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Teach for America Launches in Brazil

Jul 26, 2010

The program, called Ensina, or, "Teach for All," was introduced today in Rio de Janeiro by TFA founder Wendy Kopp, according to sources in Brazil.

Personalized Learning

Personalized Learning: Object, Lesson, Course & School

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 24, 2010

New tools & schools are making it easier to personalize learning

Personalized Learning

Build a Flexible Frame for Teacher Eval

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 12, 2010

Teacher effectiveness should be based largely on performance but we need to build flexible systems and evaluation language to incorporate new data from better sources including content-embedded assessment.

EdTech

Tech Re-Design in Maryland?

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 8, 2010

Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley wants to spend US$1 billion on school construction. How about thinking smarter about what goes on inside the building? Technology for students is certainly part of re-design efforts. His competitor is geting there. Bob Ehrlich wants to ramp up the number of charter schools.

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One-to-One Leadership and Learning at DSST

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 5, 2010

Our mobile phones are more powerful than desktops. Low income families are able to benefit from low-cost devices. There will soon be a one-to-one device in everyone's hands. So what will that mean education growth, school leadership and innovation in education? Bill Kurtz, CEO of DSST tells us.

EdTech

50 Open Source Tools that Replace Ed Apps

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 5, 2010

You can use these 50 open source tools to build your education ecosystem. Here are a few from the list that I like, with some thoughts on how I think it would work.

Personalized Learning

3 Eras of Education

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 3, 2010

Collins & Halverson summarize the design elements of the emerging learningsystem

EdTech

Three Phases of Educational Technology

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 26, 2010

Education technology implementations in three stages

Personalized Learning

All Means All

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 18, 2010

Celebrating a superintendent that taught a community that 'all means all'

EdTech

Mass Customization for Student Success

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 16, 2010

Roberta Selleck, Superintendent Adam's County School District 50, Colorado talks about her vision of personalized learning ahead of Innovate to Educate: A Symposium on [Re]Design for Personalized Learning, August 4-6, 2010 / Harvard Club / Boston, Massachusetts

	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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