If we are to truly transform education, imagining new possibilities and realities, then we need to embrace different models of education, structuring our systems accordingly. What do these new models need to be like? What are the factors that will enable new possibilities to emerge? I wasn't able to attend, but here are some important glimpses into the experience garnered from PLN tweeps so far :-)... 
8th graders now completing Middle School: You’ve had many fine days this school year: days when you’ve written analytical papers about Shakespeare and presented your Scientific research...As you go forth to what I know will be successful high school careers, seek out the most interesting, challenging, and meaningful problems, and then imagine and innovate your way to the solutions, always remembering that it is by hard work, teamwork, and the mingling of ideas that you will be most successful. 
"Slow down, listen, and remember that self-trust is important as you create the life you want. Each of us can bring a playful attitude into all of our relationships. Be good to yourself, and that “goodness” will spill over into the lives of others you touch in your lifetime." 
In a session moderated by Walter Isaacson at Microsoft’s 16th annual CEO Summit, education innovator Sal Khan, Bror Saxberg, Chief Learning Officer at Kaplan, Inc., and Bill Gates discussed innovation ideas that are taking hold in the U.S.
"Why innovation matters In education, as in all other fields of human endeavour, there are always new challenges to face and new opportunities to explore, to best meet the needs of students. How as teachers do we respond to the emerging evidence about how the brain works? How do we develop our practice to embrace new evidence of what works in terms of pedagogy, curriculum and assessment? How do we design learning to develop more creative and enterprising young people fit for life in the C21st? How do we exploit the wonderful opportunities offered by technology?" Innovation rocks. It rolls. It makes the world go round. In a definitive set of home truths, you'll discover how to harness the power of innovation to increase creativity, collaboration and profit. Are you ready to change the world? John Abbott recently visited British Columbia to deliver lectures and work with the Ministry of Education. Here John talks about the role of community on a child's education... 
"Creativity is driven by Social dynamics.
Creativity is the result of a set of relationships with a strong social dimension and emotional. It is a collaborative environment (and this is where HR can play a significant role), hence the change of focus towards the organizational culture and transformation in design organizations.” – Fabricant.." 
by Stephen Trask, MT @TraskInsight Most people would agree that innovation and creativity are essential in every culture and society. Without creativity, the Sony Walkman® would still be the porta...
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Responding to a request that came as a result of my last post, “7 Core Beliefs of Transformational Change Leaders,” (TCLs) this post takes a look at the behaviors behind ... According to writer and digital revolution expert Don Tapscott, the classic university lecture model is an outdated way of teaching a generation that has grown up making, changing and learning from digital communities. Via Susan Bainbridge 
Digitalization and virtual network technologies change not only the way we communicate, get informed and entertain ourselves - they also have modified the conditions under which this is done as well as the standards that are applied to these... Via Susan Bainbridge Schools should use technology to rethink education, not simply speed up what they do now, Justin Reich says... The creative-agency metaphor is particularly useful for thinking about the possibilities of new technologies since it stands in stark contrast to the dominant metaphor of schooling: the factory, where a standardized curriculum is delivered as efficiently as possible to groups of students treated as uniform receptacles. 
"Evidence-Based Practices at Manor New Technology High School Manor New Technology High School in Manor, Texas, is part of the New Technology Network... several research-based practices interact to promote successful inquiry-based learning." 
Stephen's Web, the home page of Stephen Downes, with news and information on e-learning, new media, instructional technology, educational design, and related subjects...
Exploring best practices in Connected Learning for 21st-Century Skills... John Abbott recently visited British Columbia to deliver lectures and work with the Ministry of Education. Here John talks about the Finnish education system... 
I’ve been assembling the list of “7 Core Beliefs of Transformational Change Leaders” (TCLs) over the past several years ...
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