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Will Richardson: Change Agent

Oct 12, 2010

Can Will Richardson help teachers alter the culture of teaching to accept more willingness to engage in the global Internet and in interactive collaboration using tools on the web? We hope so.

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Next Gen Learning Launches Grant Challenge

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 11, 2010

Next Generation Learning Challenges has released new RFPs to solicit proposals for tech applicants who can improve post-secondary education. The round of funding will total $19 million.

Personalized Learning

How to Fix Our Schools

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 8, 2010

Top urban educators publish improvement manifesto: performance-based employment, performance-based student progress, and a portfolio of options for families.

EdTech

US-India Innovation Summit

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 8, 2010

US CTO Aneesh Chopra, a media darling in India, was joined on a recent State Dept. trade mission by US investors and entrepreneurs.

Personalized Learning

3 Big Ideas

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 7, 2010

Instant feedback from digital content will feed learning profiles which will personalize learning

EdTech

Finishing School: Taking On the Half-Finished or Never Started

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 7, 2010

This is the working title of a new book I am working on. In the New Learning environment, it will be the task of students, parents, teachers and leaders to take on new challenges that we are only now beginning to see. I welcome you to help me write this book.

Personalized Learning

Students Need Help Making College Choice

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 6, 2010

High school students and their families need help navigating high school and making the all important post-secondary decision

EdTech

Rule the Borg, or the Borg Rules You (Video)

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 6, 2010

Programming is the new digital literacy. In the new Internet, you need to know how to program and amass all the power you can to direct people and ideas using your own technological skill set.

Personalized Learning

Colleges Losing Their ROI

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 6, 2010

The cost of college is squeezing out the middle class and reducing return on investment; $25k/yr for a string of keggers and lousy lectures is no bargain. Increasing completion will take innovation and private participation.

Personalized Learning

Performance Contracting: Lessons from Chartering

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 3, 2010

Performance contracting, with lessons from charter school authorizing, should be used by states to fill gaps in service delivery.

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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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