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Next Gen Science Standards 101
The Institute for Science and Math Education at the University of Washington recently offered a crash course on the Next Gene...
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DragonBox: This Is How You Gamify
DragonBox develops a user’s fundamental skills in algebra before teaching its context and application.
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Know Think Do
For John Danner, learning can be thought about in three parts: the need to know things, how to solve problems, and how to be ...
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Celebrating MOUSE: 15 Years of Engaging Kids, Narrowing Divide
MOUSE celebrated their 15th Anniversary on May 20th with a student led exhibit demonstrating the latest technologies and by h...
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Charter School Authorizing 2.0
Within the richness and diversity of the ed reform sector, the practice of charter school authorizing isn’t the trendiest. ...
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How to Fix Our Schools
Top urban educators publish improvement manifesto: performance-based employment, performance-based student progress, and a portfolio of options for families.
2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark
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Advancing Ohio's Credit Flexibility Plan
Ed Jones from the Open History Project recently exchanged some thoughtful emails with me. Here is an excerpt from a recent email, and a Prezi about Ohio's Credit Flexibility Plan. Jones will be presenting at next year's SXSW conference.
2 years ago by Ed Jones
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On the Brink, but Of What?
This has been a remarkable week: Waiting for Superman premier, Education Nation on NBC, and a giant grant to a struggling district. What does it all mean?
2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark
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Education Nation: A Mostly Great First Effort for NBC
NBCs Education Nation highlighted the administration/edreformer alignment on teacher quality and charters and was a mostly great multi-channel first effort to wake up America.
2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark
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A Super Portfolio in Newark
Zuckerberg's breathtaking gift to Newark will require a super superintendent to build a portfolio of new schools
2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark
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Facebook CEO to Give US$100mln to Newark Schools
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is going to give US$100 million to Newark City Public Schools.
2 years ago by Getting Smart Staff
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Lumina Foundation: We Need to Get Moving
States must increase the number of college degrees awarded each year in the United States, every year, by a total of nearly 280,000 if the nation is to meet the Lumina Foundation for Education's goal of increasing the proportion of American adults with a college degree to 60 percent by 2025.
2 years ago by Getting Smart Staff















