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The Infrastructure of Personalized Learning

In my previous posts I’ve written about my wishes for a personalized learning environment for my children, how such an environment is not yet available, and how we as a family have begun to use a wide variety of resources to essentially prototype such an environment. I use the metaphor of a “platform” – seeing...

2 months ago by Marie Bjerede

Leadership

DLN Director House Subcommittee Remarks on Digital Learning

Members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to address you today. Never in recent history has the work of this subcommittee been more important. Our nation’s economic growth is based increasingly on human capital rather than physical capital. As a result, the policies and priorities involving education...

3 months ago by John Bailey

SoundCloud + QR Codes = A Gallery of Students’ Voices

Not too long ago, a few clicks of the mouse had me calculating how I could improve an already-strong lesson plan. My calculations led me to a solution. Although it won’t be the next “E=MC2,” it did solve a huge, logistical problem in the assignment details. The equation? Well, it’s quite simple. SoundClou...

3 months ago by John Hardison

Learning

A Digital Toolkit for the Common Core

The new Common Core State Standards, which are being phased in by school districts in most states, are designed to reflect the skills and knowledge that will be most critical to success beyond high school. The benchmarks focus on developing skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening, language, and media and tec...

3 months ago by Guest Author

Learning

Smart Cities: Strong Charters Will Soon Serve Half of DC Students

“After a lifetime here, I find it hard to believe how much experiments, excitement, progress and change are taking place in Washington,” said a veteran D.C. edreformer. “Just five years ago, the DC Public Schools were the worst performing public school system in the U.S. and…On the two NAPE tests since, we sho...

3 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

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Ready to Implement Blended Learning?

Districts across the country are starting to see the blended learning light. We’re encouraged by the growing number of forward-thinking leaders who are past the point of needing to be convinced about the potential of blended learning; and are now ready to get serious about implementation.

3 months ago by Getting Smart Staff

Flip a Class & Create a Movie: A Dream Come True

Recently, one of my dreams became reality. Our literature class, affectionately dubbed Studio 113 by students years ago, was granted our wish. In fact, the goal for next year’s American Literature Honors students is to flip a class and create an original movie. It’s a dream come true.

3 months ago by John Hardison