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10 EdTech Impact Opportunities

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 18, 2014

There's never been a better time to make a difference. Trends in learning, opportunities in different categories and new pathways in the shift from web to mobile are providing opportunities to create impact.

Leadership

Good Work: Incubating Next Gen People

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 16, 2014

The most important lesson of the three year Smart Cities investigation is that every city needs an innovation agenda and an incubator of talent, tools, and schools like 4.0 Schools.

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10 Ways Cities Can Foster a Climate of Improvement and Innovation

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 15, 2014

A hunch is catching on that ecosystems matter for producing and scaling innovation. This hypothesis is based on two significant threads of evidence—talent and tech ecosystems.

Series

25 Districts Worth Visiting

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 14, 2014

25 districts that are changing the trajectory by working on blended, personalized and competency-based learning. They are big and small, from urban and rural, east and west-representative of the American education challenge.

Innov8

EdTech 10: The Big Easy and Beyond

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 14, 2014

Feeling inspired and empowered from last week’s iNACOL 2014 Symposium, we returned to Getting Smart World Headquarters and immediately took off to NOLA for the Louisiana Smart Growth Summit. This week’s top EdTech news includes news from The Big Easy and abroad.

EdTech

Smart List: 30 Great Apps for Sharing, Showing, & Tracking

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 10, 2014

The 2nd Annual Smart Lists continues with 30 AMAZING apps and platforms for sharing, showing, & tracking.

Personalized Learning

Photoblog | Getting Smart at #iNACOL14 Day 2

tyler

Nov 7, 2014

Photos from Team Getting Smart at Day two iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium (#iNACOL14), that brought together 2,500 experts and educational leaders.

Series

Smart List: 20 Learning Platforms

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 7, 2014

Today we’re recognizing 20 platform providers who deserve a round of applause for the 2nd annual Smart Lists.

Personalized Learning

Smart List: 30 Ways to Learn Almost Anything

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 29, 2014

Round of applause! Today we are recognizing 30 open resources for K-12, postsecondary, and anytime learning.

Series

Smart List: 30 Innovation Investors

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 27, 2014

Smart Lists continues! This time with 30 investors, incubators and new school engines powering the learning revolution.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
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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