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Christensen and Eyring Assess the Future DNA of Education in The Innovative University

Jul 27, 2011

Clayton Christensen and Henry J. Eyring’s forthcoming book “The Innovative University” tackles the question of how to increase quality, performance and demand for higher education while continuing to cut costs to reduce tuition inflation by changing the DNA of colleges and universities.

Personalized Learning

Promoting Quality Online Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 26, 2011

Fordham is launching a series of working papers on digital learning. Rick Hess makes an important contribution with the first paper focused on quality

Personalized Learning

How to shift kid's media time to learning?

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 22, 2011

Three strategies to shift a portion of the time young people spend on entertainment/media to productive learning activities

EdTech

Do the Classroom Flip: Humanizing School Through Technology

Chris Sturgis

Jul 19, 2011

Chris Sturgis discusses many of the advancements in regards to technology in the classroom.

Personalized Learning

Parents Promote Disruptive Innovation

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 18, 2011

Michael Horn spoke to the National Coalition Public School Options--an extraordinary network of parents that advocate for educational options for families particularly online learning.

EdTech

KIPP Blend Promising

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 14, 2011

KIPP Empower Academy in Los Angeles presented some amazing results from their blended learning pilot at the New School Summit.

Personalized Learning

County Superintendents Consider Innovation

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 12, 2011

ASA County Superintendents meeting in Washington DC was sponsored by the Pearson Foundation. They considered learning tech and school improvement today.

EdTech

The Pivot to Personal Digital Learning in OK

Caroline Vander Ark

Jul 8, 2011

Opening with the famous first sentence of The Road Less Traveled, Tom Vander Ark spoke to an audience of superintendents, administrators and teacher's this morning in Oklahoma City, OK at Innovation 2011.

Personalized Learning

2x Time with Digital Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 8, 2011

Personal digital learning and partnerships with community based organizations have the potential to double learning time for kids that need it most

Personalized Learning

A Letter to Principals About Levers

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 29, 2011

Principals have seven historical improvement levers: culture, goals, instruction, materials, hiring, parents, and partners. Blended learning is an emerging lever that creates new degrees of freedom

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
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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