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Accountability in Education: How Design Can Accelerate Innovation

Guest Author

Dec 16, 2014

By: Omid Jahanbin. The power of design to cut through the chaff and produce real results is becoming ever more essential to progress and action. A great example of this progress can be seen recently in education

EdTech

inBloom and the Failure of Innovation 1.0

Guest Author

Dec 7, 2014

By: Steven Hodas. "Innovation” is not a noun but a verb. It is not a thing but a process, a frame of mind, a set of reflexes. inBloom was a textbook example of using innovation as a noun, what's called “Innovation 1.0.”

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623 Smart People Doing Innovative Work

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 2, 2014

Drumroll please... The complete 2nd Annual Smart List, all 623 of them. Thank you everyone who shared, commented and reached out to our team as we curated people we appreciate doing innovative work.

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How Not to Get Fired Implementing Next Gen Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 21, 2014

It can be very complicated implementing next gen models. In fact, the work is challenging enough that it's introducing new ways for principals and superintendents to get fired.

Leadership

Good Work: Incubating Next Gen People

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 16, 2014

The most important lesson of the three year Smart Cities investigation is that every city needs an innovation agenda and an incubator of talent, tools, and schools like 4.0 Schools.

Personalized Learning

#BlendedJourney: Sharing Your Blended Learning Story

Megan

Nov 14, 2014

This year at iNACOL, we were able to moderate an excellent and inspiring conversation about blended learning by simply asking people to share their journey. Learn more about what excites educators and the trends that are on the horizon in this twitter recap.

EdTech

EdTech 10: From #iNACOL14, With Love

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 7, 2014

This week's EdTech 10 highlights news and developments from the 2014 iNACOL conference in Palm Springs, CA and beyond.

Personalized Learning

Next Gen Schools that are Leading the Way

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 6, 2014

New report from Getting Smart in partnership with Next Generation Learning Challenges profiles 14 schools nation-wide as they implement a personalized learning model and share their successes, challenges and next steps.

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Developing an Innovation Mindset

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 5, 2014

The most important aspect of career readiness may be developing an innovation mindset. Read, write, visit and think to create yours.

Leadership

An Equal Opportunity to Participate in the Future

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 31, 2014

100 education CEOs, convened by GSV's Michael Moe and Deborah Quazzo, gather to discuss how ensure that everyone has an equal education opportunity to participate in the future.

	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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