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2020 Vision: A History of the Future

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 27, 2015

Written in past tense, 2020 Vision: A History of the Future is 440 pages of time travel into a best case scenario of how the next five years could be transformational for global learning. Organized around 10 signpost developments, each of the well designed chapters includes a problem statement and a list of solutions, profiles of GSV investees and sector leaders.

Ed Policy

Shared Commitment to Education Opportunity at EIE15

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 25, 2015

There was a call for a new approach to education reform--that acknowledges a shared commitment to education opportunity across party lines and ideologies--that was palpable among the participants in three days of activities at ExcelinEd’s 2015 Summit on Education Reform.

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Education Innovation: In US & Across the Globe

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 24, 2015

Innovations in learning are transforming education for children around the world, both in formal and informal learning environments.

Leadership

Smart List: 28 Teacher & Leader Developers, 10 School Improvement Capacities

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 24, 2015

In this Smart List we are recognize 12 human capital builders, 15 leadership developers, and 10 school improvement providers, including Public Allies, Matchbook Learning and Yet Analytics.

Leadership

Transformative Professional Learning: Getting Better is Getting Easier

Guest Author

Oct 22, 2015

By: Irvin Scott. Widespread adoption and integration of new, teacher-powered approaches to professional development has real promise to end the practice of siloing teaching innovation and improve teaching everywhere in ways we didn’t dream about before.

Leadership

How to Build a Growth Mindset into School Culture

Guest Author

Oct 21, 2015

By: Tiffany Della Vedova. A growth mindset must be a prerequisite belief and an easy one to champion. However, the divide between comprehension and practice can be quite wide. As school leaders, how can we bring awareness to this gap and implement practices to cultivate a growth mindset within our schools?

EdTech

Teaching Kids to Navigate Social Media? It’s a Matter of Principle

Guest Author

Oct 18, 2015

By: Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff. Practical strategies and resources to help parents navigate social media decisions, and the role of principles in the journey to do what's right online.

Leadership

Hacking Leadership: Rethinking EdTech Impact and Research

Guest Author

Oct 17, 2015

By: Jason Ribeiro. Massive, multi-million dollar educational technology projects in North America’s largest school districts are not having the impacts senior leaders and stakeholders expect. Why?

Personalized Learning

Getting Smart Podcast | Santa Ana Unified School District

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 14, 2015

Santa Ana Unified School District serves a high need southern California community with three important innovations. In this episode we talk with Santa Ana USD's Deputy Superintendent David Haglund about the forward-learning work of the district and the Advanced Learning Academy.

Personalized Learning

Inspiring Creativity, Entrepreneurialism and Making: Global Cardboard Challenge

Guest Author

Oct 10, 2015

By: Mike McGalliard. The Global Cardboard Challenge culminates in a day of block parties, show-and-tells, and open houses throughout the country that will celebrate making, entrepreneurialism and creativity.

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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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