Reimaging Learning Spaces: Can Restaurants Stimulate Our Curiosity and Our Taste Buds?

Opportunities for life-long, life-wide and life-deep learning are everywhere—including restaurants. This series on reimagined learning environments examines how the places we dine can provide innovative learning opportunities.

Dick ThomasDecember 20, 20189 Billion Schools, learning spaces, L3 Learning, Lifelong learningComment

Vitaegogy in Action

Understanding what vitaegogy means is just the first step. To truly learn as a whole person across the entirety of life, we must identify and take advantage of opportunities for conscious learning and enrichment.

Lauren Della BellaOctober 2, 2018lauren della bella, vitaegogy, 9 Billion Schools, L3 Learning, life-long, Life Wide Learning, life-deep learning, pedagogy, andragogyComment

How Technology is Disrupting Education

Technology is disrupting education, and traditional school systems must be prepared to adapt. As educational and workforce shifts continue, we must teach children how to succeed once they leave the classroom.

Dr. Kendra M. ThorntonAugust 17, 20189 Billion Schools, EdTech, Education innovation, Personalized learning, lifelong learningComment

Make the Most of Lunch and Learns

It’s called a “lunch and learn” not a “lunch and lame.” These five tips can keep your lunch and learn from growing stale by providing employees with an experience they value and fuels their passions and creativity.

Lauren Della BellaJune 12, 20189 Billion Schools, Deep Learning, Individualized Education, Individualized learning, L3 Learning, Life Deep Learning, Life Wide Learning, Corporate Learning Architecture, Employee Development, Employee Training and Development, Workplace Learning, Lifelong Learning, Lunch and Learn, 21st Century learningComment

Reinventing the Wheel

We at 9 Billion Schools believe that, when it comes to education, society needs to reinvent the wheel – to rethink the way we learn. That’s a tall order, but in the heart of downtown Brooklyn, a husband-wife duo is taking it spoke by spoke.

Lauren Della BellaOctober 3, 201721st Century learning, personalized learning, charter schools, alternative schooling, digital learning, 9 Billion SchoolsComment

One School’s Journey – Economics

Christopher Nicak, Associate Director of Research at the Economics Center of the University of Cincinnati, presented on the local, regional and national economic forecast with a focus on jobs and future opportunities for today’s students.

Educational VisioningDick ThomasSeptember 5, 20179 Billion Schools, educational visioning, personalized learning, individualized learning, Dick Thomas, Jeff Parker, Mercy McAuley, high school(s), parochial school(s), high school design, Futurecasting, Mother of Mercy High School, McAuley High School, economicsComment