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Improvement vs. Innovation

Tom Vander Ark

May 26, 2014

Improvement is playing for singles and doubles. Innovation in swinging for the fences. EdLeaders need to lead community conversations that create the right balance of the two.

EdTech

Innovation Leadership: Spurring & Supporting Entrepreneurship

Guest Author

May 26, 2014

By: Christopher Nyren. Coming up on our two year anniversary, Educelerate hosts twice monthly panel discussions and workshops with nearly 800 local “Educelerants” in Chicago.

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Google Apps Summer Camp: Classroom – NEW

Dave Guymon

May 23, 2014

Classroom was designed to help teachers “create and organize assignments quickly, provide feedback efficiently, and communicate with their classes with ease” through establishing a learning management system that integrates Docs, Drive, and Gmail.

EdTech

Smart Cities: Portland, Countercultural and Interesting

Tom Vander Ark

May 23, 2014

Like other left coast metro areas, Portland is a creative hotspot. But also like left coast cities, school districts are resistant to options and innovations. State leadership on proficiency-based learning has started to get some results and it is exciting to see the ed startups begin to connect to the public school systems.

Personalized Learning

A School for All Reasons

Guest Author

May 22, 2014

The data is in. And the results are excellent! Once again, New Tech Network’s annual data report demonstrates that schools can enable all students to achieve college and career readiness regardless of socio-economic status, geographic location or ethnic background.

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EdTech 10: Winding Down

Getting Smart Staff

May 22, 2014

The end of the school year is almost here- but the #EdTech news keeps on coming. Here are the week’s top 10 stories…

Leadership

15 Years of Fostering Innovative Learning

Getting Smart Staff

May 21, 2014

Each year, the Innovative Learning Awards brings together educators; technology, business, and media leaders; and CFY supporters to celebrate the year’s accomplishments and to recognize excellence and innovation in education.

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YOUmedia Library Invites Teens to Hang Out, Mess Around, and Geek Out

Dave Guymon

May 19, 2014

Since its first location opened in 2009, YOUmedia learning labs have been established in four additional locations throughout Chicago.

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New Face of Interviewing and Polling: 4 Online Resources for Schools

Guest Author

May 18, 2014

By: Ray Mina. we have narrowed down some of the top web resources for interviewing and polling for that can be used in the classroom, with the yearbook committee, for project based learning and more.

Personalized Learning

Performance-Based Assessment in Action

Carri Schneider

May 16, 2014

Close your eyes and imagine an innovative school, a next-generation school that excels at preparing students to thrive in college and career.

	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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