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In Support of the Common Core
Common Core State Standards are thoughtful expressions of college- and career-ready expectations in reading, writing and math...
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Building a Digital Depository
Benjamin Riley explains exciting times for education entrepreneurship, technology and the policy ecosystem that surrounds the...
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NCLB: Under the Bus, But Not a Total Loss
Today AEI released a report, NCLB sanctions: Tests taken, lessons learned. The authors found that “School accountability ...
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Common Core: A Platform for Equity & Innovation
The Common Core is giant platform for innovation for American education. The Common Core and the digital learning revolution...
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Simple Tech Solutions for Creating Community on Campus
When students are involved in on-campus activities, they are more engaged in their courses. A few simple tech tools that you...
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Leadership
Common Core: A Platform for Equity & Innovation
The Common Core is giant platform for innovation for American education. The Common Core and the digital learning revolution are breaking down boundaries and improving the teaching profession. Most importantly, the Common Core is the promise of better education to the children of this country.
yesterday by Tom Vander Ark
Leadership
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. But the survey, conducted by the The Business Council and The Conference Board, isn't a flattering picture of U.S. education.
4 days ago by Tom Vander Ark
Leadership
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 Foundation in Las Vegas last week. Teams of principals designed next-gen K-8 and high schools and taught lessons on blended learning components.
5 days ago by Alison Anderson
EdTech
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 students to help change the format and flow of the learning?
5 days ago by Guest Author
Leadership
Smart Cities: Viva Las Vegas
“Education is the bedrock on which a truly great city is built,” according to Tony Hsieh and his Downtown Project. The CEO of shopping giant Zappos is leading efforts to reimagine the old city center north of the Vegas Strip.
8 days ago by Tom Vander Ark
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Digital Learning Now!
Digital Learning Now! is a national campaign to advance policies that will create a high quality digital learning environment to better prepare students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in college and careers.
EdTech
#EdTechChat: Digital Citizenship
The Getting Smart team was excited to participate in another great night of #EdTechChat (Mondays 5pmPT/8pmET). The chat was lively as always and filled with great comments and discussions.
15 days ago by Caroline Vander Ark Davis
EdTech
Pittsburgh: An EdTech Hive
Last year, Pittsburgh Today ran a six part series on building the entrepreneurial economy. The series quoted a Mellon Foundation report, “Pittsburgh is on the verge of reaching a critical mass in terms of the number of successful start-up companies, entrepreneurs, availability of local early stage capital and ability...
15 days ago by Tom Vander Ark
