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5 Ideas Likely to Make a Big Impact

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 6, 2014

The great thing about the IFC audience is the unusual commitment to impact and entrepreneurship.

Personalized Learning

Infographic: #PLearning Framework (Part 2 of the Series)

Guest Author

Apr 5, 2014

By: Justin DeLeon. While many of us want to deliver a more customized experience for our students; designing and implementing a personalized classroom can be overwhelming. In fact, it stops some of us in our tracks.

Personalized Learning

Are You Ready to Be Relevant, Or Will Natural Selection Happen to You?

Dave Guymon

Apr 2, 2014

After reading the following six traits, ask yourself, are you primed to remain relevant, or a potential victim of educator evolution?

Personalized Learning

Not Adding Up

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 27, 2014

With the adoption and implementation of programs designed to be adaptable to the student, more doors are opened to achieve. I wouldn’t have dreaded going to class because I didn’t want to feel stupid.

Personalized Learning

Building an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 23, 2014

Lots of folks are talking about grit, but perseverance and growth mindset as a goal can be disconnected from a sense of purpose. Entrepreneurial mindset, as described by the KEEN network, is a more productive way to describe the dispositions we should be helping young people develop.

Leadership

Managed Instruction or Digital Learning?

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 22, 2014

It's easy to say that managed instruction is old school and digital learning is the future, but this debate is worth unpacking.

Personalized Learning

The Future of Personalized Learning

Guest Author

Mar 19, 2014

By: Student Correspondent. This technology is unique because it focuses on how the students learn. As the students develop, the technology develops with them. Artificial Intelligence systems (AI) are being tested at the University of Phoenix as well as in kindergarten classrooms.

Ed Policy

Collaborative Approach to Literacy

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 11, 2014

Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) supports better reading and writing across the curriculum by helping teachers to build engaging Common Core-aligned units.

Leadership

Student Report From #SXSWedu: The Rules of 21st Century Education

Guest Author

Mar 11, 2014

By: Diego Macias. The highlights included getting to see Wendy Davis speak about her plan for education, attending sessions having to do with blended learning and using technology in classrooms effectively, a short film about school lunches, and the learning about the politics involved in education.

Personalized Learning

Connecting Learning and Life: Naviance

Mary Ryerse

Mar 10, 2014

So, the next time a student asks, “When will I ever use Geometry in my future?”, hopefully we can help that student see how completing this course helps him or her achieve future goals.

	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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