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Ed Policy
Smart Cities: Providence Picking Up The Pace
After successful pilot projects, the Highlander Institute has been pulled deeper into partnerships with Providence Schools to expand blended learning and competency based opportunities across the district.
Personalized Learning
The Adventures of Deeper Learning
That week, I was definitely out of my comfort zone, but New Tech had prepared me for that. New Tech High School has greatly influenced me. Going on this internship I realized how much I have learned: meaningful skills I used throughout my internship that had been so driven into my brain, I didn’t even realize they were there.
EdTech
The First Question: What Resources Are Teachers Using?
The first step in a digital conversion is to find out what’s actually happening in classrooms. What instructional materials are teachers using—and not using? What promotes engagement? What is easy to deploy—and what is a pain?
Personalized Learning
16 Next-Gen Schools to follow: NGLC Announces New Planning and Launch Grant Recipients
NGLC supports schools and visionaries by providing funding through these two phases of grants -- planning and launch.
Personalized Learning
Creating Innovative Ecosystems
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
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!
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
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
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
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.