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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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The Essence of Startup Communities

Brad Feld discussed a few points from his new book Startup Communities at the New Jersey Tech Meetup last month and what it t...

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#EdTechChat: Student and Teacher Curation

Rockstar educator Jerry Blumengarten (@cybraryman1) set the tone for the chat with this great thought, “A curator is a cons...

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Science Outreach with Teachers, Dinosaurs

The fossils and data collected all help UW scientists investigate the extinction that ended the age of dinosaurs 66 million y...

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CK12 Challenges Students to “Get-Real” with Competition

CK12 Foundation is challenging students to develop and submit applications that showcase K-12 STEM concepts in the Get Real Competition. Awards will be given to the top three teams and they will have the opportunity to chose one of the following devices for their classrooms; Apple iPad 2, Chromebook, NOOK HD tablet, or...

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Year In Review: OER Remains Modest, But Tenaciously Persistent in 2012

Expanding open educational resources (OER) policies remained a modest, but tenaciously persistent education reform trend in 2012. Many innovation-minded federal and state leaders championed OER, including calling for and securing new OER investments at the elementary, secondary and post-secondaryz levels.

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Saylor Foundation Announces Multi-Million Dollar Open Textbook Challenge

The Saylor Foundation, a non-profit Free Education Initiative, announced Tuesday that it launched Wave II of its multi-million dollar Open Textbook Challenge (OTC), aimed to complement and expand its more than 200 free, college-level courses. The Saylor Foundation's open and free compilation of college-level textbooks ...

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Staff Picks: Big Data, OER, Teacher Professional Development

Tom picks "BIG data" this week. Karen picks the article "The State and OER" on the new OER programs in Washington State while Caroline picks the article "Sacramento mayor, former NBA star Kevin Johnson in Tacoma tonight." Sarah picks the article "Digital Age Teacher Council Outlines Teaching Transformation."

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Open High School of Utah Encourages K-12 Disruption

At the Open High School of Utah they’ve changed the typical approach to public education by turning the traditional one-size-fits-all delivery model on its head. Representatives from the school will be presenting at two conferences, one in Barcelona, November 1-4 and the other, the iNACOL Virtual Schools Symposium, i...

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