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EdTech

The Road Ahead for Vegas

Getting Smart Staff

Former Colorado commissioner Dwight Jones took on a big new challenge as Clark County superintendent. He recently released A Look Ahead, a roadmap for improvement of Las Vegas schools.

Personalized Learning

Changing the Learning Curve

Tom Vander Ark

Using digital learning and personalized learning there is a way to change the learning curve, especially during major budget cuts.

Personalized Learning

Phi Slamma Jamma

Tom Vander Ark

Marc Anderson of the Daily Cougar, a student newspaper at the University of Houston penned possibly one of the worst op-ed pieces of 2011.

Personalized Learning

Persistence Could be Key to Fluency

Tom Vander Ark

Understanding the mechanics of problem solving is one part of math competency. The ability to apply that knowledge in a variety of settings including quick estimations—procedural fluency—is an equally important aspect. There’s lots of research behind Carnegie Learning’s math program but they thought they were better a problem solving than procedural fluency and, for that, they turned to games.

Personalized Learning

Customize Learning for Student Success

Tom Vander Ark

CCSSO and iNACOL hosted a competency-based learning summit where the focus was the shift from time and tradition to kids, learning and the importance of personalized digital learning.

Personalized Learning

It’s Not a Matter of Time

Tom Vander Ark

CCSSO and iNACOL believe that it is not a matter of time. Their summit in Denver highlights a system that has clear expectations, robust instructional options and verifies that students have met the expectations.