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EdTech
Common Sense, Science-Based Advice on Early Learners’ Screen Time
Daily life increasingly includes video, smartphones, and touchscreen tablets. Is staying away from screen time really the best approach for children?
Difference Making
Free Community College? Choose Wisely
By: Lara K. Couturier. There's also been a wave of attention about the impact and value of community colleges. But note, the budget choices they make, the academic programs they design, the student supports they offer, and the cultures they nurture—can have a dramatic impact on students.
EdTech
EdTech 10: Valentines or Singles Awareness Day Edu
It’s that time again. Whether you consider it Singles Awareness Day or Valentines Day, Team Getting Smart is here for you every week as we share the latest EdTech news we know that you’ll love to know.
Difference Making
Unprecedented Opportunities: Online Learning Explosion Empowers GenDIY
By: Michael B. Horn. GenDIY students who are motivated can piece together their educations from a variety of non-traditional and affordable sources.
Personalized Learning
If Ever There Was a Kid Born to Read
What happens when two self-described bookworms have a son who would choose to learn by doing and seeing instead of reading and how as parents they teach to his learning preference.
Personalized Learning
Teaching 8th Graders to Manage Projects
A project management system that supports students develop the skills that everyone needs to succeed. The goal for the program is to grow the individual and the test scores will take care of themselves.
EdTech
EdTech 10: Groundhog Day Edition
Punxsutawney Phil may have seen his shadow, which means 6 more weeks of winter, but we're thinking warm thoughts and bringing you the latest in hot EdTech news!
Personalized Learning
To Use Their Minds Well: BASIS
BASIS is a high touch model that puts a premium on teaching talent and demands sustained leadership around a common conception of aims and means. It's a special place where young people learn to use their minds well.
Leadership
Parental Involvement in Schools Matters: A Teacher’s Perspective
Student success happens when families, students and educators work together and holistically approach a child’s education, focusing on a child’s academic, social, and emotional needs.
Personalized Learning
Tomorrow Isn’t Tomorrow, It’s Today
As educators, we see ourselves as preparing children of today for their own tomorrows. Thus, we must face an urgent obligation to stare down that future and figure out what it means for our current practice.