Data Science
10 D.C. Public Charters Turn to SchoolForce in the Cloud
E.L. Haynes Public Charter Schools announced today that it received a $2.3 million Instructional Improvement Systems (IIS) grant through the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education's Race to the Top (RTTT) program to lead a consortium of 10 D.C. Public Charter Schools in developing and deploying a pilot of SchoolForce™.
New Classrooms Innovation Partners Announces Plans to Personalize the Classroom
New Classrooms Innovation Partners (New Classrooms), a non-profit intended to help schools implement effective adaptive and personalized learning models, announced its launch today.
Staff Picks: Big Data, EdTech, SOPA/PIPA
Tom picks an article on increased data to develop finer-tuned praise and feedback for students. Karen picks an article by one of our guest bloggers on shifting the classroom to technology. Caroline picks an article discussing how the public helped turn over SOPA and PIPA in Congress. Sarah picks a post on the recent SOPA and PIPA bills that turned over this week.
Top 10 Stories in Education in 2011
After reflecting on the ed-tech space over the last year, I have aggregated the top 10 stories in education (technology). Where the pieces settle will be largely up to the oncoming year, but we think the following trends have the potential to hugely change the education landscape.
Are you ready for the era of ‘big data’?
“Radical customization, constant experimentation, and novel business models will be new hallmarks of competition as companies capture and analyze huge volumes of data. “ The McKinsey Quarterly ran a great article last month calling the question, Are you ready for the era of ‘big data’? Their five big questions are adapted here for education.
Data Quality Campaign Discusses Data for Teacher Effectiveness
The Data Quality Campaign released "Using Data To Improve Teacher Effectiveness" this July, a policy brief targeting the way data analysis can be used to improve teacher effectiveness, professional development and student outcomes.
5 Predictions for Online Data in 2011
Josh Jones-Dilworth outlines five data-driven trends that will shape our coming year.
ARIS in the City: Using Data Effectively
Education Sector looks at Data and Practice in New York City and highlights the great job that New York City Public Schools are doing in using teacher inquiry teams to build up a useful examination of data.
The Future Arrived Without a Language
We are approaching a future that helps us live a more purpose-driven life, fueled by data, not by assumptions polished by language that may mean nothing after all.
David McCandless: The Beauty of Data Visualization
David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut.