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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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Infographic: Growing Up Google
Backupify has created an infographic to explain the rapid adoption of Google Apps in education.
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Mythbusting: Q&A with K12 Leadership
Following up on the release of a candid academic report in February, Tom Vander Ark visited K12 Executives last week and sha...
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Jen Robert's Classroom in the Cloud
Jen Roberts is an amazing high school English teacher. She encourages her students to use mobile apps to collaborate and publ...
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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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Infographic: Tapping into Mobile Technology
The infographic highlights findings from the mobile learning report, Living & Learning with Mobile Devices, released today from Grunwald & Associates and the Learning First Alliance.
18 days ago by Caroline Vander Ark Davis
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Vacation Education: Family Learning Adventures in DC
We packed our bags and headed out for spring break! But what the kids didn't realize was that it was a learning vacation. Aren't those the best kinds of trips? When your kids are young, energetic, curious and little explorers, a trip to our nation's capitol is the perfect way to educate our kids without having them r...
one month ago by Jessica Oballo
Student Warns “Doing Technology” Isn’t Enough
A guest blog this week at edweek.org gave a student the chance to tell us what he thinks is important about technology in the classroom. The perspective of the learner doesn't often get much air time. What this learner has to say deserves attention.
10 months ago by Rose Fernandez
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State of Black Connecticut Alliance Hosts Ceremony
The event will be held at the Hilton Stamford Hotel, One First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT, from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm on December 16. Tickets are $125.00. There will be a VIP Public Policy Strategy Building Session 5:00pm - 6:30pm. It features Congressman Chaka Fattah as keynote speaker, and appearances by Michelle Rh...
2 years ago by Getting Smart Staff
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Chicago Parents Demand Ed Variety, More Charters
Parents in Chicago rally for more charters, more choice, and different selection processes for their kids.
2 years ago by Getting Smart Staff
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K12 Inc. is leading the transformation to individualized learning as the nation's foremost provider of technology-powered online solutions for students in pre-kindergarten through high school.
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What I Want to Be While I'm Growing Up
During the Virtual Schools Symposium, I met some parents who are working very hard to rally other parents and families to gain access to virtual education, something that is quite hard to do in districts that have worked hard to take that choice away from them. We coined the phrase, "What I Want to Be While I'm Growing...
2 years ago by Getting Smart Staff
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Smart Culture: Reversing the Dumbing of America
How do we help Americans value education more broadly? One thing we know--dinner conversations still matter.
2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark
