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Information is the Key to Data-Driven Teaching

Guest Author

Aug 19, 2015

By: Lucy Kosturko. Supporting data-driven teachers means providing the right resources to allow teachers to make decisions based on information, not just data. This can have the real world impact and personalize learning in ways that support teachers and students.

EdTech

Getting Smart on Personalization and Privacy

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 13, 2015

This publication, "Getting Smart on Personalization and Privacy," explores ongoing opportunities and challenges, feature insights and shares the voices of those who have been actively working to implement similar policies and initiatives.

EdTech

Data Backpacks: Portable Records & Learner Profiles

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 10, 2015

A DLN Smart Series paper that purposes the use of data and learner profiles that track, preferences, motivations, and personal accomplishments of students to meet the evolving needs of teachers, students, and parents.

Personalized Learning

Creating a Data Driven Classroom

Guest Author

Jul 13, 2015

By: Dr. Gregory Firn. A data-driven culture that nurtures and continuously examines learning processes and outcomes is necessary for personalized learning and to revolutionize instruction in the classroom.

EdTech

Infographic | What is student data?

Carri Schneider

Jul 9, 2015

Just what do we mean when we say “Student Data?” A new Infographic and video shares the types of data that can come together—under requirements like privacy and security—to form a full picture of student learning.

EdTech

Every Student Should Have A Digital Portfolio

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 26, 2015

Well-designed learner portfolios provide students an opportunity to chart their growth and tell their story. Here's eight tools that schools are using to promote deeper learning by encouraging students to build a collection of personal bests.

EdTech

Parent-Managed Learner Profiles Will Power Personalization

Tom Vander Ark

May 5, 2015

Online profile management is becoming important in every aspect of life, it’s a new digital literacy competency that every young person must learn to exercise. That starts with empowering students and parents to take charge of education data with a portable learning profile.

Innov8

EdTech 10: Live from SXSWedu 2015

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 12, 2015

As SXSWedu 2015 comes to an end, we're excited to bring you 10 announcements you'll want to note, share and follow!

EdTech

Let’s Talk Data: 22 SXSWedu Sessions Getting It Right

Guest Author

Mar 6, 2015

By: Margaret Roth. This year’s SXSWedu lineup offers a wide range of conversations diving into new realities facing education and learning. And, they all boil down to one thing: the transcendent future of data. Here's 22 SXSWedu sessions getting data right, for all the right reasons.

Personalized Learning

Re-Imagining School Info

Guest Author

Oct 1, 2014

What if report cards were more than static info? CompetencyWorks' Chris Sturgis asks this while introducing the My School Info Challenge, a competition to reimagine school report cards.

	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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