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Personalized Learning

The New Equity Agenda

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 28, 2011

Nearing a quarter of the school populations, Hispanic students are generally not well served by U.S. K-12 education. Here’s five state policies that would help.

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Mental Models

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 25, 2011

Smart schools will help students develop rich mental models by engaging them in systems thinking early and often with games, sims, and virtual environments.

Personalized Learning

Why Standards-Based Gradebooks & What Next?

Guest Author

Jan 8, 2011

Standards-Based grade books can help ensure quality instruction and assessments for our students as long as there is a level of flexibility and rigor

EdTech

Standards-Based Grade Books

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 7, 2011

A new crop of learning platforms and gradebooks make it easier to track student progress against standards.

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Things to Watch for in 2011

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 6, 2011

Trends to watch in 2011: OER, blends, games, social learning, vocab apps

Personalized Learning

Reading List

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 5, 2011

two dozen classic books on leading, learning, teaching, race, poverty, and calling

EdTech

DFER released Ticket to Teach today "for the next generation of educators—an “all hands on deck” effort between government, higher education, and the private sector—to create a new social contract with teachers that couples higher expectations and professionalization with commensurate pay, support, and prestige."

EdTech

Google Building Digital Learning Apps

Getting Smart Staff

Jan 3, 2011

Google, Apple, News Corp. and education entrepreneurs are making 2011 the year of digital learning. Which policy makers will lead the way as well?

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Lisa Petrides: Making Open Content More Accessible

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 31, 2010

Lisa Petrides runs ISKME. OER Commons is her effort to make open content more accessible.

EdTech

3 Blogs, 3 Resources & 3 Sources

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 30, 2010

9 cool things today: open content, great blogs, good TV

	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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