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Phoenix: Smart City or Wild West?

Sprawling across a desert valley, Phoenix is the opposite of Boston in many ways--the streets are straight, just about everything was built in the last generation, and there are not a handful of storied institutions of higher learning.

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International Studies: Opportunities and Challenges for Higher Education Systems

Will taking online courses replace studying abroad for students around the world? In this article Kirsten Winkler explores the internationalization of higher education.

29 days ago by

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Movie Review: Why are America’s Students Failing at Math?

It is not a difficult question to answer, a lot of students hate math. I know “hate” is a strong word, but when some children are asked about math, they start to sweat, shut down, and avoid math at all costs, due to negative experiences in the past.

29 days ago by

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Extending Museum Learning with ARIS

A dozen museum educators stand nervously and watch a class of elementary school kids pour into the Minnesota History Center, iPods in hand.

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Blended STEM: Project Lead The Way

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is a leading provider of STEM curriculum for U.S. secondary schools. PLTW is launching an elementary program, a computer science strand, and improving its blended STEM offering with updates to the online and hands-on learning experience.

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EdTech 10: Top 15 Announcements

The Getting Smart Team spent the week in Arizona connecting with familiar edtech friends and making new ones at the ASU/GSV Education Innovation Summit. We were excited by the growing interest in moving beyond point solutions to create more integrated and cohesive personalized experiences for students. There were also ...

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Fun in the Sun: Education Innovation Summit 2013

It’s been a great week at Education Innovation Summit (#EISummit). Our team enjoyed thoughtful breakout sessions, nice receptions and hallways conversations. For those traveling from colder climates the Arizona sun seemed to set a gleeful tone for the conference.

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