Digital Learning Commons: 21st Century Skillis: Working it Out

Working Together

Let's Teach Our Kids to Fail Forward Create a foam pit for learning! This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. The TEDxPlano 2014 theme was "On The Verge" -- As a teacher who "touches the future," Ramy Mahmoud lives On The Verge.
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverence Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success.

Genius Hour Live Binder One stop shop for resources about Genius Hour. The "go to" site for those interested in trying it out.

SOLE Intro
SOLE How To
SOLE (Self Organized Learning Environments) Self-Organized Learning Environments (SOLEs) are created when educators and/or parents encourage kids to work as a community to answer their own vibrant and challenging questions by using the internet.
Demonstration of Self-Organizing Learning Environments Real life video of a primary school SOLE experience.