Post-Secondary

Post-secondary is a shifting space — four year degrees may not always be the fit and new alternatives are being created at an alarming rate. This topic encompasses everything from higher ed to adult learning and workforce pipelines and development.

Personalized Learning

Personalizing Post High School Readiness

Guest Author

May 27, 2016

By: Jennifer Ghidiu. The question of how to best set up our students for success in life is not a question of getting them access to college. The most important question is what individual pathway is best for each student.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Tool Time

Getting Smart Staff

May 25, 2016

This week’s round-up of top edtech stories is rich with announcements regarding new tools for schools to explore for the fall.

Equity & Access

Dropping out of High School? Go to College Instead

Guest Author

May 24, 2016

By: Emily Froimson. Dual enrollment many times offers low-income students an opportunity to keep pace with their peers and complete college on time.

Difference Making

Take Charge of Your Learning: Passions and Career Interests Will Follow

Guest Author

May 21, 2016

By: Matt Schultz. The old age theory of "learning by doing' lends students real world experience to understand what their future career passions and interests are.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Taking a HigherEd Path

Getting Smart Staff

May 18, 2016

This week’s edition shares stories on providing today's students with the opportunity to choose highered as their path after high school.

Difference Making

Navigating Scholarships and Creating Your Own Pathway to College

Guest Author

May 7, 2016

By: Nara Lee. The average amount of national student debt hovers around $30,000 for college graduates. However it is actually possible to graduate college with little to no debt--here is how to navigate scholarships while creating your own pathway.

Difference Making

Take a Risk and Follow Your Own Path in Life

Guest Author

May 4, 2016

By: Anisha Srivastava. After winning Pearson's Student Coding Competition, Anisha explains combining her newfound passions for entrepreneurship and education.

Leadership

Chavez Schools: Where Grads Leave Ready to Make a Difference

Tom Vander Ark

May 3, 2016

While in Washington, D.C., we visited Chavez Schools, a school with expanded blended learning opportunities that's teaching its students three dimensions of college readiness: academic preparation, academic tenacity and college knowledge.

Personalized Learning

6 Best Practices for Online Student Engagement

Guest Author

Apr 29, 2016

By: Alicia Hill. Teaching an online course can be challenging when it comes to creating and maintaining that important teacher/student connection. So here are six strategies for increasing student engagement in the virtual classroom from high school to higher ed.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Dollars, Deals and Developments

Getting Smart Staff

Apr 27, 2016

This week’s EdTech 10 is overflowing with news of dollars, deals and developments in EdTech, as well as new resources for policy and practice.

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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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