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BBC News Covers US Schools Using Technology

Katie Vander Ark

Jun 28, 2011

BBC News reports on US school systems adopting technology in the classrooms.

EdTech

Where to Hack or Stack Education?

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 28, 2011

Paul Edelman riffs on Fred Wilson's classic Hacking Education post

EdTech

Sen. Murray Promotes EdTech

Caroline Vander Ark

Jun 24, 2011

Senator Murray describes her vision for the future of learning where all students have access to technology that provides a customized, connected, and engaging learning experience.

EdTech

Cengage Acquires NatGeo Publishing

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 24, 2011

Cengage Learning signed a deal with National Geographic to acquire their school publishing unit and extended use of the NGS brand. The deal include the NatGeo Science series, elementary science curriculum, Explorer! Magazines, and Hampton Brown’s literacy and language programs.

EdTech

Hollywood Watching the Learning Revolution

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 24, 2011

Even Hollywood has taken notice the learning entrepreneurship is on the rise. Jonnie Roberts of The Wrap called Tom this week about Joel Klein's new role at News Corp.

EdTech

A Global Education Challenge

Katie Vander Ark

Jun 23, 2011

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has created a Global Education Challenge that seeks to find creative ideas for tools to improve educational outcomes for students around the world – and they’re giving away $250,000 in cash and prizes for the best ideas.

EdTech

Fix the Root Problem: School Governance

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 23, 2011

In a Hoover piece, Checker Finn makes the case that we've got school governance all wrong in America. He makes the case for autonomous schools and networks with perpetual leadership

Personalized Learning

The Shift to Digital will Challenge States

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 23, 2011

It's time for states to build an integrated plan for the shift to personal digital learning starting with online testing. Online testing will produce better, cheaper, faster performance feedback for students, teachers, and system heads

EdTech

1.5 million reasons to get a grip on digital learning: Q+A with ISTE’s Don Knezek

Guest Author

Jun 22, 2011

Susan Sawyers is a multimedia journalists and social media strategist. Sawyers conducted a Q & A with Donald G. Knezek CEO of ISTE, who is preparing for their annual conference in Philadelphia next week.

EdTech

Blended Learning Infographic

Caroline Vander Ark

Jun 22, 2011

Blended learning is a disruptive innovation in education that can take many forms. Here, we look at what blended learning is, why it’s spreading, and how it works in real and virtual classrooms. Join the conversation on blended learning below.

	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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