Archive: Jul 2013
Achieve Releases State Framework For Competency-Based Education
Achieve, the leading advocate for college- and career-ready standards, posted an important policy resources this week: Advancing Competency-Based Pathways to College and Career Readiness: A State Policy Framework for Graduation Requirements, Assessment and Accountability. Competency-based education has been part of Achieve’s strategic plan for a few years, but this report is the most important action to date.
EdTech 10: Feel The Heat
Teachers and tech-ers must be feeling inspired by July, because edtech news is hot, hot, hot this week! Lather up in SPF 50 and grab your shades - our top 10 shows the future of education is bright!
X-citing STEM Partnership for All Schools
The USA Science and Engineering Festival is looking to sign up 500-700 K-12 schools nationwide to their X-STEM school project this fall in anticipation of the largest STEM festival in the United States happening in Washington DC, April 24-27 2014.
The Conservative Case for Higher Common Standards
Highlighting the support of most current and many former Republican governors, conservatives launched a website yesterday in support of Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Post-Industrial Pedagogy
Quality and access to education continue to top the list of education priorities in countries across the world. But finding balance between both access and quality is something policy makers, educators and community leaders have wrestled with for decades.
Infographic: Busting Myths About Online Learning
The Getting Smart Team is excited to share the latest resource to be added to DLN's Smart Series collection -- a new infographic from Digital Learning Now! entitled “Busting Myths About Online Learning.”
7 Social Media Tools To Tell Your Classroom Story
As the school days get long and teacher fatigue sets in, we educators forget that parents, loved ones and members of the community truly want to hear the stories that arise in classroom. We can’t forget the importance of facilitating learning opportunities is equally as important as sharing them.
Smart Cities: The Hillsborough Leadership Story
High performing organizations grow their own leaders. A lack of political stability makes that unusual in urban American education--but Hillsborough, Florida is a great exception.
The SAMR Ladder Through the Lens of 21st Century Skills
SAMR is a truly useful tool for helping teachers identify their current comfort zone in order to build expertise in designing efficient and effective student learning experiences. To reach higher levels on the SAMR ladder, teachers can make some planning and instructional shifts.
Coding Is Not Just For Computer Programmers
If the thought of learning how to code has ever crossed your mind (more likely it hasn't, but that's alright), good news: the current climate for programmers in America couldn't be better.