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Educators can learn a few things from Google

By Learning Forward
June 2014
Is we use this issue of JSD to offer inspiration and ideas to fuel summer learning, I’m trying one of my favorite tactics to open my eyes to new perspectives — looking beyond education. Recently I heard Steven Butschi, from Google Education, talk about developing organizational strategies to help schools and their leaders deal with change. Butschi spoke of the need to innovate new schools and classrooms to replace the traditional schoolhouse, where educators use the same materials, at the same time, in fixed locations. I agree with his premise. We have encountered transformational change in almost every aspect of our lives, yet schools are slow to follow. If educators are serious about preparing students to be college- and career-ready, then we need to get

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Julie Blaine

Julie Blaine is president of Learning Forward’s board of trustees.

References

Google. (n.d.) Ten things we know to be true. Available at www.google.com/about/company/philosophy.

 

Kessler, S. (2013, March 26). Here’s a Google perk any company can imitate: Employee-to-employee learning. Fast Company. Available online at www.fastcompany.com/3007369/heres-google-perk-any-company-can-imitate-employee-employee-learning.

 

Ulanoff, L. (2009, March 28). The Googleplex: Everything you’ve heard is true. PC Magazine. Available at www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2344010,00.asp.


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