Personalized Learning

Early hybrids show the way: the PLC story

Clay Christensen talks about innovation occuring at the margin–often the choice between something and nothing.  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.  After three decades of working…

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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.

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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…

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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?

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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.