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EdTech

EdTech 10: Today’s Word is “Capacity”

Oct 12, 2016

This week's edition features the people, organizations, institutions and companies working hard to build the capacity of teachers, leaders and students to “do, experience and understand.”

EdTech

EdTech 10: From Ideas to Implementation

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 5, 2016

The week's top ten news stories, resources and updates on teaching, learning and implementation.

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EdTech 10: Smart Cities

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 28, 2016

It's officially Smart Cities Week, and we're celebrating with a blog sharing the 7 key attributes of “cities that work for everyone,” a Smart Cities book giveaway and ten new edtech stories.

Competency-Based Education

Policy, Pilots and the Path to Competency-Based Education: A Tale of Three States

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 26, 2016

This publication highlights how and why state Competency-Based Education pilot programs offer a promising strategy by telling the story of three states with the same goal, but different paths.

EdTech

The world is a-buzz with the news of the 10 XQ Super Schools, where our own Mary Ryerse was invited to be a judge. This week’s top ten news stories offer even more super news about teaching and learning.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Personalized Learning 2.0

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 14, 2016

We’re still in the early stages of the personalized learning revolution, however stories like this week’s top ten show we’re definitely on the path to Personalized Learning 2.0.

Leadership

Learning is Hands On at National Network of Career Academies

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 9, 2016

The NAF Academy network spans 36 states and brings education, business and community leaders together to ensure today's high school students are college, career and future ready.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Practice Future Now

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 7, 2016

We're committed to exploring important education topics that aren’t yet “front of mind” and sharing what we’re learning, including these new education ideas and innovations to help us all "practice future now."

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8 Campaigns Illuminating the Path Forward

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 2, 2016

The Getting Smart team studies innovations in learning to understand the path forward and then constructs advocacy campaigns to inform and inspire action. Here are eight of our recent, current and planned thought leadership campaigns.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Pure Imagination

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 31, 2016

In honor of our favorite Willy Wonka of all time, this week's top edtech stories share a new view of the world from the imaginations of education leaders.

	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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