SmartBlog on Education’s monthly content award recognizes content written by educators, for educators that inspires readers to engage, innovate and discuss.
SmartBrief Education editors and writers sift through thousands of sources each day, reading a variety of content, including blogs and commentaries written by you and your peers.
In an effort to recognize some of the innovative voices in the field, we’ve asked our team to nominate their favorite content — written by educators, for educators — each month from which we’ll choose two winners for the Editor’s Choice Content Award.
This month’s winners inspired us by challenging educators to rethink “failure.”
Meet this month’s winners:
- Patrick Waters for Project-Based Learning Through a Maker’s Lens, Edutopia
Listen to an interview with Patrick on Education Talk Radio.
- Julie Rohl for Why I Encourage Failure in STEM, Huffington Post
Learn more about our previous winners.
June Editor’s Choice Content Award
- George Couros for 5 ways to influence change, Connected Principals
- Dana Sirotiak for What is a family-school partnership and which ones exist?, Dana Sirotiak’s ePortfolio
May Editor’s Choice Content Award
- Pernille Ripp for This is What Learning Looks Like, Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension
Listen to an interview with Pernille on Education Talk Radio.
- Aaron Vanderwerff for Makers in the Classroom: A How-To Guide, edSurge
Listen to an interview with Aaron on Education Talk Radio.
April Editor’s Choice Content Award
- Paul Barnwell for My Students Don’t Know How to Have a Conversation, The Atlantic
Listen to an interview with Paul on EduTalk Radio.
- Jennifer Barnett for It Had to Be Me, Center for Teaching Quality
Listen to an interview with Jennifer on Education Talk Radio.
March Editor’s Choice Content Award
- Hunter Maats and Katie O’Brien for Teaching Students to Embrace Mistakes, Edutopia
- Matt Renwick for Passion-Based Learning Week 5: Can Minecraft Foster a Growth Mindset?, published by Powerful Learning Practice
Listen to an interview with Matt on Education Talk Radio.
February Editor’s Choice Content Award
- Heather Wolpert-Gawron for Common Core in Action: The Power of a Checklist, Edutopia
- Jody Passanisi and Shara Peters for Taking the Struggle Out of Group Work, MiddleWeb
January Editor’s Choice Content Award
- Hilary Conklin for Middle School: Not So Bad, The Atlantic
Listen to an interview with Hilary on Education Talk Radio.
- Bill Ferriter for What Role Do Hunches Play in Professional Learning Communities?, Center for Teaching Quality