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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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Australian Study Points to Benefits of Games-Based Math

Dr. Kristy Goodwin of Macquarie University studied what she calls Digital Games Based Learning (DGBL) including the deploymen...

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Educator Resuscitation 101: A Prerequisite for Summer Learning

I need to admit something. I am dead. Dead-tired. Exhausted. Fatigued. Drained. Emotionally and physically spent. And no, I d...

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Building STEM Skills by Learning Game Design

Alex Chisholm, Executive Director of the Learning Games Network describes the journey to the HP Catalyst Academy as grant rec...

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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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Thank You Teachers!

In honor of Teacher Appreciate Week, Getting Smart would like to thank its teacher bloggers, readers and more who actively help us spread the word around innovations in learning.

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Students Inspire College Readiness With Street Art

Voting ends today on SchoolTube's video competition Going Mindless, which encourages students to express change in their schools or communities by modeling the youthful, positive change by the R&B band Mindless Behavior. The band will pick their favorite student video to award an exclusive Mindless Behavior concert at ...

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i-Ready is Ready for Prime Time

i-Ready's two components, adaptive diagnostic and standards preparation, provide a visually appealing and fun approach to educational materials. Both programs allow teachers, parents and administrators to follow the progress of every student down to the skill level. The diagnostic program not only identifies the grade ...

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5 Strategies to Deliver Edtech Access to Every Student

Over the last few weeks I’ve participated in a number of conversations about student access strategies. It comes down to what device and who pays.

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SmartTech Roundup: 1:1 Reading/Writing, Hardware & Schools

Better Reading & Writing StudySync hooked up with MetaMetrics to ...

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Compass Learning provides educational software that empowers educators to unlock the potential of every student by making learning personal. We serve nearly 8,000 schools and millions of students across the United States.

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Staff Picks: Common Core & Cloud

Tom Picks Common Core Standards Tom says, “The Common Core ...

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Are American Students Workforce Ready?

Are American students workforce ready? To what extent do schools teach workforce readiness skills? How do we measure workforce readiness of individual students? Is a national measure of workforce readiness a needed tool to increase the focus on workforce readiness? Can such a measure be developed and endorsed and util...

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