Chavous Speaks in Favor of Virtual Schools
Kevin Chavous, former Chair of the DC City Council and its former Education Committee chair, says that the time has come to embrace virtual charters.
Early hybrids show the way: the PLC story
Clay Christensen talks about innovation occuring at the margin–often the choice between something and nothing. Â That’s certainly true in education where we’ve seen innovation start in alternative or special education. Neil Shorthouse co-founded Communities in Schools, the most respected dropout prevention network in America. Â After three decades of working…
Our Kids Are in the Future–Don't be Late
The KnowledgeWorks Foundation is leading the shift from schooling to learning. Our kids get it, why don't we?
The Adventures of Deeper Learning
That week, I was definitely out of my comfort zone, but New Tech had prepared me for that. New Tech High School has greatly influenced me. Going on this internship I realized how much I have learned: meaningful skills I used throughout my internship that had been so driven into my brain, I didn’t even realize they were there.
Bush-Wise Statement on High Quality Digital Learning
Here is a statement that will be read with the release of Ten Elements for High Quality Digital Learning. We have provided links to the relevant pages and to the Ten Elements for your review.
SMARTtech Top 10: Quick Headlines Before the Holiday Break
Quick! Hurry! Before your head fills with sugar plums and presents, read the top 10 news headlines you need to know at the close of 2012.
How Students Show What They Know
My wife appreciates psychodrama (today we’ll see another triumphant women in a Nancy Meyer movie). I, on the other hand, enjoy a juicy psychometric-drama. And we have a thriller in the making. A couple agreements in the next few weeks will set the stage for the next decade of testing…
RTTT Phase Two Slog
We're not seeing a rush of significant new thinking in the effort to make up for Race to the Top Phase One shortfalls. What's next?
Georgia's Virtual Schools Funding Formula
After a request for information, the Georgia Governor's Office of Planning and Budget has sent the funding formula it uses to calculate monies for virtual schools.
Tom Vander Ark Talks Online and Blended Learning With ChoiceMedia.TV
Getting Smart blogger Tom Vander Ark spoke with Choice Media at the recent 2011 Excellence in Action Summit, hosted by the Foundation for Excellence in Education this October. In this short interview, Vander Ark discusses the challenges states face with policies that prohibit the development of effective online and blended learning models for students.