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Rapping Math Teachers at Westerville South Win $15,000 Video Contest

Compass Learning recently launched its Ideal Learning Environment Video Contest, asking students, teachers and others with an interest in education to submit videos that demonstrate their ideal learning environment.

6 months ago by Compass Learning Staff

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Q&A: How A Top Educator Drives Innovation and Social Change In His Classroom

Last month, Microsoft awarded the nations top educators who are bringing technology and project-based learning to their classrooms in innovative and interactive ways. Greg Witkin of Boynton Continuation High School in San Jose, Calif. won first place in the Educator as Innovator and Change Agent category for his proje...

8 months ago by Jaclyn Norton

Good Work: Get Involved

If there is only one work, the great work of ...

9 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

EdTech

3 Free Cool Tools to Curate Content

Content curation is a great way to find, organize and share useful knowledge efficiently. There are many free digital tools available to help manage web content in flexible ways allowing us to quickly share resources that are accessible online. Use of curation tools is social and will connect us to the ideas of others ...

9 months ago by Susan Oxnevad

Learning

Staff Picks: LPS, Innovation, Documentaries, Global Learning

This week's staff picks focus on politics of innovation, Leadership Public Schools, documentaries as learning experiences and global low cost private schools.

10 months ago by Getting Smart Staff

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Foundation for Excellence in Education

The Foundation for Excellence in Education is igniting a movement of reform, state by state, to transform education for the 21st century economy. Excellence in Action, the organization’s flagship initiative, is working with lawmakers and policymakers to advance education reform across America. Learn more at www.Exce...

EdTech

Book Review: Born to Rise

From the minute you pick up Deborah Kenny's book wrapped in star endorsements from the likes of John Legend and Hugh Jackman, you know she must be doing something right. Kenny is Founder and CEO of the successful network of public charter schools known as Harlem Village Academies.

10 months ago by Caroline Vander Ark Davis

Learning

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.

one year ago by Getting Smart Staff