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Union Square Investment Puts Edmodo in High Gear

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 7, 2010

Union Square Ventures makes their first education investment and backs Edmodo, the largest and fastest growing social learning platform

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Pearson Foundation Releases Global Video Series

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 7, 2010

OECD and the Pearson Foundation announce a new series of investigative films that document successful education initiatives currently improving student learning in classrooms around the world.

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Ten Tools for Innovative Educators

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 6, 2010

The Innovative Educator shows teachers a few ways they can use technology to bring viable and dynamic learning opportunities to their students. The ideas are locally implemented in the classroom, but can also produce an impact globally.

EdTech

New Job Opening: Policy Analyst at Education Sector

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 2, 2010

Education Sector seeks a policy analyst to extend and build on our work across the areas of productivity, technology, and innovation in both K–12 and post-secondary education.

Personalized Learning

Dawn of the Edupreneurial Revolution

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 27, 2010

Steve Blank suggests we're in the early stages of an entrepreneurial revolution; I'm quite sure we're in the early stages of an edupreneurial revolution

Personalized Learning

Guardians of Tradition Shun Inventiveness

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 24, 2010

Public education exhibits the Guardian Syndrome which values loyalty, seeks exclusivity, and adheres to tradition.

Personalized Learning

Duncan’s Most Important Speech

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 20, 2010

Duncan attacks the factory model, seniority, LIFO and calls for transformational change and edtech as force multiplier

Personalized Learning

The Pivot to Digital Learning: 40 Predictions

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 19, 2010

We're living through a historic shift from batch print education to personal digital learning. Here's how it will play out over the next 1, 5, and 10 years.

EdTech

10 Ideas for Improving Online Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 17, 2010

The Innovative Educator recommends next-gen online

EdTech

Boldly Innovate or Be Badly Irrelevant

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 17, 2010

Here is a summary of a presentation given by former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise at the Virtual Schools Symposium in Glendale, Arizona.

	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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