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Using Technology-Enhanced Items Effectively to Close Student Achievement Gaps

Guest Author

Jan 17, 2015

By: Aditya Agarkar. Why we expect assessments to become more varied, less mundane, and more interesting overall. The result: reduced achievement gaps and better learning outcomes.

Personalized Learning

Where is the Accountability in Education?

Guest Author

Jan 14, 2015

By: Andrew R. Coulson. Why we need credible evaluations, content and programs to show ability for renewed competition to improve the tools we give our teachers.

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Always Learning: College Now & Later

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 7, 2015

A generation ago you went to school until you were 21 and then worked until you were 65; now employability is all about lifelong learning — for the next job, during the next job, and learning to do what you love.

EdTech

7 Trends That Shaped 2014; 7 Problems We’ll Solve in 2015

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 31, 2014

There were 7 trends that shaped US education in 2014. Continued progress in the new year will result in solutions to 7 challenges.

Difference Making

5 Options Allow GenDIY to Rethink College

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 20, 2014

Finish high school, go to college, graduate four or five years later and go to work--only it doesn’t work that way very often for Millennials. The GenDIY hack on higher education is a series of solutions that boosts affordability, flexibility, and employability.

Personalized Learning

Next Gen Higher Ed: Blended, Personalized & Competency-based

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 19, 2014

New highered options are bringing fast, flexible solutions for adults balancing work and family obligations just in time as young adult unemployment remains high, but thoughts of going back to school to finish up a degree still daunting.

EdTech

The Future of Assessment

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 17, 2014

New report by Sir Michael Barber and Dr. Peter Hill outlines six key features of the education revolution and shares how we are on the brink of an assessment renaissance that will help secure high standards for all.

EdTech

Designing The Future, Starting with What We Know About Schools

Guest Author

Dec 15, 2014

By: Katherine Ward & Chris Given. What if reporting of data was not only easier to understand, but could be used to spark a conversation between communities and their schools?

Leadership

When the Stars Align in Support of Learning…

Guest Author

Dec 10, 2014

By: Karla Phillips. A common K-12 and higher education reform effort where the stars can align? Competency-based learning.

Ed Policy

#SchoolInfo Challenge Winners Announced!

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 9, 2014

#SchoolInfo Challenge designers display vital school information and provided helpful resources, comparison tools and UX features.

	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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