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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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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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Blended Learning Webinar Q&A

The Getting Smart team participated in an Education Week blended learning webinar today with Dreambox. The chat was lively and we didn’t get to all the questions.

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DLN Releases Funding Student, Options, and Achievements Paper

“Today’s finance system lacks the flexibility needed to support the flood of educational innovation” said Tom Vander Ark. “Reorienting the system around students will extend equitable student access to high-quality options that have the potential to personalize and customize learning.”

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Ready to Implement Blended Learning?

Districts across the country are starting to see the blended learning light. We’re encouraged by the growing number of forward-thinking leaders who are past the point of needing to be convinced about the potential of blended learning; and are now ready to get serious about implementation.

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Infographic: How to Implement Blended Learning

In honor of Digital Learning Day, Digital Learning Now! (DLN) today released its fifth white paper in the DLN Smart Series, “Blended Learning Implementation Guide,” which explores blended learning as a phase c...

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Digital Learning Now! Releases Blended Learning Implementation Guide for Schools and Districts

In honor of Digital Learning Day, Digital Learning Now! (DLN) today released its fifth white paper in the DLN Smart Series, “Blended Learning Implementation Guide,” which explores blended learning as a phase change with a goal of accelerating learning toward college and career readiness. Like the Alliance for Excel...

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Curriculum Associates, LLC, designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screening and assessment tools, and data management resources. We believe that every student deserves the chance to succeed and with our i-Ready™, Ready®, and BRIGANCE® programs, we strive to make this a reality with tools ...

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Infographic: Show What You Know Beats Batch Processing

Digital Learning Now! (DLN) today released “The Shift From Cohorts to Competency,” the fourth DLN Smart Series white paper in collaboration with Getting Smart®, that explores the shift from seat time to demonstrated mastery. For generations students have been passed from grade to grade without mastering foundation...

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Infographic: The Countdown to Next-Gen Assessments

Digital Learning Now! (DLN) today released “Getting Ready for Online Assessments,” the third interactive paper in the DLN Smart Series, which provides recommendations for states and districts to prepare for new, online assessments in the wake of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) implementation in the 2014-15 schoo...

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