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Preview the Deeper Learning MOOC Now
A growth mindset is an absolute necessary ingredient for Deeper Learning. This discussion has just heightened our appetite for everything there is to master by participating in the full Deeper Learning MOOC.
You May Be a 21st Century Educator If…
Words like “flipped,” “blended,” “asynchronous,” “differentiated,” and “MOOC” are not words to describe how you feel after inhaling a chili hotdog just before riding a roller coaster called the “Vomit Van.” Instead, these words are part of your ever-increasing #edtech vocabulary.
EdTech 10: Awards, Blends, & Connections at #iNACOL13
The Getting Smart team enjoyed every minute of the iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium this week, the biggest and best blended learning conference on the calendar. Read more for other big stories this week!
3 Ways to Empower Common Core Writing
The Google Custom Search tool provides educators with the ability to build a search engine that only searches websites chosen to be credible and appropriate for the task. This might sound complicated, but Google has made it as easy as can be.
In Search of Sticky Notes for Digital Readers
This sticking point remains: What do we do about the students who are eager to use their Kindles, Nooks, and iPads for their independent reading? What are they supposed to do with their pads of florescent Post-its, attach them to the screen?
EdTech 10: Getting #EdSocial in Orlando
Stay tuned to Getting Smart as we spend next week digging into online and blended learning at the iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium. Hoping you will be there too! We will be very busy working in a bunch of great sessions with many of our talented partners. Check out our schedule for the week.
Teaching the Common Core Standards Means Designing Real and Engaging Learning Experiences
Regardless of what you call it, good teaching is good teaching. The Common Core Standards are not new when you look at them carefully. They are refreshing. There, I’ve said it.
Hacking Your Learning Path
To help students hack their learning paths, we will need to help them build a learning infrastructure and teach them how to manage their own learning.
The Tao of Blended Learning
I knew I had two choices: 1. Follow Mr. Lee up the ladder, through the ceiling, and into the unknown or 2. Get my butt kicked by a Kung Fu master before I could even blink.
Common Choice: Thin Test Prep or Deeper Learning
Higher expectations and engaging learning experiences are compatible. New college and career ready expectations will yield better preparation for American students if education leaders value deeper learning rather than resorting to stifling test prep.