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Staff Picks: Danny Glover, Games for Learning, & the Virtual School Symposium
This was a busy week for the Getting Smart team! For this week's staff picks, Karen chose an article about Danny Glover at the 'Freedom Awards,' Caroline picked an article highlighting the ways games can transform schools, and Sarah picked the great iNACOL conference this week!
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Another Great Virtual School Symposium
More than 2,000 educators, school administrators and education policy leaders met in Indianapolis this week for the three-day 2011 Virtual School Symposium hosted by the International Associationg for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). The conference was full of forward-thinking speakers and ideas, the release of iNACOL’s new study and the announcement of the iNACOL awards.
EdTech
10 Big Advances in the last 12 months
Susan Patrick, iNACOL Fifteen years ago when I was a superintendent, online learning was a new idea in K-12. Six years ago when Susan Patrick joined iNACOL as Executive Director, it represented a small but growing fringe. And now, while many reform groups continue to fight old battles,…
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iNACOL Releases New Online & Blended Learning Study
The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) released the new study Online and Blended Learning: A Survey of Policy and Practice of K-12 Schools Around the World today at the Virtual School Symposium in Indianapolis.
Personalized Learning
#ETLC11: Blue Ridge Virtual Learning
Cool evenings and muted colors signal November in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I’m in Roanoke Virginia for the 17th annual Educational Technology Leadership Conference hosted by Virginia Tech. I met a teacher from southwest Virginia who’s family works in the mines—imagine a career crawling around inside narrow…
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Q&A: K12 Discusses the Challenges & Benefits of Blended Learning
K12, Inc., a K-12 online learning provider delivers a 1:1 education approach with individualized instruction for every student. The online school currently has a 95 percent satisfaction rating in its delivery of fully online schools and courses. Today, Darren Reed, the Vice President of Blended Schools at K12, has given us some insights into online and blended learning.
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Top 10 Impactful Education White Papers & Reports
Check out these 10 impactful white papers and reports on the ways that education will shift in the future: A Natural Primer On K-12 Online Learning, Version 2 Blended Learning: The Convergence of Online and Face-to-Face Education Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning The Online Learning…
Personalized Learning
10 Reasons the Shift May Happen Faster Than You Think
At the State EdTech Directors Association (SETDA) annual conference I talked about a dozen of the factors accelerating the shift to digital learning: 1. Cheap tablets: they cost less than a backpack of books. 2. More broadband and promising initiatives to extend access to low income families.
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Webinar: The Promise & Potential of Personal Digital Learning
Tom Vander Ark presented innovative ideas for blended learning Friday for 700 schools nationwide during the webinar "The Promise and Potential of Personal Digital Learning," which was hosted by Sevenstar Academy.
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PLATO Learning Introduces vCourses
PLATO Learning, an online provider K-20 learners, announced today the launch of vCourses, research-based courses, optimized for virtual programs and designed to improve learning in the 21st century.