Our RE@L Thinking-Caps are tipped to Contributing Editor, Benjamin Herold, for his column in a recent issue of the EdWeek Newsletter. EdWeek provides a regular listing of various and relevant education articles. Joining is free. Click here for their most recent issue. Author Herold reminded us that in 6 quick years we’ve gone from a meager percent
RE@L presents a timely Mini-Blog for our many busy readers. Our selected topic this week is “Systemic-Change.” We all realize that positive change is essential for positive results. But, for positive change to become lasting change, it must positively affect the entire system. The catalyst to make that happen is known as “systemic change,”…. a change which both infects
Co-Blogger Dale found this recent article (below) about “RealTime Talent,” as featured in a recent issue of the Minneapolis StarTribune. Dale tells us that to create more talent, we also need RealTime “experiences.” RE@L has its own RE@Ltime virtual learning experiences built into its STEM software products! Learning resources are at the ready! Our RE@L founders, who
Fellow RE@L BlogMeister and Chairman of the Board Dale LaFrenz found a powerful technology message on Twitter last week: “Technology is a tool.” Indeed it is! Since that message lines up with our RE@L’s Systemic-Change™ mission (click here) for our recent blogs, we did a little more sleuthing on the Twitter hashtag: #TruDatChat. It’s hard to find a
Many Minnesotans are rightfully applauding their new Employment and Economic Developer (EED) Commissioner, Steve Grove. Mr. Grove was the former News Lab Director at Google. He was in charge of Google’s collaboration with news organizations all over America and the globe. Steve not only knows technology, he knows how to tell the important news stories about the technological impact that
Here’s a good old technology story that will make you think again! “A farm implement salesman wanted to sell a tractor to Old Zeke. Zeke was still farming with his old horse, Ezra, pulling the plow. One day he told Zeke he would leave him a tractor to use for a week, at no
Here’s a story about a youngster who always wanted to fly. When he learned how to draw pictures, they weren’t of the sky with birds flying around…. No, his artwork was, instead, drawings of airplanes, and with him at the controls….up far above the birds and even higher than the clouds! Such is the stuff that
Yes, an early Spring seems a couple of months away. Guess who’s to blame? Look to the right! Having predicted an early Spring, our groundhogs need a refresher course in Meteorology 101. Some good STEM courses would help too. No, STEM doesn’t tell us how to get rid of winter quicker. But it does provide a great
Tom Whitby is a prolific K12, Higher-Ed blogger on his popular WordPress page “My Island View”. Mr. Whitby has taught K12 for 37 years and in Higher-Ed for 9 years. He is the founder of EDU PLN, a resource for Professional Learning Networks™. Tom allowed us to reprint one of his fine blogs two years ago
– At last, from RE@L and Moai, a powerful, new learning product to reduce the use of nicotine among middle school students! - RE@L is proud to announce this joint federal grant with Moai Technologies™. RE@L executive, Don Rawitsch, who years ago brought the learning game Oregon Trail™ to classrooms everywhere, is the team