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Buck The Quo by Making Waves

Guest Author

Dec 20, 2015

Buck the Quo includes a YouTube series where real people talk about real life after high school. This blog features a video that profiles Anabel, a woman who bootstrapped her way through graduate school to a career she loves.

EdTech

Time for an Honest Conversation About Confronting Change

Guest Author

Dec 19, 2015

Any big decision can be co-owned as long as the needs the solution are addressing themselves were arrived at in consensus. This means shifting “ownership” from an element in an individual educator’s status quo to the desire for something more valuable in their practice.

Ed Policy

Rethinking Accountability for Continuous Improvement of Next-Gen Learning Models

Guest Author

Dec 18, 2015

Next generation accountability systems should provide greater transparency on multiple measures of student learning. With ESSA, states will now have flexibility to redesign assessments for student-centered learning.

Leadership

What Would Happen if We Put Students First?

Guest Author

Dec 18, 2015

The budget crisis in Pennsylvania has put a lot of stress on the school districts, their staffs and ultimately students. Julie Young, CEO of Global Personalized Academics, discusses the importance of adults putting students first in these situations.

EdTech

Bay Blends Advance Personalized Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 17, 2015

When it comes to innovation, the Bay Area is a great place to see a wide range of schools doing great things. From public options for montessori to design thinking models that challenge traditional school, we were inspired to see the options that are available for students in the Bay Area.

EdTech

Elements of High Agency School Environments

Marie Bjerede

Dec 17, 2015

A successful school-based learning environment includes a culture of continual improvement that fosters agency and intrinsically motivated professional development among teachers, while supporting innovation and experimentation.

Leadership

Building Habits of Success and Measuring What Matters

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 17, 2015

Good habits are at least as important as basic skills when it comes to success in college and work. The ability to apply creative know how in new situations is at least as important as historical and technical knowledge.

Ed Policy

How is personalized learning changing lives? Ask Thomas Rooney

Jessica Slusser

Dec 13, 2015

Competency-based education (CBE) allows for flexible pacing that ensures a proper foundation is built for each student before moving onto the next level. Though a challenging, Thomas Rooney, Supt. at Lindsay Unified School District is making CBE a reality for students in his district.

Ed Policy

New K-12 Federal Education Bill Signed into Law: ESEA Is Reauthorized

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 11, 2015

President Obama signed into law a bill that reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) replaces No Child Left Behind and holds significant implications for the field of K-12 education.

Ed Policy

From “Shock and Awe” to Systemic Enabling: All Eyes on New Hampshire

Guest Author

Dec 11, 2015

Instead of creating change through compliance and extrinsic motivators, the new era of education and education policy will require ecosystems of policy, regulation, investment, and operating structure that enable, rather than dictate.

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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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