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Smart List: 40 Innovation Investors
Today we are recognizing 40 investors, incubators, and new school engines powering the learning revolution featuring Owl Ventures, 4.0 Schools and J.A. and Kathryn Albertsons.
EdTech
EdTech 10: Coming Together to Focus on What Works
Startups, organizations, teachers and students are huddling over new tools, partnerships, and reports that are moving the needle and creating real progress on what’s working to support next-gen learning.
Personalized Learning
A Vision for Every Student: Exploration-Based Learning
By: Kelly McGrath. Exploration-based learning is an active learning approach. Students’ abilities are dynamically balanced with difficulty level in the system to provide exhilarating and fulfilling learning experiences.
Ed Policy
Smart List: 50 Advocacy Orgs Making a Difference
They’re back! The annual Getting Smart Lists acknowledge people and organizations making a difference. Today we are recognizing 50 great policy and advocacy organizations. These groups put students first, illuminate the path, and lead the conversation.
Personalized Learning
What it’s like to be a Maker Mom
As the parent of a young maker I am constantly thrown into the position of working with my daughter on things I have no idea how to do -- and that's what being a Maker Mom is all about. If you’re looking for ways to support your child in transforming from student to maker, here are five ideas for your toolbox.
Personalized Learning
4 Projects for Building Global Connections
We can begin a practice of global education first by leaning in, then making friends, sharing passions, and collaborating to take action about what matters.
Personalized Learning
Match Beyond And College For America Reimagine HigherEd
Match Beyond combines College for America, an innovative new competency-based degree program from Southern New Hampshire University, with intensive coaching, academic support and jobs counseling from Match Education.
Ed Policy
EdTech 10: When Working Together Works
This week's EdTech news revolved around working together to get things done with new leadership opportunities, support for strategies and models, insights into trends and perspectives, and advances in platform integration,
Leadership
Not Your Cupcake Sale: Parental Involvement that Drives Learning
By: Arina Bokas. What type of involvement really affects learning? Here's a look at the state of parent involvement spawned from recent story of Dee Heinz – a Texas mom who came up with a humorous flyer asking families to donate money in lieu of time-consuming fundraisers.
Personalized Learning
Smart Parents and Back to School Preparations: Supporting Kids’ Social Learning
By: Jennifer Miller. Now is a perfect opportunity to consider how you will prepare your kids for the social and emotional learning that occurs at school. Take these small steps to model and build caring connections.