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Personalized Learning

Missouri Universities Flip the Lecture Hall

Sep 13, 2013

Because students get one to one personalized instruction, other class time is opened up for applying the concepts they study to the future world situations their studies are intended to prepare them for.

Leadership

Activate Ed’s Next Rockstar: Butch Trusty

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 12, 2013

The next Activate Ed Education Rockstar is Butch Trusty, Education Program Director at The Joyce Foundation, based in Chicago, IL.

Personalized Learning

“The Reading Room” Premieres on EdReach.us

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 11, 2013

“With voices from Subtext, TechSmith, and especially the classroom leaders, EdReach is growing a unique network of innovators, giving educators a place to listen and learn. We’re democratizing professional development.”

Personalized Learning

Smart List: 30 Orgs Boosting College Access & Success

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 2, 2013

Today we’re recognizing 30 organizations building college awareness, preparation, and completion.

Personalized Learning

Smart List: 20 Cool Sites in Pairs

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 1, 2013

Today we’re wrapping our recognitions with 20 pairs that just didn’t fit on other lists but included organizations doing great work.

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Smart List: Connecting & Supporting Entrepreneurs

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 31, 2013

Today we’re recognizing 10 organizations connecting and supporting entrepreneurs.

Personalized Learning

Smart List: Homework Help & Parent Organizing

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 30, 2013

Today we are recognizing 10 sources for homework help and 10 organizations informing and organizing parents.

EdTech

New Language Arts Apps from edshelf

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 28, 2013

Let’s say you give your students a writing assignment. It could be a fictional story, a book summary, or, in our example below, a persuasive essay. Here are a series of mobile apps that your students can use for this assignment.

EdTech

10 Music & Art Resources

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 28, 2013

During August we will spotlight about 500 people and organizations--not in order, not exhaustive, just people we appreciate. Today we’re recognizing music and art apps and resources.

Ed Policy

Smart LIst: The 10 Most Innovative Cities

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 27, 2013

Today we are recognizing smart cities. We built an index based on 12 metrics of innovations in learning considering K-12 schools, universities, foundations and investors, edtech and other education enterprise. Here are the ten smartest cities (in order):

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
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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