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How Smart Cities Develop Teachers & Leaders

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 25, 2014

How smart cities and a regional approach to talent development can share the load and create an ecosystem that continues to improve. And, how a blended and job-embedded approach to talent development creates the opportunity for personalized learning and ensures highly relevant support for real challenges.

Leadership

Preparing Principals Like CEOs

Guest Author

Oct 28, 2014

Rice Education Entrepreneurship Program believes that preparing principals to run their schools like CEOs will enable them to solve problems, manage resources, and transform their schools.

Leadership

Don’t Wait: 5 Ways to Boost Your Career Karma

Caroline Vander Ark

Oct 26, 2014

In this week’s Good Work series we share five ways to create your own karma through setting goals, building a network and empowering others.

Ed Policy

Preparing Principals: Best Practices and Next Steps

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 21, 2014

In the third of three posts on principal preparation and development Tom shares Best practices, next steps and recommendations to preparing principals to boost the achievement of American students.

EdTech

Storify | Smart Cities: Talent Development #CE14 Twitter Chat

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 17, 2014

A wrap up of part two of our 3-part Connected Educator Month Twitter Chat series that featured one of the keys to educating and training citizens for college and careers in Tom's new book, Smart Cities. Check out this Storify for highlights.

EdTech

New Site Helps Teachers Find the Best Online Resources

Alesha Bishop

Oct 13, 2014

Introducing TeacherPitch, a new website that combines resource sharing and the teacher community experience in one online platform.

Personalized Learning

11 Teaching Skills Improvement Online Courses for Connected Educators Month

Guest Author

Oct 5, 2014

Looking for ways to celebrate Connected Educators Month? Lesley Vos, Getting Smart Guest Blogger, shares eleven resources to expand your knowledge as a teacher.

Leadership

6 Ways to Work Smarter, Not Harder

Caroline Vander Ark

Sep 21, 2014

In a time of great competition, individuals and organizations set themselves apart by being super productive. They work hard but more importantly, they work smart.

Personalized Learning

Better than Prep: Experiencing Success In What’s Next

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 17, 2014

Ten experiences high school students should leave the secondary system with so they are able to plan next steps with knowledge and confidence.

Personalized Learning

Open Badges Are Unlocking the Emerging Jobs Economy

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 20, 2014

We think Badges will be big. They provide an efficient way for employer groups to signal requirements for job clusters and a way for learners to accumulate and share a growing portfolio of skills.

	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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