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.
HAVE YOU SEEN?...
Co-authored by Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez, Invent To Learn is the first book to capture the excitement of the maker movement and share the educational case for bringing making, tinkering, and engineering to every classroom. Be sure to check it out!
We've also come across two articles recently that we urge all 1:1 educators to check out!
The first is an interview with 1:1 visionary Alan Kay, and discusses, among other things, the Dynabook, his decades-old vision of a portable suite of hardware, software, programming tools and services which would add up to the ultimate creative environment for kids of all ages.
The second, "For the Love of Laptops," was written by progressive educator, Gary Stager, and details his concern about the use of tablets for learning in schools.
Great reads, please do have a look!
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
*What web and social media tools do you use for learning in your classroom? Let us know by responding to our 10-second poll!
*Do you know of education programs or projects that highlight some of the opportunities for learning that ubiquitous technology makes possible? If so, please be in touch!
ANNOUNCEMENT!
AALF is pleased to announce that it will shortly be releasing a new version of one of its most popular resources, 21 Steps to 21st Century Learning. Click here to learn more!
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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.
Looking for US Primary School/s to host 121C planning team of teachers from Singapore
Rose A | April 25Innova Primary School in Singapore is looking for collaboration opportunity with US school/s on 121C. A team of teachers who are planning the program would like to embark on a learning journey to US schools to learn more about the program. Currently the school has already started a pilot phase...
How do schools manage student behavior issues effectively?
Brenda Fayerman | April 11As IT Director in a private coed high school of about 500 students, I was unable to find a perfect solution for automating the tracking of student behavior. In recent years, this was a growing concern: students were presenting with more issues that required the attention of the educators (e.g....
Storytelling Apps
Justina Spencer | April 2We are currently compiling a list of Storytelling Apps for our upcoming May newsletter. Are there any apps of this kind that you use in your classroom? If so, please share them with us here and we will be sure to spread the word in our next newsletter! Many thanks!
Why Do We Need Innovation in Education?
Bruce Dixon | April 2We are indeed living in interesting times. Never before have we seen such widespread agreement across countries around the globe that the key lever for their economic futures is education; just not the type of education we currently have. Such a paradox must surely challenge our long held beliefs...
ANNOUNCEMENT
New Edition of 21 Steps to 21st Century Learning® Soon to be Released!
AALF is pleased to announce that it will shortly be releasing a new version of one of its most popular resources, 21 Steps to 21st Century Learning. This new edition, developed with generous sponsorship support from Microsoft, will be accompanied by several new resources, including a series of videos highlighting how a number of outstanding 1:1 schools from around the world are addressing different aspects of the 21 Steps.
Click here to learn more about this exciting news!
FEATURE STORY
EDC Center For Children and Technology: Report on Russia
Education Development Center (EDC) has released the second of three research reports on 1:1 laptop programs in classrooms in three diverse countries: Argentina, Russia, and Korea. In our August newsletter, we detailed the findings of their first report on Argentina. In this article, Daniel Light, Senior Researcher at EDC, and Elizabeth Pierson share the findings from their second report, notably five impacts of the program in Russia. Click here to learn more about EDC and 1:1 in Russia.
By: Dr. Daniel Light & Elizabeth Pierson, EDCFebruary 26, 2013
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