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iNACOL Releases New Online & Blended Learning Study
The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) released the new study Online and Blended Learning: A Survey of Policy and Practice of K-12 Schools Around the World today at the Virtual School Symposium in Indianapolis.
Personalized Learning
7 Things to Include in Your Innovation Conference
If I was hosting an innovation conference focused on secondary education, here's seven things I'd include: a design prize, interesting breakouts, virtual field trips, lessons from workforce development, cool components, and a design studio.
Personalized Learning
Union policy shop wants to stop learning online
Funded by a center fronting for Midwest teacher unions, the National Education Policy Center (let’s just call it the NEA Policy Center) in Boulder recently published a hit piece on online learning. The unstated goal of the brief is to block the rapid growth of online learning, particularly schools supported by Connections and K12.
EdTech
Education Leaders Discuss Online Learning in K-12 at VSS
More than 1,800 education leaders across the country, including teachers, administrators and policymakers, convene in Indianapolis November 9-11, 2011 for the Virtual School Symposium (VSS), an annual conference hosted by the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL).
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Bay Area Leading the Learning Revolution
Computers, then smart phones, then tablets changed how we engaged the world. Medical technology extended and entertainment technology enriched our lives. Energy saving technology made our lifestyles more sustainable. Bay Area entrepreneurs developed many of these disruptive technologies. New York and Boston are home to the publishers; metro…
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NewSchools Launches Ed Tech Market Map
NewSchools Venture Fund announced Wednesday, the release of an interactive representation of the geographic K-12 education-technology market to help investors, donors, and entrepreneurs better evaluate the landscape of edtech ventures.
Personalized Learning
From Place to Service
The shift from print-based learning to digital learning is a big deal, but more fundamental is the shift from institution-centric education to student-centered learning. Rich Halverson spoke about Rethinking Education at SREB last month. Below is a list adapted from Rich’s book about the10 shifts that…
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The Parthenon Group Publishes a Market Analysis of the “Next Generation Learning”
Parthenon announced today its release of "Next Generation Learning - Defining the Opportunity and Next Generation Learning - Scaling the Opportunity," an analysis in collaboration with Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Opportunity Equation and Stupski Foundation of the future learning landscape.
EdTech
Platform-Based School Development
The 1990s brought charter school laws and the New American Schools Development Corporation—both rooted in the standards-movement and based on the hypothesis that there was a better way to organize schools. New Technology High School opened by the Napa School District in 1996. With its first graduating class, it…
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10 Infographics for Learning
We all love infographics. Why? Well, they help us grasp information in a quick and fun way that appeals to our visual senses. In fact, there's an infographic here explaining that. Below you'll find 10 infographics that discuss learning in many different capacities - online, blended, mobile, etc. Tell us, what's your favorite infographic on learning?