If there is one prevalent assumption that stands in the way of deeper learning, it is that you have to do “the basics” before you can engage in deeper learning. We see this idea in various guises. One ...

This article is part of the collection: From Pre-Fab to Personalized: How Districts Are Retooling Professional Development. At this year’s 46th annualLearning Forward Conference, the place where ...

For years, the lingua franca for desktop computers was the Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, a.k.a. Basic. Essentially every PC had it, and just about anyone could learn to program ...

Basic training, also known as boot camp and various other terms, prepares recruits physically, mentally and emotionally for military service. It gives them the basic tools necessary to perform their ...

When Joe Tellez was a senior at Westfield High School, he felt ready for the changes graduation would bring. But he says he was ill-prepared for the biggest change in his life -- fatherhood. As a ...