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Getting Smart Podcast | Design Thinking as Pedagogy For Students and Educators

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 16, 2017

In this podcast, Sandy Speicher, partner and managing director of education at IDEO, chats with Tom on what design thinking is and why it's so important for teachers and education leaders right now.

learning redesign during distance learning

EdTech

How Are You Celebrating Digital Learning Day 2017?

Getting Smart Staff

Feb 16, 2017

The 2017 Digital Learning Day celebration is February 23 this year, so join in this global event by checking out these tools and resources to help you get started.

Future of Learning

#AskAboutAI: Informing Educators, Parents and Policymakers About Life With Smart Machines

Getting Smart Staff

Feb 15, 2017

Artificial Intelligence will have more influence on the lives of young people over the next few decades than any other factor, so our #AskAboutAI campaign is investigating the implications smart machines will have on employment, learning and ethical issues.

Future of Learning

Getting Smart Podcast | How the Platform Revolution is Changing Life and Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 14, 2017

Sangeet Paul Choudary, founder of Platformation Labs and the author of Platform Scale and Platform Revolution, joins us on the podcast to discuss what platforms are and what their future could look like in education.

Teacher effectively leading class thanks to data interoperability

EdTech

Data Interoperability in K-12 (I Promise This Isn’t Boring)

Guest Author

Feb 13, 2017

By: Jami O'Toole. Data interoperability doesn't make for the best headlines, but it is a foundational building block that opens the doors of innovation, and allows people to focus on what matters most: in our case, student learning.

EdTech

4 Apps that Bring Daily Classroom Activities into the 21st Century

Guest Author

Feb 12, 2017

By: Gary Darling. It can be hard to bring new tech into the classroom. These four apps can help by updating your daily classroom activities like whiteboard writing and note-taking.

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Personalized Learning

Is Online College Right for Your Students?

Guest Author

Feb 11, 2017

By: Anica Oaks. Online college can be a great option, but it presents different challenges and opportunities than traditional college. Here are some ideas to help when considering if online college is right for your students.

Leadership

Five Classroom Resolutions To Try in 2017

Guest Author

Feb 4, 2017

By: Lisa Low. It’s never too late to set goals around how you’ll improve your teaching and the learning happening in your classroom, so to help get you started here are five resolutions to try in the upcoming year.

Leadership

Living As If All Lives Have Equal Value

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 3, 2017

I’ve had the good fortune to live and work with people who believe all lives are equal, and who value openness, generosity and innovation as value creation. Here are five lessons they taught me.

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Innov8: Education Transformation

Getting Smart Staff

Feb 1, 2017

We need to prepare students for success in college, career and life, and that starts in the classroom. This week’s news stories show that we’re ready to stop talking about transforming our education system and start making changes.

	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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