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Local Work Done With Such Care that it Changes the World

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 3, 2016

Changing the education landscape can start with local work done well. Here are three examples of education leaders whose work at their local schools was done with such great care that it changed the world.

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Leadership

PBL and Co-Teaching: New Partnerships Mean New Paths

Amber Chandler

Jul 1, 2016

The new school year will bring a new Special Education co-teacher to my project-based learning classroom. In order to ensure her success, here are three steps I plan to take to smooth the transition.

Leadership

Want a Great New School? Get the Board on Board

Guest Author

Jul 1, 2016

By: Carrie Irvin. Opening a great new school is a huge challenge, and one of the most foundational (and often overlooked) aspects of starting a good school is a good board. Here are seven tips to help.

Leadership

4 Steps to Reorganize Schools Around Learning Relationships

Guest Author

Jun 30, 2016

By: Gunnar Counselman. Here's a four step roadmap for building schools that consistently imbue students with the motivational assets that they need to succeed in school and life.

EdTech

Supporting Mix & Match Digital Learning

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 29, 2016

Pearson announced last week that Realize, its main K-12 content delivery system, is fully compliant with IMS Global’s Learning Tools Interoperability standards. Here's why this is important.

EdTech

EdTech 10: #ISTE16 #NCSC16 & More

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 29, 2016

Both ISTE and NCSC are in full swing, and exciting announcements are coming from everywhere. It’s definitely peak summer announcement season, and this week’s list proves it.

EdTech

The World is a Classroom & the Possibilities are Endless

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 28, 2016

Virtual field trips allow online students to connect with both the curriculum they’re learning and with their fellow classmates, providing excellent socialization opportunities.

Personalized Learning

Is it a Project or an Activity? Project-Based Learning and its Cousins

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 24, 2016

In an effort to help educators select a strategy appropriate for intended outcomes, here is a framework for variations on project-based learning (PBL) as part of our "It's a Project-Based World" campaign.

Personalized Learning

Marriage of Deeper Learning and Personalized Learning

Guest Author

Jun 22, 2016

By: Lydia Dobyns. While it's exhilarating to imagine what combining Deeper Learning and Personalized Learning could mean for students, at the same time it's daunting to also consider the implications for teachers.

Personalized Learning

Next-Gen High Schools

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 21, 2016

There's never been a better time to transform a classroom or open a new school, and here are several examples of next-gen schools currently paving the way for innovations in education.

	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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