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What a 12 Year Old Can Teach Us About Learning

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Jul 5, 2010

Here's a 12 year old student telling adults how they can help children excel.

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Students Know

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Jul 2, 2010

A collection of notes taken during a student panel about personalized learning. What do students think about using virtual education to

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Another Open Letter to Commissioner Chester, Massachusetts

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 2, 2010

Michael Horn, Director of the Education division of Innosight Institute, writes and open letter to Commissioner Chester, after press reports indicate changes to virtual schools legislation in Massachusetts.

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Video: Noble Street

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 30, 2010

We talk to Michael Milkie about his feat of opening up charter schools in Chicago, the role technology plays in them, and the future.

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Virtuality Supported

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 30, 2010

Illinois is on the verge of big changes in online learning delivery. Here are some notes from a meeting with Illinois Virtual School that show some of that.

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David Wiley's TEDX Talk

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 28, 2010

I hope I can meet David Wiley in Chicago this week. If anyone sees him, point him out to me.

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Math That's Fast, Flexible, and Great for Kids

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 28, 2010

We interviewed Sarah Weston, Utah's Educator of the Year, and the very first online facilitator to win the award.

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Video: The Online Urban Student

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 28, 2010

Robin Gonzalez, Manager, Chicago Public Schools, Virtual Schools

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Don't Discount the Online Student

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 28, 2010

A conversation with Robin Gonzalez, Manager of 100 Chicago Public School Virtual Schools about the role that online learning already plays in urban students' lives. "You can have this crazy idea one day and you can actually make it happen, and there are no barriers.”

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Hacking Tools, Please

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 28, 2010

Those quick and nimble angel investors and VC firms -- are they really that quick and nimble? Or is the new metaphor for investing in education a stone mason, pounding away at a slab of granite?

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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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