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EdTech 10: PD and Pilgrims
When you’re the parent of a 5 year old, you hear lots of jokes. Maybe you’ve heard this one - “If April Showers bring M...
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Think Outside the Box for Las Vegas Schools
The Getting Smart team led a school design workshop for The Executive Leadership Academy, hosted by The Public Education Foun...
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Making Tech Work for Kids and Teachers
Advances in technology in the classroom often focus on how it is improving teaching and not learning. Why don't we invite stu...
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Profession(al) Development
The teaching profession as we know it is changing. It is time to redefine the way we think about developing the profession it...
EdTech
Three Ring: Bringing Qualitative Work into Focus
Rescue forgotten student work from the bottom of backpacks or hidden in endless stacks of binders—everything is organized s...
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EdTech
Edu-Stumping
Oprah goes big for ed reform; Colin Powell stumps for immigrant rights; Dept of Ed goes viral with video; equity push for new ed commission; get that college paper; minding the achievement gap, again
2 years ago by Getting Smart Staff
Learning
Smart Culture: Reversing the Dumbing of America
How do we help Americans value education more broadly? One thing we know--dinner conversations still matter.
2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark
Learning
Why Solve Old Problems When a New Problem is Easier?
Conventional Wisdom is working the old problem: how to get a great teacher in every classroom? The right question is: what sequence of learning experiences will help individual students succeed?
2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark
Learning
Assessment Grants Chart Course for Decade to Come
ESEA didn’t get reauthorized this year, but the new framework for US education was initiated this week when the Department awarded $330M grants to two state consortia.
2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark
Learning
Digital Learning: Changing the Curve
Digital learning is the first chance in history to change the learning curve and extend access to quality education.
2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark
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Learning
The Black Boy Crisis
Where's the outrage? Bob Herbert rings the bell on the black boy crisis in America. Good new schools are best antidote we've found.
2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark
Learning
ReHess x3
Rick Hess comments on digital learning, value-added teacher evals, and the edujobs bill.
2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark
