The Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation
Transforming Learning Through Universal Access to Technology
Welcome to AALF
The goal of the Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation (AALF) is to ensure that all children have access to unlimited opportunities to learn anytime and anywhere and that they have the tools that make this possible. To achieve this, AALF helps schools develop visionary leadership and knowledgeable, innovative educators.
INNOVATE! COLLECTIVE WISDOM FROM INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS
AALF is excited to announce the publication of Innovate! Collective Wisdom from Innovative Schools, a compilation of ideas on how innovative schools are shaping the future.
A must read for educational leaders striving to shape innovative, effective schools, Innovate! is a compilation of some of the most powerful ideas from innovative schools around the world as well as from some of the best thinkers in the field of education, including Michael Fullan, Sir Ken Robinson, Will Richardson, Joan Dalton, Bruce Dixon and more.
Over 400 educational leaders collaborated, sharing their best ideas, inspirations, quotes and case studies. Out of these, internationally regarded educational consultant Sean Tierney distilled the most current, cutting edge educational thinking from the best in the world, quickly, powerfully and simply. The results offer schools new insights and ideas they can use in their own journeys of innovation.
Available today, a portion of the proceeds from Innovate!
INNOVATE! UPDATE
Innovate! Collective Wisdom from Innovative Schools made the list of 20 innovative books for your summer reading list compiled by Powerful Learning Practice!
What's on your summer reading list? Send your selections to: jspencer@aalf.org. We'll assemble your suggestions in a list and share them with the AALF community!
Survey Says Results from the Past Year
Interested in learning what other AALF members had to say about E-books, defining 1:1, student voice, and more? Click here to read a summary of past Survey Says results!
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
*Does your school use filtering software to block social media on students' laptops at home and/or at school? Let us know by responding to our 10-second poll!
*What do YOU want us to write about? What topics do YOU want to learn more about? Let us know by responding to our 10-second poll!
*Has your school or district switched from laptops to tablets or laptops to iPads? What have your experiences been? Click here to share your expertise!
THE RIGHT TO LEARN
The Right to Learn: Identifying Precedents for Sustaining Change , a white paper authored by AALF President Bruce Dixon and Executive Director Susan Einhorn, focuses on how to begin to rethink the role of schools in learning. Developed in partnership with the Maine International Center for Digital Learning (MICDL), and ideasLAB of Australia, the paper outlines a radically new view of education and learning that emphasizes the protection and defense of every child's inherent right to learn.
To download a copy of the white paper, click here.
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Latest Blog Posts
Read recently published entries from AALF member's blogs. Any AALF member can have their blog listed here, all you have to do is write a new entry.
The Secret to Scaling and Sustaining Innovation
Bruce Dixon | May 16There is much to celebrate about what is happening in classrooms around the globe. There is less to celebrate in schools. My point? We’ve known for years that there are many innovative teachers out there, doing extraordinary things with their students, but why does it continue to be so hard to...
The Changing Role of Teachers
Susan Einhorn | May 16A great deal of discussion and work goes into planning a 1:1 initiative. The vision is embraced, funding is found, budgets are developed, a communication plan for the school, parents, and the community is outlined and put into action. Finally, once everyone is on board for the big adventure, the...
Deliberate Practice and Skill Development
Adrian Bertolini | May 8One of the clear facets of the Australian Curriculum is the requirement for teachers to explicitly develop skills in the students. These skills include both the subject specific skills as well as what are now termed the general capabilities (another name for interdisciplinary skills). The...
The 21st Century Planning Process
Adrian Bertolini | April 4I have this belief that the planning documents need to lead teachers through the thinking and behaviour you are trying to encourage in them. They are not just to capture information (although this is an important part of the process). How the teachers fill in the documents will tell you a lot...
1:1 PROGRAMS & SOFTWARE
INTERVIEW WITH HIAWATHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Hiawatha Elementary School in Berwyn, Illinois, is part of South Berwyn's School District 100's one-to-one technology initiative. The program, which began in 2008, aims to provide every student with a laptop by the time school opens next year. We sat down with Hiawatha's principal, Marilyn MacManus, and asked her questions pertaining to the roles of the teachers, parent support, and the changes in curriculum ushered in by the program. Click here to learn more about Hiawatha Elementary and their 1:1 program!
FREE STEM SOFTWARE FROM THE CONCORD CONSORTIUM
In this article, Andrew Zucker, Senior Research Scientist at the Concord Consortium, shares the organization's free, open source Molecular Workbench (MW) simulations, which runs on a web browser and allows learners to investigate how atoms and molecules interact. Using MW, students can conduct experiments with osmosis, diffusion, protein folding, heat transfer, gas laws, DNA replication, and dozens of other phenomena. Click here to learn more about Molecular Workbench!
FEATURE STORY
Removing Constraints
In 1996 In this article, Robert Baker, Director of Technology at Cincinnati Country Day School, shares his decision to deploy 1:1 Tablet PCs at his institution. As Robert discusses, Tablet PCs allow for more seamless collaboration, creativity and flexibility. Click here to read more about Cincinnati Country Day School and their 1:1 Tablet PC program. And be sure to watch Robert's screencast!
May 16, 2012
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