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PeopleAdmin Partners with Tableau to Support Better Teacher Hiring

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 12, 2017

PeopleAdmin today announced a partnership with Tableau to allow K-12 educators and administrators to apply analytics to attract, identify, hire, develop, and manage highly qualified teachers and staff.

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An Assessment for Change: “Is It Best for Kids?”

Adam Kulaas

Sep 11, 2017

Even having a clear goal--the improvement of education for all students--does not mean that change will always be easy. Here are six lessons I have learned through difficult, messy and at times painful opportunities to deliver change.

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Impact Report: Building Capacity for Personalized Learning and More

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 9, 2017

Education Elements recently released its third annual Impact Report, "Building Capacity for Personalized Learning and More," examining the impact of personalized learning on districts across the country. Here are highlights of what they found.

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8 “Read A Book Day” Recommendations

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 6, 2017

Today is National Read A Book Day, so to celebrate we’ve rounded up book recommendations from our team and a few friends to help you find something new to dive into and continue being a lifelong learner.

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Thank You For Coming Back

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 3, 2017

At the start of this school year, we want to give thanks to teachers, school administrators and everyone that supports them. Thanks for coming back for another school year.

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Better Formative Feedback: Work Worth Doing in a Place Worth Being

Mary Ryerse

Sep 1, 2017

While everything about a learning environment may provide formative feedback to students, not everything qualifies as formative assessment. Here is what we do know about what formative assessment is and how it works.

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Should K-12 Schools Really Certify Their Own Teachers?

Guest Author

Aug 31, 2017

By: Thomas Arnett. Summit Public Schools recently made headlines with the launch of its new teacher residency program where participants can earn a teaching credential. What might this approach mean for the future of teacher preparation?

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Addressing Teacher Shortage: One Possible Solution, High Quality Online Learning

Jessica Slusser

Aug 28, 2017

The teacher shortage problem can be attributed to many different things, and the solution is much deeper than simply partnering with an online provider. But that can still be a useful component of an effective solution.

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Three Keys to Providing a Coach for Every Teacher

Guest Author

Aug 27, 2017

To be as effective as possible, teachers need support in their professional development, whether that is through PLCs, administrator evaluations or coaching. Here is our district’s model for making the future of professional development a reality.

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Fail Forward: I Fail, So That Students Can Succeed

Adam Kulaas

Aug 25, 2017

Failure is a necessary part of the equation for success. When was the last time you celebrated failing? Here are three reasons you should.

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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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