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Why Digital Learning Day Should Be a Global Initiative

Guest Author

Feb 4, 2014

By Kelly Teng. But Digital Learning Day needs to be more than just an American initiative. In fact, the world needs to adopt Digital Learning Day and make it a global day of awareness, celebration and forward-thinking – here’s why.

Personalized Learning

When Do Students Love Homework?

Guest Author

Jan 31, 2014

By: Jakub Piwnik. Brainly brings together over 20 million unique users every month. It’s most popular among European students. In Russia only there are over 10 million unique users monthly. But the new countries where we launched enjoy the concept as well.

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Progress in Pakistan: Must Watch 10 Min Video on EdReform

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 28, 2014

This 10 minute video tells the exciting story of measurable progress. More than 1.5 million children were added to enrollments. Teacher attendance improved from 80 to 92%.. School facilities were improved.

Personalized Learning

Teachers, Did you Finish Your Summer Reading?!

Alison Anderson

Aug 28, 2013

Before you go headfirst back into the classroom and into “teaching mode,” we want to “assign” 5 great posts from our awesome teacher bloggers. Don’t worry, it won’t take long, but we sure don’t want you starting school without finishing your summer reading!

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Can Sexy Accents Save Us?

Guest Author

Jun 3, 2013

Becoming bilingual not only has positive effects across unrelated disciplines like science and mathematics, but also appears to have some unanticipated, and delightful, side effects.

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Go West (to China), Canada, and Take Your Teachers With You

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 16, 2010

Two great stories surfaced in my Twitter feed today and they speak to the strange and illuminating practices in Chinese education industry. Some if it could be instructional for those of us in the Americas trying to make a business out of teaching. One was a story about Canada…

	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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