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“The Next Generation of World Language Learning” discusses the opportunities that blended learning creates to improve the numbers of students who can access high-quality world language instruction by describing a vision of the next generation of world language learning.
Navigating the Digital Shift: Implementation Strategies for Blended and Online Learning
A DLN Smart Series ebook comprised of eight white papers and complementary infographics that address key implementation challenges at the intersection of digital learning and Common Core.
EdTech 10: Shining in the Spotlight
At Getting Smart, we are happy to continue to shine that well deserved spotlight on the interesting developments in education every week with the top 10 stories in EdTech.
Video: Funding the Shift to Digital Learning
Digital Learning Now!’s paper, “Funding the Shift” lays out policy strategies and easy ways to help make the promise of digital learning a reality. Together, the paper and video are an essential resource for today's forward thinking school leaders.
Activate Ed’s Next Rockstar: Rick Hess
The Activate ED campaign is a collaboration of The Broad Center, Education Pioneers, and the Strategic Data Project —all have missions to transform education by supplying top leaders, managers, and analysts to the field.
Infographic: Next-Gen World Language Learning
"Blended learning programs that incorporate proven educational software such as Rosetta Stone increase access and also address issues of cost effectiveness in the 'new normal' economy."
Apply Now for New School Grants From NGLC
Calling all school visionaries and designers: at least $6 million is being awarded to new breakthrough model schools or total redesigns of existing schools. Next Generation Learning Challenges announces the second cycle of its fourth wave of grants to accelerate technology-enabled next-generation learning: 12 new school launch grants totaling $450K each for designers of blended, personalized, competency-based secondary schools opening in the fall of 2014.
Infographic: Deeper Learning
While the schools may look different from the outside, they most definitely share a common purpose—to give ALL students the opportunity to learn in a Deeper Learning environment. And the schools are...
Thiel Foundation Announces a New Round of Under 20 Fellows
"A radical re-thinking of what it takes to succeed, the Thiel Fellowship encourages lifelong learning and independent thought. With $100,000 and 2 years free to pursue their dreams, Thiel Fellows are changing the world one entrepreneurial venture at a time."
EdTech 10: No Shutdown Here
October is Connected Educators Month and that means things are working, probably even faster than usual. With this much great stuff happening in schools, there’s really no time for shutting down.