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Leadership
Staff Picks: Testing, Flipped Classroom, Effective Teaching
This week's Staff Picks from Getting Smart takes a close look at the positive side of testing, the idea of the "flipped classroom," and the skills it takes to be an effective 21st century teacher.
EdTech
iNACOL Promotes Online Learning With Education Week
The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) announced Thursday that Education Week invited Vice President of Strategy and Organizational Development Matthew Wicks to discuss virtual education opportunities during a webinar September 20th on "Reaching Students With Special Needs Through E-Learning."
EdTech
All4Ed Advances Digital Learning With New Center
The Alliance for Excellent Education has announced the launch of the Center for Secondary School Digital Learning & Policy. The center will expand the Alliance's focus on digital learning and focus on improving outcomes for low-income students and low-performing schools. Both the Alliance and Gov. Wise have played an active role in the Digital Learning Now! campaign over the past year by helping to form the Digital Learning Council, acting as Co-Chair and actively working with states to shape and change policies in order to implement the 10 Elements of Digital Learning.
Personalized Learning
Excited and Concerned about the Shift to Personal Digital Learning
Based on a sample of about a hundred educators from 16 southern states, the shift to personal digital learning creates new opportunity and new concerns. In several settings, we discussed factors accelerating the shift: Inexpensive mobile devices, learning apps The shift to online assessments led by two state consortia…
Personalized Learning
Halverson: Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology
Rich Halverson, co-author of Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology and prof at UW-Madison, kicked off the SREB EdTech meeting in Atlanta today with a provocative discussion about the difference between technology for learning (testing and data systems) and technology for learners (phone, twitter, facebook, games).
Personalized Learning
Relationships Key to High Quality Online Instruction
Last week we explored the importance of quality content but it is teachers that bring it to life. This week, Digital Learning Now released a video summary of Element #6, high quality instruction.
EdTech
NewSchools Presents: Alexandra Bernadotte & Scott Given
New Schools, a venture fund working to transform education by supporting entrepreneurs, released two more videos today from its Education Entrepreneurs series with opinions, stories and viewpoints from edupreneurs Alexandra Beradotte and Scott Given.
EdTech
10 Infographics for Learning
We all love infographics. Why? Well, they help us grasp information in a quick and fun way that appeals to our visual senses. In fact, there's an infographic here explaining that. Below you'll find 10 infographics that discuss learning in many different capacities - online, blended, mobile, etc. Tell us, what's your favorite infographic on learning?
EdTech
Some College, No Degree: Online Learning Makes Returning to College Possible
"Some College, No Degree," an American RadioWorks documentary produced by Emily Hanford, explores how online learning can help the approximately 37 million Americans who dropped out of college attain a degree amidst their busy work and family schedules.
EdTech
Infographic: The Flipped Classroom By Knewton
Knewton released an infographic called "The Flipped Classroom" that explores how educators are reorganizing the classroom to deliver instruction online, outside of class and using class time for "homework."