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Leadership

100 Tips & Insights for Opening Great New Schools

Aug 4, 2016

Opening a good, new school is a huge challenge. This toolkit provides practical tips and insights from school leaders across the country.

Personalized Learning

College Degrees More Important Than Ever

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 3, 2016

According to a report released by the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, almost 12 million U.S. jobs have been created post recession and virtually all have gone to workers with at least some college.

EdTech

EdTech 10: It’s All Just Learning to Us

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 3, 2016

While we often focus on K-12, we’re always eager to share important and exciting news about developments in informal learning, early learning and professional learning--because it’s all just learning to us.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Goodbye, July

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 27, 2016

It's hard to believe the end of summer is close and that back-to-school time is just around the corner. So we salute the end of July with these top ten edtech stories.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Get Your Learn On

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 20, 2016

Summer is the perfect time to pursue some personal and professional learning goals, and this week’s top ten is full of opportunities for educators to do just that.

Leadership

Making Sense of It All

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 17, 2016

An inspiring message from Big Picture Learning's Carlos Moreno after recent events on our responsibility to ensure that our young people feel they matter, are loved and are supported to achieve their aspirations.

Leadership

New School Tips from The Leading Low-Income School System

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 14, 2016

Aspire Public Schools, one of the nation’s first charter management organizations, has learned many lessons about opening great new schools over the years and offers this advice.

Innov8

EdTech 10: Gotta Catch ‘Em All

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 13, 2016

There are lots of cool digital developments in this week’s list. So while they might not be as exciting as Pokemon, we promise it’s worth a short break to catch this week’s EdTech10.

Difference Making

AI and Push Learning for Student Guidance and Advisory

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 9, 2016

Applying to college can be difficult, even with access to information and resources. Artificial intelligence and human experts are now easing the process for students and parents.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Future Focus

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 6, 2016

Here is this week's top ten list with the latest on schools, tools and developments across K12 and HigherEd, as well as a peek into the future of teaching and learning.

	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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