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Moving at the Speed of Creativity by Wes Fryer

Category: schoolreform

  • Oklahoma Political Themes: Fire Rural School Superintendents and Overpaid State Physicians

    Studio 46 is a weekly podcast in Edmond, Oklahoma, moderated by Brian Bush of Oklahoma Christian University and published by The Edmond Sun newspaper. In the podcast’s most recent episode, on January 7, 2011, Brian hosted Kenny Goza. Goza was one of five Republican candidates vying for the vacated Oklahoma state senate seat of newly…

  • UCO Dumps Epic One on One Charter School

    The fascinating and unusual saga of public, online, K-12 charter schools in Oklahoma continues. According to today’s NewsOK article, “Oklahoma online charter school has new sponsor,” the University of Central Oklahoma will no longer serve as the official sponsor of Epic One on One Charter School: A University of Central Oklahoma spokesman says UCO has…

  • Quality Counts Education State Reports: $5 Each?!

    Does anyone else think it’s ridiculous for Education Week to SELL copies of its 2011 state education report cards for $5 each? I suppose this is my bias for open, free, accessible academic research showing through. If the creators of this research truly wanted to make a positive impact on the educational landscape, they would…

  • The Power of Social Media Supporting Collaboration and Creativity: #popupschool at #cwf2010

    Today in London, students from Thomas Tallis School in Greenwich shared a presentation at the Learners Y Factor event about PopUpSchool: An experiment in digital learning and collaboration showcased in November 2010 at the Creativity World Forum in Oklahoma City. The following video was recorded at the event and includes their presentation: Pop Up School…

  • Oklahoma Educators, EduLeaders, and Edu Organizations on Twitter #EdCampOKC

    It’s important to amplify local creativity, innovation, and leadership. With that idea in mind, I’ve started two new Twitter lists: One for educators and educational leaders in Oklahoma (twitter.com/wfryer/oklahoma-ed) and another for Oklahoma organizations involved in education and learning (twitter.com/wfryer/oklahoma-ed-orgs.) If you know of an individual or organization on Twitter in Oklahoma who should be…

  • Upset about Standardized Testing (Love Letter To Albuquerque Public Schools)

    Brave New Voices is an annual event put on by the non-profit, Youth Speaks Inc. According to the website: Founded in 1996, Youth Speaks Inc. is a multi-faceted organization that understands and believes that the power, insight, creativity, and passion of young people can change the world. Brave New Voices was created by Youth Speaks,…

  • Teaching is a moral calling (Will someone please tell Arne and Barack?)

    In his wonderful post from January 2, 2010, “Thoughts on Teaching, 2001,” Dr. Larry Cuban republished a speech he shared nine years ago when he retired from fulltime teaching and research at Stanford. He ended the post with the following paragraph: Teaching, then, whether in graduate schools or kindergartens–in elite universities or slum schools–binds all…

  • iPad Fever and 1 to 1 Learning Lessons from the Experts

    Apple sales are higher than ever, and the New York Times reports many schools are doing their part to contribute to those revenue numbers in their article today, “Classrooms Around the Nation Embrace the iPad as a Tool.” Several quotations from the article are notable. Do you know how many educational apps, and specifically free…

  • Welcome to Yarmouth High School: 8 Years of Successful 1:1 Learning

    On December 2, 2010, I had an opportunity to visit Yarmouth High School, in Yarmouth Maine, with a group from Sweden touring innovative schools in the state implementing 1:1 learning projects as part of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI.) This tour was organized by leaders of the Maine International Center for Digital Learning (MICDL.)…

  • Virtual K12 Enrollments in White Oak PS, Oklahoma

    The December 24, 2010, NewsOK article, “Year in education defined by reform, budget cuts and virtual schools,” reveals a burgeoning online enrollment of K-12 students in northeast Oklahoma: One district — White Oak Public Schools in northeast Oklahoma — lost accreditation for a matter of minutes when the state Board of Education voted to strip…