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#EdTechChat: Student and Teacher Curation

Rockstar educator Jerry Blumengarten (@cybraryman1) set the tone for the chat with this great thought, “A curator is a constant learner who should model that trait for their students.”

7 hours ago by Caroline Vander Ark Davis

Learning

Science Outreach with Teachers, Dinosaurs

The fossils and data collected all help UW scientists investigate the extinction that ended the age of dinosaurs 66 million years ago. DIG teachers aren't just adding to paleontology research - they're a part of it.

22 hours ago by Winifred Kehl

EdTech

Infographic: Growing Up Google

Backupify has created an infographic to explain the rapid adoption of Google Apps in education.

23 hours ago by Getting Smart Staff

EdTech

Mythbusting: Q&A with K12 Leadership

Following up on the release of a candid academic report in February, Tom Vander Ark visited K12 Executives last week and shares a recap of their conversation.

yesterday by Tom Vander Ark

EdTech

Jen Robert’s Classroom in the Cloud

Jen Roberts is an amazing high school English teacher. She encourages her students to use mobile apps to collaborate and publish high quality written products.

yesterday by Tom Vander Ark

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Curriculum Associates, LLC, designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screening and assessment tools, and data management resources. We believe that every student deserves the chance to succeed and with our i-Ready™, Ready®, and BRIGANCE® programs, we strive to make this a reality with tools ...

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It’s Time for The Next Big Advance: Comparable Growth Measures

The most important next step in the shift to personal digital learning is the need for comparable growth measures for individual students. With the explosion of adaptive assessment and instruction and the widespread use of digital curriculum with embedded assessments, there is a growing need to be able to compare measu...

2 days ago by Tom Vander Ark

Leadership

CEOs Want Hard-Working Decision-Making Team Players

A survey of chief executives indicates that 92% say education is very or the most important national competitiveness issue. But the survey, conducted by the The Business Council and The Conference Board, isn't a flattering picture of U.S. education.

2 days ago by Tom Vander Ark