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Theory of Action: Positive Impact on Teaching and Learning

Guest Author

Nov 2, 2016

By: Julie Keane. Focus on the importance of professional development for teachers has continued to grow, however the challenge lies in providing creative strategies to support teachers as they experiment alongside their students.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Innovation for Equity

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 2, 2016

To continue the buzz around innovation for equity recently generated at the iNACOL Symposium and Educause conference, this week’s top ten represents innovation in classrooms and campuses across the nation.

Future of Work

Smart Machines Will Eat Jobs (Except Where Smart People Create Them)

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 1, 2016

By: Tom Vander Ark. As technology continues to progress, today's jobs will become automated and new jobs created. What new skills will workers need to learn to stay competitive?

Leadership

Prepping a Learning Space to Grow into a Makerspace

Lindsey Own

Oct 31, 2016

After visiting dozens of makerspaces in preparation for our design, and now a year into our newly-built makerspace, I can offer the following recommendations to those beginning design for new builds.

Leadership

Rethinking High School: Badging, Competency-Based and Real-World Work

Emily Liebtag

Oct 31, 2016

I recently had a chance to visit Del Lago Academy in California, where school leaders are rethinking high school to help students problem-solve, think creatively and create their own meaningful solutions.

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3,500 Educators Committed to Innovation for Equity

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 30, 2016

Our team spent a week with 3,500 educators and leaders in San Antonio, Texas, at iNACOL 2016 learning from and inspiring one another. Here is a Storify that we feel captures the spirit of #iNACOL16.

Leadership

Gen Z Students Need Schools That Match Their Dream Big Approach

Guest Author

Oct 30, 2016

By: Becky Wallerick. Generation Z is a motivated group used to daily technology use who need schools to meet their "Dream Big" approach to life. Here is how New Life Academy is helping these students tap into their dreams for success.

EdTech

Every Educator Should Be a Connected Educator

Guest Author

Oct 29, 2016

By: Dr. Samantha Fecich. In celebration of Connected Educator Month, a professor and instructional technologist reflects on the enormous benefits of having a virtual PLN.

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Personalization and Real-World Learning at Big Picture Schools

Guest Author

Oct 28, 2016

By: Rosie Clayton. As part of my exploration of innovation ecosystems in education across the U.S., I had a chance to visit two Big Picture Learning schools and found these six aspects of the schools extremely impressive.

Leadership

Reengineering HigherEd: Student-Centered Learning at Olin College

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 27, 2016

By: Tom Vander Ark. Olin College was designed to be different. Here are nine things that stand out about Olin that other higher education institutions could consider implementing to innovate programs and graduates.

	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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