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Q&A: What’s the Tune In Your Lesson?

Aug 10, 2012

Do you have songs that you can recall and recite from your teen years? Does it recall a whole slew of memories from the first time you heard it, saw it played in concert, or listened to it on the radio? What if we could leverage the memory-locking ability of music to help students learn in fun new ways?

Personalized Learning

GSV Launches American Revolution 2.0

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 9, 2012

GSV Advisors released the white paper "American Revolution 2.0: How Education Innovation is Going to Revitalize America and Transform the U.S. Economy," which takes a close look at the climate of education and the latest trends on the horizon of innovation, this week.

EdTech

Adobe Announces the 2012 Adobe Educators’ Choice Awards

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 8, 2012

Every year educators create outstanding lesson plans to help students learn, understand and uncover their passions. We want to ensure that the hard work does not go unnoticed. Starting this week, educators can win great prizes by simply submitting their best projects, lesson plans, curricula and tutorials to the 2012 Educators’ Choice Awards.

Personalized Learning

Staff Picks: LPS, Innovation, Documentaries, Global Learning

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 28, 2012

This week's staff picks focus on politics of innovation, Leadership Public Schools, documentaries as learning experiences and global low cost private schools.

Ed Policy

Principles for Model Online & Blended Learning Legislation

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 28, 2012

The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) released a Statement of Principles for Model Legislation in States. The principles are fully aligned with Digital Learning Now!, a framework for state policy released in 2010. The principles are a useful guide not only for state policy…

Personalized Learning

NRC Report Highlights Importance of Deeper Learning

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 27, 2012

While the NRC definition of deeper learning purportedly shifts from "21st century skills" to broader "21st century competencies" including skills, knowledge, and expertise, the definition seems accurate - but a bit shallow.

EdTech

Dream Lake Students Knighted as Math Learners

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 24, 2012

Patty Weisbach, Assistant Principal at Dream Lake Elementary, says she has countless stories about the ways that ST Math’s JiJi the penguin, created by MIND Research Institute, created a culture of success around math at her school. Yet, one story in particular stands out.

EdTech

News Corp. Unveils Amplify For K-12 Digital Innovation

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 23, 2012

New Corporation Education's Division today launched Amplify, a new business dedicated to reimagining K-12 education by creating digital products and services that empower students, teachers and parents in new ways, said Joel Klein, an executive vice president at News Corp.

Leadership

Staff Picks: Opportunity Gap, Resilience & Learning Apps

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 21, 2012

Karen and Carri Pick “The Education Response to the Opportunity Gap” Karen says, “There’s still lots of work to do to improve the opportunity gap. I really appreciate all of the groups mentioned here. Not time to slow down on equity.” Carri says, “Tom does a great…

EdTech

SMARTtech Roundup: Blended Learning, STEM, Common Core

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 20, 2012

Blended Schools & Tools HBCU blends. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Connections Education will launch TMCF Collegiate Academies a blended learning program that will allow students to individualize their education and work at a personalized pace. More than “just add water.” PBS/Media shift provides two questions to guide technology integration:…

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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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