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In Support of the Common Core

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NCLB: Under the Bus, But Not a Total Loss

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Common Core: A Platform for Equity & Innovation

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Oklahoma Dialog on Digital Learning Now

The shift to digital learning adds benefits but increases complexity. And, in most places, there’s no more money. In fact we’re dealing with what Marguerite Roza calls the Decade of Deficits.

one year ago by Tom Vander Ark

CIS: Meeting Kids Where They Are

CIS is the brainchild of youth advocate Bill Milliken, a man determined to improve the lives of all students, no matter what life challenges they face. Milliken wanted to bring community resources in to public schools where they could be accessible, coordinated and accountable.

one year ago by Caroline Vander Ark Davis

Leadership

Staff Picks: Blended Learning, Smart Phones, EdReform, 21st-Century English

Tom picked blended learning as the topic of the year. Karen picks a review of the recent book Teaching Generation Text, which looks at the benefits of mobile learning in the classroom. Sarah picks Byron Sanders' response to the heated debate around Gene Marks' recent Forbes article, "If I Were a Poor Black Kid."

one year ago by Getting Smart Staff

EdTech

Review: Teaching Generation Text

Lisa Nielsen and Willyn Webb have spent the last few years experimenting teaching with cell phones and were thrilled with the results.

one year ago by Katie Vander Ark

Learning

Six premises, seven ideas for better teacher training

At the Twitter Town Hall with Education Secretary Arne Duncan (related: the full transcript of that dialogue is online) on August 24, he promised some new initiatives regarding schools of education. In the hope that the suggestion box is still open, I have a suggestion — not for the Secretary but for schools and coll...

one year ago by Guest Author

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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...