Digital Learning Now
Ed Policy
Digital Learning Now Shows State Progress
The third annual Digital Learning Report Cards and summary were released today to evaluate state progress in advancing the 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning.
Personalized Learning
#ChoppedEdu: Blended Learning Recipe
With our friends at Digital Learning Now! and The Learning Accelerator, Getting Smart hosted a blended learning workshop today.
EdTech
Let’s Meet Up in Austin at #SXSWedu
SXSWedu is almost here and this year’s theme is "Unleash Your Innovation," which is exactly what we plan to do! If you are headed to Austin we want to share a few sessions where you’ll be sure to find the Getting Smart team.
Ed Policy
The FCC Adds to the Digital Learning Day Celebration
The FCC has not only agreed that there is a need to focus on broadband connectivity but today announced that they will double their investment- with an additional $2 billion dollars over the next 2 years.
Personalized Learning
Digital Learning – Giving Students Choice – It’s Not Too Late
In a time when so much is happening and it's increasingly difficult to stay informed on all the development in the realm of digital learning, it's really such a fortunate opportunity to listen in while four experts in this field engage, define and analyze what is happening in the space right now.
Ed Policy
Digital Learning- Giving Students Choice for #SCW
These thought leaders will talk about how online learning will increase choice for students regardless of their zip code and provide new customized learning pathways for entire schools as well as for individual courses and even, of course, individual students.
Leadership
New Paper: Deeper Learning For Every Student Every Day
Last month we launched a preview of our new white paper, “Deeper Learning For Every Student Every Day,” and today we’ve launched the full paper including all 20 of our Deeper Learning school profiles.
Ed Policy
Smart Procurement
Procurement in the highly decentralized U.S. K-12 education system has always been challenging, but the explosion of web and mobile applications has compounded these challenges in the last 3 years. We are both encouraged by the investment and innovation in the EdTech sector but concerned that purchasing remains complicated and inefficient.
Ed Policy
Digital Learning Now! Releases Smart Series Guide to EdTech Procurement
The goal is to create a framework for EdTech purchasing by offering practical advice to guide key decisions, sharing lessons learned from districts that have already made the digital shift, discussing the implications for blended learning, and providing examples of best practices in education policy that support smart procurement.
Ed Policy
Video: Common Core and Digital Learning
Common Core State Standards set high expectations for America's students, developed by teachers, in a process initiated by governors and state education leaders across the nation.