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The Future of the Book

Sep 24, 2010

Watch and be Amazed! The future of the book, as presented by IDEO.

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Digital Media in Classrooms: A Conversation

Sep 24, 2010

Where have you faced difficulty in launching digital media strategies in schools? Where have you seen roadblocks, if you are an entrepreneur? We would love to hear from you.

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Glogster: Teachers & Students Get Creative

Katie Vander Ark

Sep 23, 2010

Katie Vander Ark went to India. She made a Glog. What's a glog? It's a simple layout web page for sharing photos, video, and commentary.

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Smart Culture: Reversing the Dumbing of America

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 20, 2010

How do we help Americans value education more broadly? One thing we know--dinner conversations still matter.

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White House Announces STEM Challenge

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 16, 2010

The White House is ramping up efforts again to push the STEM agenda. This time the focus is on developing video games and technology that foster greater learning opportunities for kids.

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Refining the Blended Learning Strategy

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 15, 2010

Next Gen Learning is trying to formalize the blended learning model.

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5 Lessons from the Nation's Best Online Teacher

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 15, 2010

Educators who teach in an online setting should foster strong relationships with their students’ parents and should offer plenty of positive feedback, says the nation’s first-ever K-12 Online Teacher of the Year. Teacher Teresa Dove of the Florida Virtual School (FLVS) last week was chosen as the first winner of this new award, which not only recognizes excellent teaching but also the prevalence, and importance, of online learning across the country.

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Thinking Big with Chopra

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 14, 2010

Aneesh Chopra, White House CTO, is a tech rock start at home and in India. Here's a couple big bus ride ideas that would make a world of difference.

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Back to School, No ESEA, No Textbooks, Hold the Fries

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 10, 2010

2 back to school stories; ESEA politics deteriorating; textbooks will become libraries; hold the fries

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Scientist Social Network Could Ring Bell for Teachers

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 9, 2010

Could this be a clarion call for investors in teacher social networks? Scientists build their profession through careful rigor and even the publishing of negative results. Could this be the kind of teacher added-value tool that teachers could operate themselves?

	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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