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7 Trends That Shaped 2014; 7 Problems We’ll Solve in 2015

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 31, 2014

There were 7 trends that shaped US education in 2014. Continued progress in the new year will result in solutions to 7 challenges.

Personalized Learning

New Staffing Structures Piloted in Nashville Schools

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 23, 2014

Public Impact has been leading the effort to identify and now test strategies to extend the impact of great teachers and improve working conditions and learning opportunities for all educators. 'Opportunity Culture' is being deployed by a group of districts including Nashville Public Schools.

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Global Employment Markets Reward Competence & Initiative

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 21, 2014

The global economy is expanding opportunity for billions but participation demands competence and initiative. Online learning--both formal and informal-- is expanding access to knowledge and skill building.

Personalized Learning

Transform Middle Grade Education–Apply to Summit Basecamp

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 20, 2014

The is the most important work being done in secondary education today--and you could be part of it.

Personalized Learning

Next Gen Higher Ed: Blended, Personalized & Competency-based

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 19, 2014

New highered options are bringing fast, flexible solutions for adults balancing work and family obligations just in time as young adult unemployment remains high, but thoughts of going back to school to finish up a degree still daunting.

EdTech

Betting on a Better Counseling Approach for College and Careers

Guest Author

Dec 16, 2014

By: Scott Emerick & Clare Bertand. Closing the opportunity divide requires innovative solutions that empowers young adults to be informed consumers making choices that connect education, training, and meaningful career pathways.

Leadership

When the Stars Align in Support of Learning…

Guest Author

Dec 10, 2014

By: Karla Phillips. A common K-12 and higher education reform effort where the stars can align? Competency-based learning.

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The Next Big Thing in Personalization: The Student

Guest Author

Dec 7, 2014

By: Arthur VanderVeen. What’s been missing in learning technologies—and what will be the next big focus in personalization—is the student.

Personalized Learning

New Classrooms’ Blended Math Program Yields Big Gains for Struggling Students

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 5, 2014

New Classrooms' Teach to One's impact on student outcomes, benefits for teachers, and why the program is the best picture of personalized learning out there.

Difference Making

Generation Do-It-Yourself (“GenDIY”) Imperatives

mickey

Dec 4, 2014

Young people are taking control of their own pathway to careers, college and contribution. Powered by digital learning, “GenDIY” is combatting unemployment and the rising costs of earning a degree by seeking alternative pathways to find or create jobs they love.

	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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