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Leadership
Tomorrow is NOW at #iPDX14
By: Jeremy Macdonald. I am here today because I know that tomorrow is NOW, and now (because of you), it will be different for many. And now take what you’ve heard, seen, and learned, take it back to your class, back to you schools, back to your homes not just because you need to better, but because it’s time to be different.
Personalized Learning
A Look Inside Standards-Based Grading at Starr Detroit Academy
By: Jeremy Vidito. Standards-based grading was one of numerous strategies we implemented from Day 1. And it became evident quite early in our first year that we had some challenges to overcome if we were going to successfully implement standards-based grading.
Ed Policy
Education, Nonprofit, Government & Tech Worlds Collide this Month in Virtual Agreement
By: Beth Purcell. But no app, gadget or new operating system can change an essential education truth: when it comes to how our students learn, parents know best. Only with parental choice intact can we harness the full potential of online learning.
EdTech
#EdTechWomen #SXSWedu Lightning Talk Series – At The Helm
By: Margaret Roth. This year at SXSWedu, EdTechWomen has the honor of showcasing the stories of twelve exemplary women who are making the EdTech Ecosystem grow, change, and accelerate its impact on learners everywhere.
Personalized Learning
Classrooms Use Cloud Resources to Save on Supplies
By: James Walker. Whenever educators start talking about cloud-based educational systems, somebody always asks about the cost. After all, when you can buy a pack of pencils for just a few dollars, why is it more efficient to use tablets and computers?
EdTech
Resourcefulness: Balefire Labs’ Evaluation Helps Teachers Find Quality Apps
By: Steve Peha. I liken Balefire to a kind of Consumer Reports for education apps. It has an easily browsable table-and-checkbox view of hundreds of apps which allows users to see at a glance which ones match up best with Balefire’s model.
Ed Policy
A Skunkworks for Schools
By: Matt Candler. With our partners at New Schools for New Orleans and Khan Academy, 4.0 Schools will scour the globe for people willing to explore new ways of doing school. After we test their crazy ideas on a very small scale, we’ll chuck the ideas that don’t work and fine-tune the ones that do. In 2016, we’ll launch what we hope will be a groundbreaking new public school in New Orleans based on their ideas.
Personalized Learning
The Future of Online Learning: The Age of Mobile-First Education
By: Rony Zarom. It’s not only students who stand to benefit from the “mobile-first, mobile-most” approach to online education. It also bodes well for curriculum innovation.
Personalized Learning
Infographic: #PLearning #MakeitHappen
Feeling confused about personalized learning? Not sure what it means, what it looks like, how to implement or support it? You’ve come to the right place. We hope to answer your questions through our#plearning infographic series.
Personalized Learning
5 Resources to Help You Flip Your College Classroom
By: Jennifer Rowland. So you want to flip your classroom. That means creating a ton of lecture videos and hosting them on your college’s learning management system or online, right?