riggs of North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, N.C., has been announced as the recipient of the third annual GRAMMY Music Educator Award. Riggs spent time with Dr. Berger, as part of #MusicInOurSchoolsMonth, talking about his professional journey and discussed the role music plays in the greater ecosystem of education in the U.S. and abroad.
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Music education and the impact on young people was discussed with professional musician and educator John Churchville. Dr. Berger explores student engagement and the power of music in developing well-rounded students with Churchville as we continue our focus on #MusicInOurSchoolsMonth with our series sponsored by Soundtrap!
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EditorialEducatorsK-12 TeachersDavid Greene
Education Reformers: Best of Intentions?
by David Greene4 minutes readDavid Greene spoke as part of a panel in Philadelphia about media and messaging in education and his perspective on education reformers.
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EducatorsCurriculum ModelsFuture EdOnline Learning
SXSW Edu: Are You a YouTube Educator?
by Dr. Berger1 minutes readTyler DeWitt, Paul Andersen and Patrick Jones (PatrickJMT) are headed to Austin, Texas for SXSW Edu to discuss the role flipped learning plays in education through video instructional content. DeWitt, Anderson and Jones are three of YouTube’s most popular education personalities whose content covers Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Math. For more information about the session check out the details below!
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Straight from the latest edition of The R&R Show check out Richard Byrne’s advice on making edtech work for you! Remember to check out weekly editions of The R&R Show for the latest news on edtech from users all over the world. As always, if you have a question please send questions via #AskRichardByrne on Twitter