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EdTech

EdTech 10: Fully Inflated

May 14, 2015

While in other sectors some are finding creative ways of deflating the competition, this week in EdTech we were pumped up to follow the many genuine successes of orgs, startups and educators.

Leadership

10 Reasons You Should Visit The American International School of Utah

Tom Vander Ark

May 13, 2015

In a recent visit to the American International School of Utah, Tom identified some remarkable features of this next gen school. This post highlight 10 reasons why the school is worth adding to your list of places to visit!

Personalized Learning

Parental Perfection, Reimagined

Guest Author

May 12, 2015

By: Bill Jackson. Reimagining parental perfection, Bill argues, includes informing parents. As founder of GreatSchools, Bill offers practical tips and tools for parenting smarter, not harder when it comes to your child's education.

EdTech

Teachers Model Growth Mindsets During Twitter Ed Chat

Guest Author

May 11, 2015

By: Heather Ngoma. Ensuring teachers are comfortable with tech tools and social media for professional purposes is a top priority for the Rutgers Alternate Route program. Last month Rutgers immersed a cohort of new teachers in a facilitated discussion on Growth Mindsets via Twitter, here's the results.

Personalized Learning

You Can Thank Mom for More than the Meal Itself: Family Dinner Matters

Mary Ryerse

May 10, 2015

As part of our Smart Parents series, Mary- educator and mother of 3 boys- brings us all the latest research around why those family dinners really matter, and the role moms play in their children's learning. Happy Mother's Day!

Personalized Learning

Lessons for Parents on Pink Versus Blue Tech

Guest Author

May 10, 2015

By: Alison Bryan. As part of our Smart Parents series, Dr. Bryant shares specific lessons learned around the ways gender plays in role in how we allow our children to use technology. Alison encourages us to be more fully aware of our tech preferences and gender biases.

Personalized Learning

What Do Parents Want from Schools? Hint: Think of Car Shopping

Guest Author

May 9, 2015

By: Liz Wimmer. As part of our Smart Parents series, Liz breaks down the research around how parents choose schools. It turns out, parents choose schools for a variety of reasons including diversity, achievement and test scores, and vocational and career opportunities.

EdTech

EdTech 10: #ThankATeacher

Getting Smart Staff

May 7, 2015

This week we’re dedicating EdTech 10 to the outstanding Getting Smart Teacher Bloggers. THANK YOU for your commitment to innovations in learning.

EdTech

Parent-Managed Learner Profiles Will Power Personalization

Tom Vander Ark

May 5, 2015

Online profile management is becoming important in every aspect of life, it’s a new digital literacy competency that every young person must learn to exercise. That starts with empowering students and parents to take charge of education data with a portable learning profile.

Personalized Learning

The Teenage Brain: Scaffolding the Brain for Lifelong Learning

Guest Author

May 3, 2015

By: Dr. Frances Jensen. Teenage brains may be hard-wired to take more risks, but it turns out teens are also wired for learning. Dr. Jensen brings us the learning research behind the teenage brain.

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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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