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LinkedIn In Class For Career Advancement

Guest Author

Mar 19, 2014

By James Walker. LinkedIn is home to untapped avenues. Introducing LinkedIn in class can make students more approachable, and cultivate an atmosphere that engages them side by side along with professional development.

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Three Years Behind

Guest Author

Mar 14, 2014

This initial effort has helped faculty (admittedly, not all) to look for ways to integrate more technology into the methods that they demonstrate to pre-service educators.

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EdTech 10: A Texas-Sized Update

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 13, 2014

Here are this week’s top EdTech news.

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A Dozen Reasons Education Can’t Innovate; A Dozen Ways That’s Changing

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 11, 2014

Schools just weren't designed to innovate. To the extent that they reflect intentionality, public delivery systems support equity and continuity. But the shift to digital and competency-based learning requires a lot of innovation and change capacity.

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Connecting Learning and Life: Naviance

Mary Ryerse

Mar 10, 2014

So, the next time a student asks, “When will I ever use Geometry in my future?”, hopefully we can help that student see how completing this course helps him or her achieve future goals.

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80% Grad Rates: Great Progress, More to Do

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 28, 2014

The nation quietly passed an important milestone a couple years ago--more than 80% of high school students graduate. Many people contributed to the improvement--10 are mentioned specifically. CMOs and dropout prevention programs also deserve credit.

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How Will Universities Flip, Blend And Go Online?

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 26, 2014

The story behind the scenes is how the diverse web of nearly 5,000 institutions of higher learning in the U.S. are responding to cost pressure, calls for higher completion rates and better job preparation, and student demands for relevance

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The Future of Online Learning: The Age of Mobile-First Education

Guest Author

Feb 22, 2014

By: Rony Zarom. It’s not only students who stand to benefit from the “mobile-first, mobile-most” approach to online education. It also bodes well for curriculum innovation.

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5 Resources to Help You Flip Your College Classroom

Guest Author

Feb 20, 2014

By: Jennifer Rowland. So you want to flip your classroom. That means creating a ton of lecture videos and hosting them on your college’s learning management system or online, right?

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Best Practices: Reynoldsburg eSTEM Academy Advisory

Getting Smart Staff

Feb 8, 2014

Reynoldsburg eSTEM Academy uses an advisory system that they call “Fusion” to augment the student’s ability to think of their academic progress as a series of design challenges.

	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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