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EdTech

EdTech 10: Dollars, Deals and Developments

Apr 27, 2016

This week’s EdTech 10 is overflowing with news of dollars, deals and developments in EdTech, as well as new resources for policy and practice.

Leadership

Getting Smart on Teachers as Collaborative Curriculum Designers

Getting Smart Staff

Apr 22, 2016

This paper explores the importance of teachers as curriculum designers, and how Literacy Design Collaborative helps support collaborative curriculum design while also providing important teacher professional development.

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EdTech 10: Eduinnovation Nation

Getting Smart Staff

Apr 20, 2016

This week’s EdTech 10 contains stories related to The 7th Annual ASU GSV Summit discussion focus on the future of work, cultivating talent and global access to education opportunity.

Ed Policy

EdTech 10: Improving Math Mindsets

Getting Smart Staff

Apr 13, 2016

This week’s EdTech 10 contains stories related to what’s new in math, from math apps to video game creation, in honor of April being Math Awareness Month.

Personalized Learning

April is Math Awareness Month

Getting Smart Staff

Apr 9, 2016

April is Math Awareness Month and this infographic shares important statistics on the current state of math education in the country.

EdTech

South Carolina Campaign Targets Advanced Manufacturing Employment

Getting Smart Staff

Apr 8, 2016

This week the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance and state officials announced the debut of the South Carolina Future Makers workforce initiative, powered by STEM Premier. The goal is to increase the skilled workforce pipeline entering advanced manufacturing and technical related careers.

Leadership

Reasoning Minds Deserve Thoughtful Progress Monitoring

Getting Smart Staff

Apr 6, 2016

Dr. Alex Khachatryan of Reasoning Mind discusses the use of leaderboards and broader efforts to motivate and monitor student performance.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Paths, Policy, Partnerships and the Planet

Getting Smart Staff

Apr 6, 2016

This week's EdTech 10 is brought to you by the letter "P:" personalized learning paths, policy developments, education perspectives, partnerships and products.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Going Deep with Deeper Learning

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 30, 2016

This year’s Deeper Learning conference focused on equity and entry points to deeper learning. From the maker movement to empathy hacks for school wide change, this conference covered the tangible and practical while also encouraging us all to advocate for equitable access to education for all students. Powerful student…

EdTech

EdTech 10: Marching On

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 15, 2016

This week’s EdTech 10 is in the spirit of marching on, picking up where you left off after SXSWedu with your important work with today's students.

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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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