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Personalized Learning
A Dozen Reasons Education Can’t Innovate; A Dozen Ways That’s Changing
Schools just weren't designed to innovate. To the extent that they reflect intentionality, public delivery systems support equity and continuity. But the shift to digital and competency-based learning requires a lot of innovation and change capacity.
EdTech
Edupreneurs Swim in the Dolphin Tank at SXSW
Alex Hernandez and Tom Vander Ark and kicked of their annual Investing in Education Innovation workshop at SXSWedu by noting their mutual enthusiasm for innovations in learning and the anticipated worldwide impact. “There’s never been a better time to be an entrepreneur,” said Alex.
EdTech
How Digital Learning is Boosting Achievement
There are hundreds of solid pieces of evidence about digital learning and that's all rear view mirror evaluation. The potential of personalized learning technology suggests the potential going forward is much greater that what we’ve seen to date. When technology is used to extend, personalize and transform learning, it makes a world of difference.
Leadership
Personalized Learning Demands Lean, Blended, Interative Approach
Blended classrooms can provide a boost to a group of students, but blended schools create a new world of opportunity for how a team of teachers interact with hundreds of students and how students experience learning.
Personalized Learning
When Do Students Love Homework?
By: Jakub Piwnik. Brainly brings together over 20 million unique users every month. It’s most popular among European students. In Russia only there are over 10 million unique users monthly. But the new countries where we launched enjoy the concept as well.
Ed Policy
What To Read?
A person who knows state government but is relatively new to the digital learning revolution asked what to read to get up to speed. Here is a quick list...
Ed Policy
Nonprofit DigiLEARN Seeks Innovation & Acceleration
The Digital Learning Institute, DigiLEARN, officially launched this week to accelerate digital learning and education innovation. The non-profit organization was founded and will be chaired by former North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue, with former Wyoming Gov. Jim Geringer serving as vice chair.
Personalized Learning
10 Resources to Promote Personalized Learning
A couple people called last week looking for advice for state and district leaders on personalized learning. Here's a recap of our conversations.
Personalized Learning
Joy & Rigor: The And-Both Solution
Is it possible to create a high-engagement school where students do interesting and relevant work and meet high expectations? Erin Mote and Eric Tucker are a smart duo developing Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School (LAB) and they think the answer is decidedly YES.
Ed Policy
10 Sources of Inspiration for Next-Gen Learning Systems
Easier said than done, right? We could keep adding technology to current schools but that would just create a more expensive version of what we have.