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Leadership and Design Skills Chart the Future of Work

Jul 22, 2019

By Emily Liebtag and Tom Vander Ark. Taliq Tillman (above) is an outspoken sophomore at an Ivy League college and the co-founder of Diversity Talks, a nonprofit that gives voice to marginalized students. Tillman described to an audience at the University of Pennsylvania how traditional education—including the best known colleges—often…

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Preparing Young People for Tomorrow’s World of Work Today

Guest Author

Jul 1, 2019

By: Cate Swinburn. The growth of automation and AI is changing the job market but Cate is optimistic about the experiences young adults can have to prepare them for the workforce.

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4.0 Schools Launches $15 Million Fund to Invest in the Future of Learning

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 29, 2019

4.0 Schools shares a three-part series announcing its new $15 million fund to connect, coach and invest in innovative ideas for the future of education.

EdTech

Google for Education and the Future of the Classroom

Rachelle Dené Poth

Jun 28, 2019

Rachelle Dene Poth discusses a new partnership between Google for Education and Canvas8 and trends they have identified that will help equip students with the necessary knowledge and diverse skills.

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How to Fix Higher Education: Seven Keys

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 27, 2019

In the second post of this series, Tom Vander Ark delivers seven key strategies to achieving higher education success.

EdTech

Google Beefs up Classroom, Begins Certifying Students

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 26, 2019

In stride with its mission to improve learning outcomes around the world, Google announced enhancements to Classroom, a new Chromebook App Hub and a student certification program.

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Agilix’s Publish Anywhere Delivers Learning Content to Any LMS

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 25, 2019

The Getting Smart team shares more about the launch of Agilix's new product Publish Anywhere, powered by Buzz that enables content providers to deliver best-in-class courses and learning content to customers.

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Developing Skills for School, Work and Life Requires a Systematic Approach

David Ross

Jun 25, 2019

Current research demonstrates that all learners develop college and career skills in a wave pattern that ebbs and flows, but constantly pushes forward to higher levels of expertise. David Ross explores this and other skill development models.

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12 Trends Killing College

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 24, 2019

With the increasing costs and lack of confidence in higher education, Tom outlines a dozen trends that will contribute to the end of college as we currently know it.

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Solution Design: Mindsets, Practices and Systems

Adam Kulaas

Jun 23, 2019

Adam Kulaas kicks off the first in a series of blogs that will explore the pitfalls and celebrations associated with designing large and small scale solutions. With emphasis on starting with self assessment and reflection, join him as he delivers a map to designing the future of learning.

	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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