Posts by Getting Smart Staff
Personalized Learning
Video: Blended Learning Implementation Guide
This video brings to life the Digital Learning Now! Smart Series white paper, Blended Learning Implementation Guide 2.0. A successful transition to blended learning includes these key phases: creating the conditions for success, planning, implementation, and continuous improvement.
EdTech
First Ever White House Student Film Festival Launches Today
K-12 students from around the country are invited to create a 1-3 minute short video. Finalists could have their videos screened at the actual White House and posted on the official website.
EdTech
EdTech 10: Giving Thanks for Blended & Deeper Learning
We try to contribute to moving us all closer to making these types of dreams a reality for students, too. Right now we are focused on Deeper Learning. Earlier this month we released the infographic, this week we shared the executive summary and soon, very soon, we’ll be launching the full white paper, Deeper Learning For Every Student Every Day.
EdTech
Next-Gen Schools Thriving in Detroit
Getting Smart isn’t new to sharing good news from Detroit, but recently, as part of a joint trip with Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) and CEE-Trust, a couple members of our team were lucky enough to return to the city.
Personalized Learning
Deeper Learning: For Every Student Every Day
As a preview to the paper, we’ve released the Executive Summary which offers a map of profiled school locations, a deeper dive into the six Deeper Learning competencies and ten practices that promote Deeper Learning. For more on Deeper Learning make sure to check out the infographic released this fall that complements the paper’s themes.
Personalized Learning
The Facts About Women and STEM
We agree with the tactics to solve the problem and hope to encourage schools to offer more diverse class offerings for students at a younger age in order to get all students hooked on science, tech, engineering and math as soon as possible in their education careers.
Ed Policy
Data Quality Campaign Releases “Data for Action 2013”
Join The Data Quality Campaign (@EdDataCampaign ) and key partners today, November 19 at 2:00 p.m. EST for a Twitter Town Hall, using the hashtag #DFA2013 to discuss the results of the 2013 report. Everyone will have the opportunity to pose questions about the reports findings and can ask the experts about your state's analysis.
Innov8
EdTech 10: The Good Stuff
Happy Saturday! We are half way through November and definitely feeling thankful for so many interesting and good things happening in the world of education this week.
Personalized Learning
New White Paper: The 5 Legal Pitfalls District Leaders Must Avoid This Year
To help administrators avoid legal pitfalls related to special education, we recently held a webinar with Charles Weatherly of the Weatherly Law Firm. If you missed our SPED Ahead webinar, “The Five Legal Pitfalls District Leaders Must Avoid,” don’t fear. We are sharing these pitfalls in the new white paper.
Leadership
Private School Extends Impact With Online Learning
Oaks Christian School in west Los Angeles is offers a values-based world class secondary education. To extend their reach they worked with online learning provider SevenStar to launch Oaks Christian Online School in 2011. Director Vicki Conway describes the process.