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16 Next-Gen Schools to follow: NGLC Announces New Planning and Launch Grant Recipients

Getting Smart Staff

May 7, 2014

NGLC supports schools and visionaries by providing funding through these two phases of grants -- planning and launch.

Personalized Learning

Creating Innovative Ecosystems

Guest Author

May 6, 2014

By: Alex Hernandez. When it comes to education innovation, all cities are not created equal.

Personalized Learning

Math@Work: Showing Students the Real World Value of Mathematics

Megan

May 1, 2014

Student motivation is key in any classroom, but it is especially vital in middle school math classrooms, where students are at a make or break stage in their math careers.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Happy May Day!

Getting Smart Staff

May 1, 2014

It’s May Day! We’re going to work hard this May Day to celebrate all the great spring EdTech news popping up.

Ed Policy

The Urban School System of the Future

Guest Author

Apr 30, 2014

By: Andy Smarick. If we want to truly revitalize our cities, we have to dramatically improve K12 urban schooling. If we’re to dramatically improve K12 urban schooling, we have to end the traditional district’s tenure as the dominant, default delivery system of public education.

Ed Policy

10 Talking Points From the ASU + GSV Education Innovation Summit

Guest Author

Apr 28, 2014

And while it might be hard to reconcile life in a rural village school in England with the high-octane VC and start up scene at the ASU + GSV Education Innovation Summit, there have undoubtedly been some globally relevant edtech lessons and challenges to ponder.

Personalized Learning

Blended Learning Innovations: 10 Major Trends

Getting Smart Staff

Apr 25, 2014

A white paper that provides a snapshot of some of the dominant trends in the ever-evolving blended learning landscape and how innovative approaches are boosting achievement in elementary mathematics classrooms.

Ed Policy

Policymaking and Innovation Mindsets

Guest Author

Apr 25, 2014

By: Joanne Weiss. A policy environment that treats compliance as the "floor" below which we must not fall, but that sets its sights on enabling innovation to lift the "ceiling" for every student - that's the "holy grail" of education policy.

Ed Policy

U.S. Lags Behind in Social Progress

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 24, 2014

The report concludes that “the top three countries in the world in terms of social progress are New Zealand, Switzerland, and Iceland.”

EdTech

EdTech 10: The American Dream

Getting Smart Staff

Apr 24, 2014

We had a great three days sharing ideas about innovation and learning at the ASU+GSV #Edinnovation Summit in Scottsdale this week.

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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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