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What skills are businesses seeking?by Iowa Future April 25, 2012 – Lawton-Bronson CSD is taking a proactive step in helping to prepare its students for 21st century jobs by asking prospective employers what skills they believe are important to the success of their businesses. The online survey asked employers to consider 11 applied skills… No commentsRead MoreSpirit Lake L.I.V.E. expands to J-Termby Connie Johnson March 22, 2012 – Almost one year ago, Iowa Future featured a story on Spirit Lake L.I.V.E. (Locally Integrated, Virtually Enhanced). This was a project-based learning pilot project involving 20 high school students. The success of last year’s pilot lead to this year’s J-Term which involved all students. No commentsRead MoreData show improvement with iPadsby Iowa Future February 20, 2012 – A preliminary report from a Maine school district shows a group of kindergartners who used iPads performed better than some non-iPad-using peers in testing last fall. This kind of data is so far not available among Iowa schools involved in 1 to 1 programs. No commentsRead MoreInnovation often starts smallby Iowa Future February 3, 2012 – Even individual teachers in classrooms with low or no budgets can begin doing things in new ways with some creative thinking. And one small innovation often leads to another. A Sioux City teacher is using Kindle e-book readers as part of her fifth-grade reading program. No commentsRead MoreAttending China school from homeby Iowa Future January 31, 2012 – Some Michigan students will be attending school in China next year without leaving home. The 4,600-student Oxford Community School District, which has its own international school in China, is arranging a virtual foreign exchange program, described in an Education Week article. No commentsRead MoreSolving real problems empowersby Iowa Future January 11, 2012 – It is very possible that an Iowa student today is developing a solution to a major community or regional problem that will have practical results. The likelihood increases as more and more schools adopt forms of project-based learning which typically include students working on authentic, real-world projects. A case in point… No commentsRead MoreMinds-on, not just hands-onby Whitney Smith-Bringolf, Mississippi Bend AEA December 12, 2011 – Muscatine Community School District has taken an audacious approach to teaching and learning by moving from the classroom to the real world. “Our schools today need to prepare students with knowledge AND skills that have been shaped by the demands of the global economy, says Diane Campbell, director of secondary innovation and instruction. 1 commentRead MoreSmall school, big opportunitiesby Connie Johnson November 9, 2011 – With its 56 students, Twin Rivers Community School District in Bode, Iowa, might be considered small in numbers; however, it’s another example of a small Iowa district offering big educational opportunities for its kids. No commentsRead MoreA ‘whirlwind learning adventure’by Iowa Future October 18, 2011 – Five Valley CSD students and facilitator/coach, Cathy Molumby, who is also superintendent, are on a “whirlwind learning adventure” as they begin to test drive their new Visionary—innovation incubator Center (V-ii) concept this fall. The center is a twist on the typical entrepreneurial incubator. No commentsRead More |
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