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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 individ...

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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. ...

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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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Times Misses the Mark–Again

The New York Times is running a series attacking innovations in learning. Today's tirade blames K12, Inc. for public policy problems, portrays parent interest in choices as a sham, and relies on questionable sources. Here's five specific problems with today's attack piece.

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Review: iNACOL’s Online & Blended Learning Survey

At the 2011 Virtual School Symposium (VSS) in Indianapolis, the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) released the report Online and Blended Learning: A survey of Policy and Practice of K-12 Schools Around the World, which showcases the ways that new technologies and learning models have accelerat...

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The Nation Hit Piece Had Little to do With What’s Good For Students

The Nation ran a long piece condemning anyone promoting innovation in education. The article didn't have much to do with what's good for students.

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Free, mobile, clouds and other innovation topics

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10 Cool Ideas at iNACOL’s Virtual School Symposium

The Getting Smart team enjoyed the iNACOL Virtual School Symposium (VSS) this last week in Indianapolis. Below, we’ve compiled a list of 10 ideas that caught our attention.

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Staff Picks: Danny Glover, Games for Learning, & the Virtual School Symposium

This was a busy week for the Getting Smart team! For this week's staff picks, Karen chose an article about Danny Glover at the 'Freedom Awards,' Caroline picked an article highlighting the ways games can transform schools, and Sarah picked the great iNACOL conference this week!

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Another Great Virtual School Symposium

More than 2,000 educators, school administrators and education policy leaders met in Indianapolis this week for the three-day 2011 Virtual School Symposium hosted by the International Associationg for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). The conference was full of forward-thinking speakers and ideas, the release of iNACOL’...

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