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Personalized Learning

Learner-Centered STEM: Meet Harmony Public Schools

Feb 3, 2016

What do you get when you mix college prep, personalized blended learning, project-based STEM learning, and a small supportive environment? You get the largest high performing school network you’ve probably never heard of--Harmony Public Schools. Introducing a new series in partnership with Harmony called "Getting Smart on Learner-Centered STEM."

Innov8

EdTech 10: Time to Kickoff CTE Month

Getting Smart Staff

Feb 2, 2016

February is Career and Technical Education Month! As part of the month long public awareness campaign we are celebrating with the publication of Generation Do-It-Yourself (GenDIY) blogs -- how young people are hacking a pathway to a career they love.

Difference Making

Thiel Fellows Teach us 4 Elements of an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Guest Author

Jan 30, 2016

While an achievement mindset can drive ordinary outcomes, it takes a different kind of mindset to innovate or create something new. That distinction is what led me to interview Charlie, Jihad, Madison, and Alex -- each of whom is an entrepreneur between the ages of 18 and 24 and a current or past Thiel Fellow.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Everything You Missed During #Blizzard2016

Getting Smart Staff

Jan 27, 2016

Doesn't matter what you call it - Snowmageddon, Snowpocalypse, or Snowzilla - the ridiculous amount of snow added to an already interesting week. Here are the top EdTech news stories you might have missed while you were busy surviving #Blizzard2016.

Difference Making

Life Prep Should Include Problem-Based Learning, Failure & Leadership

Guest Author

Jan 26, 2016

There are three things educators and parents can do to prepare students academically and personally for their future -- Make learning an active experience, put students in charge and let them fail.

Leadership

5 Keys to Forging Strong Parent Engagement

Guest Author

Jan 24, 2016

When Maurice (“Mo”) Green became superintendent of NC’s Guilford County Schools, one of the first things he did was to embark on a listening tour. He heard the same message over and over again: Focus more on parent engagement.

EdTech

Reclaiming the Classroom: How America Can Move Past Standardized Tests

Getting Smart Staff

Jan 22, 2016

In a book written by an educator for educators, Trenton Goble describes how America’s teachers lost control of education and how they can get it back.

EdTech

EdTech10: Celebrating Changemakers

Getting Smart Staff

Jan 20, 2016

This week’s EdTech10 edition is powered by important news that promise to help change the world of education and impact student learning, achievement and success.

Difference Making

How Online School Helps My Future Career

Guest Author

Jan 18, 2016

By: Alex Angelo. How one GenDIY member has begun carving his career path early while attending online school, helping him to continue his education and pursue his entertainment industry dreams.

Difference Making

It’s Time we Talk About Career-Tech

Guest Author

Jan 13, 2016

By: Shane Haggerty. It is ultimately up to all of us to do better educating parents and students about all pathways. There is a skills shortage in many industries, skills gaps mismatching degrees with talents needed for jobs, a mountain of growing debt that students can’t repay.

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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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