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EdTech

No Cost. No Catch. How One Company Hopes to Close the Achievement Gap

Sep 16, 2015

By: Lucy Kosturko. Educational agencies talk a lot about achievement gaps. One emerging factor--technology--has shown both positive and negative effects, which begs the question: Do EdTech solutions run the risk of widening the achievement gap by widening the opportunity gap?

Personalized Learning

A Student’s Perspective on Project-Based Learning

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Sep 15, 2015

By: Jaylen Reese & Getting Smart Staff. A student voice recap of New Tech Network’s most recent PBL chat by Jaylen Reese who attends Calumet New Tech. Jaylen shares key takeaways and creative ways to approach PBL instruction from a student’s perspective.

Difference Making

When I Grow Up: Helping Young Adults Explore Careers Collaboratively

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Sep 14, 2015

By: Louie Montoya. Using human-centered research to understand the challenges and opportunities facing youth ages 13-21, BIF developed a reality show series called “When I Grow Up: (WIGU), which follows several young adults who each get a chance to try out their dream jobs for a day.

Personalized Learning

What Do Students Need to Learn Math? Competence, Curiosity and Commitment

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Sep 13, 2015

By: Nancy Weinstein. What do students need to learn math? Well, it turns out the 3 C's are really important: Competence, Curiosity and Commitment and commitment, writes Weinstein, may be the most important of all. We might not all be math people but we all need math, argues Weinstein, and sometimes commitment is what it takes to learn.

Leadership

Education Leadership Strategies, Mindsets and Tools for Back to School

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Sep 8, 2015

By: Tiffany Della Vedova. As leaders, we must work to adapt our leadership mindset and tools to fit the new environment we have helped to establish. And, having set our GPS to 21st century learning, we must pack our bags with 21st century leadership tools as we embark on this year’s learning adventure.

EdTech

Branding & EdTech: On the Road from Funding to Credibility

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Sep 7, 2015

By: Brandon Walsh & Megan Mead. Building a brand can feel like a BIG undertaking, especially in the fast growing industry of EdTech. Setting yourself apart from competition is one thing, making sure your audience understands and values those differences is another. Intentional brand development is essential.

Ed Policy

States Need Solutions for Bottom 5% Schools

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Sep 7, 2015

By: Sajan George. With 20,000 failing schools in this country, we need solutions that are replicable and scalable. With the types of technology, training and education models that are currently being developed and used, schools should be able to access powerful new tools to address a persistent problem that plagues our nation.

Difference Making

Creating Intrinsic Value, Interest and the Desire to Engage in Students

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Sep 6, 2015

By: Nick Bain. Students need opportunities to discover value and interest in creative ways. Educators can support in this by being a learning facilitator not a learning instructor.

Leadership

New Thinking On Leadership Development: Mindsets, Investment, Diversity, and Responsiveness

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Sep 6, 2015

By: Jimmy Henderson. There is no shortage of passionate, smart, and talented professionals in the industry. So why is it so hard to find the leaders we need to help teachers and students succeed?

EdTech

Adaptive Learning: The Secret Sauce of Next Generation Learning and Achievement

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Sep 4, 2015

By: Jessie Woolley-Wilson. For educators to adapt and meet the needs of every student, they must have access to meaningful, actionable data that dynamically changes as a student learns.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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