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Project Lead The Way Continues Leading the Way in Blended STEM

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 18, 2014

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is a provider of STEM curriculum for U.S. elementary, middle, and high schools.

Ed Policy

EdTech 10: “A” is for Access

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 17, 2014

The letter of the week is “A” for Access, and this week we noticed meaningful movement in expanding it! Check out this week’s top ten edtech news stories that reveal student access to high-quality learning opportunities is on the rise.

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Fulton County Schools Launches New Process for Hiring Teachers

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 14, 2014

Atlanta Georgia's Fulton Country Schools have implemented a new Teacher Selection Model (TSM), creating a better way to judge potential teacher effectiveness, through a more rigorous selection process for hiring.

Ed Policy

EdTech 10: Special #WIFI4SCHOOLS Edition

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 10, 2014

On the eve of an important vote by the FCC on E-Rate Modernization, we are dedicating this week’s EdTech 10 list to the top stories supporting the proposed plan.

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EdTech 10: Announcements From The Road

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 3, 2014

Though hearts are still breaking over the USA’s loss to Belgium in the World Cup game yesterday, we’re here to boost you back up with the latest in EdTech news. This week we’re focusing on exciting announcements from our time spent this week at ISTE and National Charter Schools Conference. Happy 4th Ya’ll!

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SINET & Agilix Expand Access to Personalized Learning

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 1, 2014

School Improvement Network and Agilix announced at the 2014 ISTE that the company’s cloud based personalized learning solution GAGE is now scalable across any school or system.

EdTech

Leading Learning Platform, Edmodo, Adds Formative Assessment

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 30, 2014

K-12 social learning network, Edmodo, announces new product, Snapshot, at the 2014 ISTE.

EdTech

Preparing Students and Teachers for Next-Gen Assessments

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 28, 2014

To support school leaders and teachers, EdTech companies are supporting the development of resources that help prepare both students and teachers to meet the rigors of the new standards and assessments head-on AND succeed. As part of this effort, Scholastic’s READ 180 has developed rSkills College & Career and Stretch Text Instruction and Assessment Practice as resources to prepare students for these new rigorous assessments.

Ed Policy

EdTech 10: World Cup Style

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 26, 2014

As the soccer world is facing the elimination rounds, we thought we'd offer our advice on which EdTech stories made the cut this week. Much like Costa Rica, some of these stories we didn’t see coming but are strong contenders for top story of the week.

Ed Policy

Infographic: Using Prizes to Boost Learning

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 20, 2014

We are only just beginning to realize the potential for prizes to mobilize global expertise and accelerate innovation in education.

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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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