Edvolution

About Us

Mission

Vision

Team

Chris Whitside - Writer/Producer

Web Development/Marketing crew

Education/eLearning crew

eDemocracy crew

Advisors

Board

The Purpose of Edvolution

Web site resources

Bloggers

Weblinks

Feeds

Forum

Function of Web Site

Teach fundamentals of education reform

Build bridge between online and offline communities for sharing learning and discussion

Create and engage informed citizens in education reform debate

Create new eDemocracy/eLearning community

Market/demonstrate model for other applications

Celebrate Education Reform successes and leaders

Aggregate and package knowledge and other resources

Teachers

Value

Teacher learning

Pensions

Unions

Education Reform - Why?

Self-directed learning

Demand for School Choice

Costs of Silo Thinking

Financial burden

Alienation

Pathology of Fear and Greed

Drop outs / functional illiteracy

Technological pressures e.g. eLearning

Multicultural pressure

Need for resilient citizens

Irrational voters - Cult of personality, tribalism

Education Reform - What?

Public Education Reform

Mixed - Choice, HS and Public

Total Libertarian

Back to basics

No reform

Financial Investment changes

Holistic - Self-directed learning

Aspects of Education

Informal Learning

Lifelong Learning

Training

Formal Schooling

Mentoring

Apprenticeships

Advocacy

Health

Politics

Technology

Educational Games

Collaborative Learning

Distance Learning

Reading

Media Literacy

Consumer Education

Community

Spirituality

Equality

Multiculturalism

Democratic Action for Education Reform

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What can I do?

Education for Democracy

Tools for Democracy

Community Building 5x5x5

Negotiating/Conflict Resolution

Marketing 101

Issues: Basic Training

Holistic Learning

Collaborative Learning

Multiple Intelligences

Self-Directed Learning

Experiential Learning

Special Eduction

Attention Deficit

Second Language

Challenged Learners

Literacy

Measurement/Accountability

No Child Left Behind

Social Science

Science

Cognitive Psychology

Neuroscience

Primatology

Economics

Spiritual Aspects

Class Size

Early Childhood

Models

Traditional Public Schools

Charter Schools

Home Schooling

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

The Debates

Resolutions Required

Debate

Goals of Education

Global Competition

Global Cooperation

Who decides?

Debate

Education Business

Public Education

School Choice

Home Schooling

Charter Schools

Private Schools

Who decides?

Debate

Social Engineering

Central Planning

Free Market

Who decides?

Debate

Scale of Reform

Global

Local

Who decides?