EdTech
Education Technology is a multi-billion dollar sector of companies innovating in both software and hardware for teaching, learning, and running schools, districts, and state and federal education departments. We document some of the most essential technical innovations and companies that support learning, teaching and more.
Credit Recovery Goes Mainstream
Online credit recovery helps thousands of students graduate from high school and is an important entry point for personalized digital learning and competency-based education.
Rocketship Tour Notes
Judith McGrath took a City Prep site visit tour. Here are her notes from that visit.
Certification Promotes Quality, Colleges Play a Role
Lisa Dawley, Boise State, responded to an October 6 story about states adding certification for online learning and a hallway chat at iNACOL’s VSS2010. Â She makes a case below for certification and school of ed training. Â The Digital Learning Council is likely to recommend path-speicific performance-based certification after demonstrated…
GA Parents Frustrated by Inequitable Funding
Parents and operators are frustrated by crazy funding levels for online learning in GA
Tapscott Refutes Richel: Smartest Gen is Multi-tasking
Dan Tapscott posted a brilliant rebuttal of Richel's NYTimes 'the Internet is making kids dumb' article
Carl Dorvil: Mentoring + Tutoring is Life Changing
Carl Dorvil and Group Excellence combine mentoring and high tech tutoring to change lives in Texas and soon nationwide.
The Rough and Tumble Social Cost of Learning
Social scientists using a sample of over 13,000 students, averaging about 15 years old, have examined whether social acceptance or ostracism has any bearing on academic achievement. It turns out that it may have a profound effect on how students of color perform in school.
Georgia Families Get Virtual Charters Boost
Georgia Families for Public Virtual Education (GFPVE) applauds the Georgia Chamber of Commerce for its public support of the charter school law, House Bill (HB) 881. The Chamber filed a brief with the Georgia State Supreme Court last week arguing state-authorized schools provide a strong alternative to traditional brick and mortar public schools and locally authorized charter schools.
Blue Ribbons and Teacher Prep
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education releases its (much) anticipated report from its Blue Ribbon Panel on Clinical Preparation and Partnerships for Improving Student Learning. Patrick Riccards examines the attention paid to teacher inputs.
Master's Degree Offers No Reason for More Pay
Master's degrees are not worth what you paid for them; evaluating performance is hard; what it takes for Common Core standards to take hold, and more.