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Leading Edge Certification

The system of education certification is badly out of date and benefits schools of education more than K-12 schools. The rise of blended and online learning has accelerated the obsolescence of traditional employment barriers.

2 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

3 Simple Tools to Support the CCSS Academic Vocabulary Shift

The Common Core identifies six instructional shifts needed to effectively implement the standards in ELA/Literacy. Shift 6 suggests an instructional change in the teaching of Academic Vocabulary. While there are many specific vocabulary standards in the K-12 Language strand, it's helpful and important to look at Acad...

3 months ago by Susan Oxnevad

Learning

Smart Cities: Los Angeles

LA significantly lags the Bay Area, New York, and Chicago as an edtech leader. The activity level is closer to that of Seattle, a metro area less than a third its size.

3 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

Leadership

Infographic: Forget Boy Scouts, Here Come Hacker Scouts

The DIY and Maker movement has gathered momentum in the last year, which coincides with the "show what you know" and proficiency-based learning model. We've seen increased use of science and engineering kits like SparkFun in high schools and colleges as well as Maker Faires and Hackathons to spark new innovation in a h...

3 months ago by Getting Smart Staff

Learning

3 Tech Tools for the Sped Classroom

Being a Special Education teacher is something that takes patience and a warm heart. These teachers are truly in it for the love of seeing a student develop as a person socially and mentally. However, they seem to be in need of and short of resources more than most other classrooms.

3 months ago by Guest Author

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Digital Learning Now!

Digital Learning Now! is a national campaign to advance policies that will create a high quality digital learning environment to better prepare students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in college and careers.

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Alliance for Excellent Education Counts Down to Digital Learning Day

With less than one month until the second annual national Digital Learning Day on February 6, the Alliance for Excellent Education announced today initial details of the organization’s national effort to promote digital learning and spotlight successful instructional technology practice in the classroom.

4 months ago by Getting Smart Staff

EdTech

Lulu: The Way to Self Publishing

Instead of waiting for some magic gatekeeper to accept them, people can publish when they are ready, and in turn, we get to see new and different things that we might never see in a bookstore.

4 months ago by Adam Renfro