Leadership
Content that enables educators, edleaders, organizations and families to increase capacity, apply a growth mindset and implement what’s next in learning on behalf of those entrusted to them.
110 Interesting Edupreneurs at SXSW
The best thing about SXSWedu is the crowd in the lobby. Here’s a red carpet recap of 110 interesting edupreneurs.
Prizes & Pull Mechanisms Can Boost Global Learning
USAID is also awarding $100,000 prize "to the organization or individual that develops a software solution to help writers create reading materials in local languages for children in developing countries."
Tomorrow is NOW at #iPDX14
By: Jeremy Macdonald. I am here today because I know that tomorrow is NOW, and now (because of you), it will be different for many. And now take what you’ve heard, seen, and learned, take it back to your class, back to you schools, back to your homes not just because you need to better, but because it’s time to be different.
Education, Nonprofit, Government & Tech Worlds Collide this Month in Virtual Agreement
By: Beth Purcell. But no app, gadget or new operating system can change an essential education truth: when it comes to how our students learn, parents know best. Only with parental choice intact can we harness the full potential of online learning.
Discussing Smart EdTech Requires Buying Smart
These 5 authors came together for an interactive discussion on the implications of the paper last Friday morning. They kicked things off by discussing why procurement is so important to different sectors in the education space right now.
A Skunkworks for Schools
By: Matt Candler. With our partners at New Schools for New Orleans and Khan Academy, 4.0 Schools will scour the globe for people willing to explore new ways of doing school. After we test their crazy ideas on a very small scale, we’ll chuck the ideas that don’t work and fine-tune the ones that do. In 2016, we’ll launch what we hope will be a groundbreaking new public school in New Orleans based on their ideas.
Let’s Meet Up in Austin at #SXSWedu
SXSWedu is almost here and this year’s theme is "Unleash Your Innovation," which is exactly what we plan to do! If you are headed to Austin we want to share a few sessions where you’ll be sure to find the Getting Smart team.
Discuss Smart #EdTech Procurement via Google HangOut This Friday
Learn how schools are saving money by using pooled purchasing and other creative tactics. Ask direct questions about current education policy- what it means and what impact will it have on your own school or district. Find out how to simplify this process from edleaders who have been there already and want to share the lessons learned.
What Can We Learn From the Navy’s Train to Qualification System?
In summary, there appear to be 10 things that K-12 could learn from the Navy about professional preparation and ongoing development.
Personalized Learning Demands Lean, Blended, Interative Approach
Blended classrooms can provide a boost to a group of students, but blended schools create a new world of opportunity for how a team of teachers interact with hundreds of students and how students experience learning.