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Designing Inquiry-Based PLCs to Differentiate Instruction and Drive School-Wide Improvement
Schools that establish inquiry-based PLCs for the specific purpose of looking at student data to inform curriculum, instruction, and intervention are having the most success.
K-12 Breakthrough School Models from NGLC
This updated set of K-12 Breakthrough School Models profiles is an excellent resource and serves as motivation for all in the world of education.
Closing the Motivation Gap
The fact that the best professors in the world are making their courses freely available is an important milestone in learning opportunity, but MOOCs are largely serving the college educated seeking additional education.
Scaling Non-Profits: Lessons from the Experts
Is your nonprofit making a difference in your community? Starting to think about national expansion? Here is some advice from five experts (bios below).
10 Tips for Starting Your Blog
Here’s 10 tips from your blog experts at Getting Smart to help you get started.
Visions of Personalized Learning in Denver
While some schools are buying truckloads of tablets, thoughtful districts are holding conversations about the potential of personalized learning. The right first step, as recommended in the Blended Learning Implementation Guide, is starting with clear goals and a sound strategy.
Infographic: Blended Learning 2.0 From The Ground Up
After publishing the updated BLIG 2.0 its time to update the From the Ground Up inforgraphic as well. Echoing comments and discussions heard at #iNACOL13, its more important than ever to truly start at the "roots" and set clear goals, establish funding and gain supporters.
Another Study Validates Replacement of Big Bad Schools With New Small Schools
Another study demonstrating the effectiveness of the new small high schools in New York City was released last week. Like prior studies, this one dramatically understate the real benefit of the new schools in favor of gold standard research methods. The new schools have grad rates double many of the closed high schools.
Preparing School Leaders
It's exciting and encouraging to see some of the folks training high performing leaders thinking about blended personalized learning for leaders--not just students. It suggests the potential for more efficient and effective replacements for the system of courses, credits, and credentials. However, enacting these ten attributes at scale would require new state policies governing licensure.
ST Math Ready To Go Full Scale
Great news for STEM education! Change the Equation announced that ST Math and three other excellent STEM programs are ready to easily enter any classroom in the nation.