EdTech
No Cost. No Catch. How One Company Hopes to Close the Achievement Gap
By: Lucy Kosturko. Educational agencies talk a lot about achievement gaps. One emerging factor--technology--has shown both positive and negative effects, which begs the question: Do EdTech solutions run the risk of widening the achievement gap by widening the opportunity gap?
A Student’s Perspective on Project-Based Learning
By: Jaylen Reese & Getting Smart Staff. A student voice recap of New Tech Network’s most recent PBL chat by Jaylen Reese who attends Calumet New Tech. Jaylen shares key takeaways and creative ways to approach PBL instruction from a student’s perspective.
Knod: Eliminating the Education to Employment Gap
By: Katie Vander Ark. Knod is a Salt Lake City based talent development company working to eliminate the education-to-employment gap by producing job candidates who are ready for the workforce by focusing first on employer needs, not student needs.
Smart Review | The Prize: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools?
In the fall of 2010, Mark Zuckerberg dropped himself smack in the middle of that debate. Appearing on the Oprah show with New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie and Newark’s Democratic Mayor Cory Booker, he announced a 100 million dollar ‘challenge grant’ for Newark. Did it work? That's the focus of Russakoff's new book.
A Back To School Choice: Virtual Learning
The summer is coming to a close and the nation is preparing to head back to school. For many families it is a great opportunity to have the ability to choose online or virtual school.
Branding & EdTech: On the Road from Funding to Credibility
By: Brandon Walsh & Megan Mead. Building a brand can feel like a BIG undertaking, especially in the fast growing industry of EdTech. Setting yourself apart from competition is one thing, making sure your audience understands and values those differences is another. Intentional brand development is essential.
6 Ways to Boost Your Professional Learning
Social media, professional learning communities, and collaborative authoring environments have expanded learning opportunities. Developing productive personal learning habits can accelerate your career and extend your impact. Here are six tips that might just change your life.
Micro-Credentials: The Future of Professional Learning
Like students, educators deserve a clear map of what they need to know and be able to do, multiple ways to learn, and options for demonstrating mastery. In most cases we think progress will be marked with a stackable series of micro-credentials.
The Educator’s Guide to Social Media
By: Larry Magid. There are a great many advantages of social media both as a classroom tool and to enhance your professional reputation. Sure there are risks, but they are manageable and easily outweighed by the rewards.
Infographic | Next-Gen Learning Platforms
This infographic provides a feature snapshot and desired features for fourteen learning platforms the Getting Smart researched. The graphic also provides a set of decision making tips for schools and districts.