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EdTech
ASU Opening: Is America a Submerging Economy?
Investor Robert Grady moderated the opening panel at the ASU/GSV Education Innovation Conference in Scottsdale with perennial presenter Chris Whittle, CEO of the pricey global school network Avenues, and Jon Schnur, America Achieves. They agreed that patterns of excellence have emerged from world class models domestically and internationally: high expectations, relentless focus on good teaching, a spirit of continuous improvement, and attention to granular details matter. It’s clear that we have world beating schools in the U.S--we just need more of them.
Personalized Learning
60 Seconds & a Camera: Essentials for a Culminating Activity
Take a look at these "60-second" activities to invigorate any lesson. The hours spent working towards the 1-minute recap are well worth the investment.
Ed Policy
What’s the Point of More Charters?
An elementary school principal asked Charter Schools? Why, Exactly? Following are five answers to his question.
Leadership
The Good News from Punjab & 10 Lessons for Leaders
A British think tank released a report written by Sir Michael Barber about progress in Pakistan subtitled "How a revolutionary new approach to education reform in Punjab shows the way forward for Pakistan and development aid everywhere." The report includes 10 widely applicable lessons for leaders.
Ed Policy
Time to Modernize Education, Some States Leading the Way
“High-quality digital learning has the power to customize learning for each student’s unique needs, ensuring an education that is challenging, engaging, and relevant,” said Jeb Bush, former Florida governor and chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd).
Ed Policy
Digital Learning Now! Releases 2012 State Report Cards
Digital Learning Now! today released the 2012 Digital Learning Report Card, which measures each of the nation’s 50 states against the 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning as it relates to K-12 education.
Leadership
Detroit: Pulling Out of the Death Spiral
“The Motor City’s traditional district remains the worst-performing big-city school operator in both the Midwest and the nation,” reported RiShawn Biddle. “With 69 percent of its fourth-graders and 57 percent of eighth-graders being functionally illiterate in 2011, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, Detroit has become infamous for perpetuating educational neglect and malpractice.” Biddle notes, “the district’s financial mismanagement has been even more spectacular.”
Leadership
Campus Leadership: Susan Korzinek – “EdTech Leaders Must Be Open to Ideas”
With Edcetera's Campus Leadership profiles, learn about what makes CIOs, IT directors, and other executive level IT professionals tick. Here’s a Q&A with Susan K. Korzinek, Director of IT at Grand Valley State University.
Leadership
Smart Cities: Columbus
Two promising developments stood out on two trips to Columbus last month. The first is the four term Mayor’s Education Commission focused on revitalizing Columbus City Schools. The second is first ring suburban districts charting the path forward.
Personalized Learning
Flipped Foreign Language
Moss Pike was raised in Las Vegas, studied Physics at Cornell University, and after a summer class in the classics found himself working on an M.A. in Classics at UCLA. He teaches Latin at the Harvard-Westlake School (HW), is the Middle School Dean of Faculty, and a regional leader in Greek and Latin linguistics and pedagogy.