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Equity & Access

Getting Smart on Global Education and Equity

May 31, 2016

VIF International Education and Getting Smart partnered to examine the characteristics of globally competent students closely and address how K-12 institutions can utilize global education practices to equitably prepare all students for success.

Future of Learning

Creating the Future of Learning: Singapore American School

Getting Smart Staff

May 30, 2016

A virtual tour of the Singapore American School, the largest single campus international school in the world and largest American school outside the U.S.

EdTech

Supporting English Language Learners with Next-Gen Tools

Getting Smart Staff

May 25, 2016

Supporting English Language Learners with Next-Gen Tools, provides a landscape overview of tools and strategies to support English Language Learners (ELLs). The publication includes expert contributions from educators and thought leaders and the 10 elements of next-gen language learning.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Tool Time

Getting Smart Staff

May 25, 2016

This week’s round-up of top edtech stories is rich with announcements regarding new tools for schools to explore for the fall.

EdTech

Smart Review | Better Writing Feedback From WriteLab

Getting Smart Staff

May 20, 2016

WriteLab writing software provides formative feedback at the sentence level, the ability to share drafts with peers and instructors and other features to encourage students to practice and improve their writing.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Taking a HigherEd Path

Getting Smart Staff

May 18, 2016

This week’s edition shares stories on providing today's students with the opportunity to choose highered as their path after high school.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Measure Twice, Learn Once

Getting Smart Staff

May 11, 2016

This week's EdTech 10 includes stories on the importance of measuring learning as well as examples of the many different types of learning that can be measured.

Leadership

New Tech High Celebrates Student Accomplishment with Senior Signing Day

Getting Smart Staff

May 8, 2016

More about New Tech High's Senior Signing Day where all students, faculty and families come together to celebrate these students' hard work and bright futures.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Have You Thanked a Teacher This Week?

Getting Smart Staff

May 4, 2016

It’s the time of year when we pause to focus on all of the teachers--past and present--who are making a difference by showing them the love and appreciation they deserve.

EdTech

New DreamBox Learning Feature Provides Personalized Learning Experiences

Getting Smart Staff

Apr 29, 2016

DreamBox Learning's new AssignFocus™ feature takes a single assignment request from a teacher and automatically generates individual, personalized lessons for each student based on their needs.

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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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