EdTech 10: ‘Tis The #SmartSeason

To mark the beginning of December and the holiday season, Team Getting Smart is sharing resources on Twitter! Join in sharing your favorites, follow with #SmartSeason, and stay tuned for a blog recapping the resources shared next week. This week’s news:

Blended Schools & Tools

1. Hot Off The Press. TNTP released “Reimagining Teaching in a Blended Learning Setting” that provides best practices for school leaders for recruiting and selecting blended learning teachers.

.@ChristensenInst reviews @TNTP paper Reimagining Teaching in a #BlendedLearning Setting http://t.co/oQxJQKhtgV #EdTech10
— Tom Vander Ark (@tvanderark) December 1, 2014

2. That’s a Wrap. During October and November we shared about 20 “Best Of” lists for our 2nd Annual Smart Lists that featured leaders, companies, organizations and sites that we appreciate doing innovative work.

623 Smart People Doing Innovative Work from @Getting_Smart http://t.co/rTdacaQIwz #education #edtech #edtech10
— Carri Schneider (@CarriSchneider) December 2, 2014

3. Personalized Progress. Report on New Classrooms’ Teach to One program from the Teachers College, Columbia University, shares progress in disadvantaged student outcomes with personalized models.    

#EdTech10 | @NewClassrooms‘ Blended Math Program Yields Big Gains for Struggling Students http://t.co/8laiTjGBwt #blendedlearning
— tyler (@post_west) December 5, 2014

Digital Developments

4. Hour of Code. “It’s almost here…” begins Getting Smart Teacher Blogger Greg Garner (@classroom_tech) his latest blog in the final countdown to the event that is set to engage tens of millions worldwide.

.@Classroom_tech shares why the #HourofCode should be so much more than an hour http://t.co/DzTnwIO7vJ #edtech10
— tyler (@post_west) December 3, 2014

5. The Game Plan. Randell Lane (@RandellLane) answers in Forbes, what exactly in education should we be investing in? And if we did, how much specifically would society gain from it?

Here’s a Plan to Turn Around US Education & Generate $225 Trillion http://t.co/H9fjGsfvxj via @forbes #education #blendedlearning #edtech10
— Carri Schneider (@CarriSchneider) December 2, 2014

Smart Cites

6. Smart Sac City. Kevin Johnson, Mayor of Sacramento and USMC President talked with Tom about Common Core and his mission to make Sac Town a “city that works for everyone.”

“You can’t have a great city without good schools” –@KJ_MayorJohnson http://t.co/EEoMDHIqFD
— Getting Smart (@Getting_Smart) December 3, 2014

Higher, Deeper, Further, Faster Learning

7. MOOCs Moving On Up. Microsoft has announced a new partnership with edX that will empower educators to create interactive lectures using video, voice, digital ink, and screen recordings.

.@edXOnline & @Microsoft join forces w/a shared vision to empower educators around the world http://t.co/X6xhrZdrXb #edtech10
— Jennifer Aalgaard (@JenLAalgaard) December 3, 2014

8. Down Under Development. Smart Sparrow, new Australia-based adaptive platform enables authoring of tutorials within existing coursework has BIG potential to impact HigherEd.

The Adaptive Advantage: How E-Learning Will Change Higher Ed http://t.co/LZBzVH6KAs via @forbes #highered #edtech10
— Carri Schneider (@CarriSchneider) December 2, 2014

Research & Reports

9. That’s Write! Pearson’s 2014 Writing Space Efficacy Implementation and Results Report is out! Featuring institutions and educators that have improved student performance in writing after the implementation of Writing Space.

How educators implemented @Pearson’s Writing Space to address challenges http://t.co/sYfSUbzh0W #edtech10
— Jessica Slusser (@Jess_Slusser) December 3, 2014

10. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions. Parents are taking advantage of the opportunity to choose among district and charter public schools. Check out CRPE’s report that compares the varied experience in eight cities.

New @CRPE_UW Report Compares School Choice Experience Among Parents in 8 ‘High-Choice’ Cities http://t.co/Fmd2Nngx5E #edtech10

— Carri Schneider, Ed.D. (@CarriSchneider) December 4, 2014

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