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Ed Policy

Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning

Today Digital Promise and Getting Smart released “Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning: Competency-Based Teacher Preparation and Development.” This white paper outlines the attributes of next-generation teacher preparation and makes recommendations to support the development of teacher preparation and development systems.

EdTech

Agilix Powers Personalized Learning

Agilix may be the most widely used personalized learning solution that you don’t know about. Perhaps you’ve heard of Brainhoney, an award winning learning management system, you may not know that but the xLi, an extensible infrastructure, that powers widely used platforms like Pearson’s GradPoint, widely used tests and Louisiana Course Choice system.

Leadership

New Tools + New Schools = Big Opportunity

For 20 years, education has been driven by standards-based reform. The focus on test-driven accountability resulted in a much-needed focus on data but in a narrow way that was often disconnected from powerful learning experiences. Standards-based reforms created an awareness of the value of great teachers and underscored the importance…