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Community Intelligence Cartographer

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Community intelligence cartographers will tap the collective intelligence of their local communities. They will leverage social networking strategies to develop swarms and smart mobs in order to identify emerging learning opportunities in the community, organize community members, and locate community resources.
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tgates said…  June 13, 2009 12:24 PM

This sounds like my ideal job. Looking forward to hearing what others have to say about it.

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NCTAF Policy Brief About Cross-Generational Learning […]

This policy brief from the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future describes the collaborative […] Expand for Continued Reading

This policy brief from the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future describes the collaborative potential of cross-generational learning teams, with examples of how some states are beginning to explore new structures for involving teams of adults with different backgrounds in learning.

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Added: November 11, 2009

Gary Stager Interview - Thoughts About Education

As part of the Future of Education Interview Series, Steve Hargadon interviews Gary Stager, an internationally […] Expand for Continued Reading

As part of the Future of Education Interview Series, Steve Hargadon interviews Gary Stager, an internationally recognized educator and consultant. Gary has spent 27 years helping teachers on six continents make sense of their roles in the age of personal computing and schools more constructive places for children.

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Added: March 19, 2009

Re-Imagining Teaching Careers

This paper explores participants’ perspectives from a convening hosted by KnowledgeWorks Foundation on […] Expand for Continued Reading

This paper explores participants’ perspectives from a convening hosted by KnowledgeWorks Foundation on the topic of "Re-Imagining Teaching Careers." In hosting this convening, KnowledgeWorks Foundation hoped to: 1) Probe critical issues of the future in order to consider what learning experiences might be relevant for students, 2) Explore how learning might be delivered in the future, 3) Begin imagining what types of roles might be constructed to deliver such learning, and 4) Examine how these roles might be supported within a larger system or profession.

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Added: March 19, 2009

Preparing Highly Effective Teachers

This paper explores participants’ perspectives from a convening hosted by KnowledgeWorks Foundation, […] Expand for Continued Reading

This paper explores participants’ perspectives from a convening hosted by KnowledgeWorks Foundation, a Cincinnati, Ohio, based operating foundation whose mission is to solve national education problems innovatively and with others, on the topic of "Preparing Highly Effective Teachers." In hosting this convening, KnowledgeWorks Foundation hoped to develop a knowledge-era vision for preparing quality teachers. The foundation also hoped to identify the most essential elements of, and the barriers and steps in reaching, that vision.

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Added: March 19, 2009

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