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Leadership

Huntley Blend Provides Support & Flexibility

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 26, 2016

Huntley Community School District 158 has implemented several innovations in its schools, including its high school blended learning program that offers students control over the time, place and pace at which they work.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Thank You For Coming Back

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 24, 2016

Here are 10 edtech stories about tools and resources we hope will help teachers out a bit this year, so they want to continue coming back and dedicating their time, energy and passion to the growth of our students.

Ed Policy

EdTech 10: Going for Gold

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 17, 2016

In this week's EdTech 10, we’re going for Olympic Gold with updates on everything from a mastery-based school district in Idaho to Snapchat and learning to code.

EdTech

6 Common Misconceptions About Blended Learning

Guest Author

Aug 1, 2016

By: Dr. Tammy Stephens. When implementing blended learning, stakeholders may have preconceived notions about this model of learning. Here are answers to six of these common blended learning myths.

Leadership

Getting Smart Podcast | Mike Feinberg on Opening Great #NewSchools

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 29, 2016

In our latest podcast, Mike Feinberg, co-founder of KIPP, discusses the most important aspects and best practices for education leaders to ensure they're opening great new schools.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Goodbye, July

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 27, 2016

It's hard to believe the end of summer is close and that back-to-school time is just around the corner. So we salute the end of July with these top ten edtech stories.

Personalized Learning

Four Steps to Reading Intervention Prevention

Guest Author

Jul 19, 2016

By: Linda Baker and Judith Culang. Here are the four steps we took to implement what resulted in a successful blended learning model for our reading intervention program at Joseph Ferderbar Elementary.

EdTech

6 Practices of Thoughtful Leaders

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 12, 2016

Here are examples of thoughtful education leaders creating innovative places where young people can practice consideration, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity in a complex and sometimes overly violent world.

EdTech

Bridging the Knowledge Gap of Special Education Students

Guest Author

Jul 11, 2016

By: Joan Bright. As a special education teacher, the progress I’ve seen with my students this past year through an innovative blended learning model and proprietary technology platform is greater than any other year in my career.

EdTech

Could Online Learning Tools Replace the Traditional Teacher?

Emily Riley

Jul 10, 2016

In the age of 21st century schools, flipped classrooms and cyber education, what is the future of the traditional classroom teacher? An experiment with a language app in my classroom helped me decide.

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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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