We all need to band together and advocate “for a very different kind of school, dramatically different from the schools we all attended and from the schools envisioned in most ‘school reform.’” So says Milton Chen, senior fellow and executive director emeritus of the George Lucas Educational Foundation and author of Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools. In this episode of Radio TICAL, Milton talks with Michael Simkins about just what that very different kind of school is.
Resources for follow up:
- Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools
- Edutopia.org
- Equipping Every Learner for the 21st Century – Cisco white paper (down-loadable pdf file)
As global director for the Oracle Education Foundation, Bernie Trilling has been deeply involved in the work of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Together with colleague Charles Fadel, Bernie authored 
Kelly Schwirzke, Instructional Technology coordinator for Region V and an experienced educator in online learning, provides an overview of the unique Ozone project serving Santa Clara, San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Cruz counties. This project, which has been scaled in other regions of the state, provides cost-effective online tools and courses for schools and districts across the region.
