Posts by Getting Smart Staff
Udemy Is Launching an Android App
"Our suite of mobile apps puts us closer than ever to realizing our vision that anyone, anywhere can learn anything."
Digital Learning Now! Releases Smart Series Guide to EdTech Procurement
The goal is to create a framework for EdTech purchasing by offering practical advice to guide key decisions, sharing lessons learned from districts that have already made the digital shift, discussing the implications for blended learning, and providing examples of best practices in education policy that support smart procurement.
$12M Gates Grant Supports Literacy Tools for Teachers
With a $12M Gates Foundation grant, the Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) launched CoreTools, a teacher-created online instructional platform to guide teachers through a curriculum design and PD experience that enables them to master the instructional shifts of the Common Core.
Infographic: The State of Digital Education
See how much has changed in just three short years in our post, Getting Smart: How Digital Learning is Changing the World- 2013 Update. Also, see the inforgraphic below from Knewton capturing the incredible growth and current state of digital education today.
12 Days of a Blended Christmas
Merry Christmas to our Getting Smart readers. Written by the Getting Smart staff, we'd like to share our own version of the 12 Days of Christmas with all of you.
Video: Common Core and Digital Learning
Common Core State Standards set high expectations for America's students, developed by teachers, in a process initiated by governors and state education leaders across the nation.
Make Your Webinar Plans for 2014 Now- With Temple Grandin
Mark your calendars now and register quickly for this free series that will offer a new understanding, not only for special education student needs but for the best and most update strategies for schools to be able to meet those needs.
Deeper Learning For Every Student Every Day, Released!
Published today, Deeper Learning for Every Student Every Day is dedicated to dispelling the myths around Deeper Learning and proving that it can happen in any school, with all students, and every teacher.
K12 Inc. Annual Survey Examines Online & Blended Learning Implementations
K12 Inc. announced today that their annual survey of district and school leaders reports that school districts offered significantly more online learning opportunities during 2013 than were offered in 2012.
Loved The Hour Of Code? 3 Great Ideas For What To Do Next
Just because the Hour of Code is finished does not mean you have to stop now... Beyond that, here are our 3 best suggestions to empower students and teachers o continue working and foster their new found love of learning to code: