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Taking Down the Digital Divide in Schools

This post originally appeared on the Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age blog.   I vividly remember a physician friend of mine, Dr. Karen Hein, saying that, for AIDS, asthma

Connecting: Rigor and Relevance

This post originally appeared on the Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age blog.   Recently, at a conference on education reform, I heard a state superintendent from one of the

Education 1.0 and the Desire to Upgrade

This post originally appeared on the Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age blog. A new high school is being built near my office. The old high school had served its

Literacy 2.0: The Potential and the Pitfalls

This post originally appeared in the Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age blog.   A young girl, age 5, sits down at her family’s computer and logs into Webkinz with

The Purple Potty Theory of Passion

This post originally appeared on the Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age blog.   “Grit” is required for success today in the United States. “Grit” is passion plus persistence. Jobs

Sesame Street at 40: A Revolution in Early Learning Embraces the Digital Age

An article ran in the New York Times the morning after the 61st Primetime Emmy awards titled “Television Thanks You for Watching.” The article punctuates a theme throughout the broadcast of comments alluding