Innov8
Weekly news coverage focused on innovations in teaching and learning that have the potential to improve access and opportunity for learners everywhere. We encourage you to tweet us (@Getting_Smart) a news items that you’d like us to consider using #innov8 or to email [email protected] with “Innov8” in the subject line.
EdTech 10: With Arne Duncan Leaving… Now What?
With the news of Arne Duncan stepping down in December... It makes us ask: Are we witnessing what will one day be seen as the moment the pendulum swung towards personalization?
EdTech 10: Coming Together to Focus on What Works
Startups, organizations, teachers and students are huddling over new tools, partnerships, and reports that are moving the needle and creating real progress on what’s working to support next-gen learning.
EdTech 10: When Working Together Works
This week's EdTech news revolved around working together to get things done with new leadership opportunities, support for strategies and models, insights into trends and perspectives, and advances in platform integration,
EdTech 10: Leading Toward System Change with Policy, Partnerships and Progress
Taking a cue from Leadership: Key Competencies for Whole-System Change was the leadership from policymakers, startups, and Edupreneurs with legislation, scaling and partnerships in this week’s EdTech news
EdTech 10: Viva la Longform
Evidence has mounted to justify that longform is here to stay. Aptly timed is the publishing of must-read books and EdTech news. Here are 10 news stories to know to keep your finger on the pulse of EdTech and where the field is headed.
EdTech 10: Confident Investing and Justified Strategies
This week’s EdTech news was dominated by announcements surrounding investments and the release of new studies. The continuation of EdTech deals and the production of reports justifying Deeper Learning, teacher leaders, and motivation/engagement signals continued confidence in the shift to personalization, and student-centered strategies.
EdTech 10: Opportunities to Influence, Accelerate and Amplify EdTech
This week’s EdTech news exemplifies why now is great time to make an impact in EdTech. Curating these top news stories left us inspired to see momentum in EdTech carry into back to school season.
EdTech 10: Be Kind Rewind
This week we’re rewinding, updating, and relaunching a series of interactive papers that provide guidance for the adoption of standards and assessments that focus on the shift to personalized digital learning.
EdTech 10: If You Build It, They Will Come
In this week’s EdTech top storylines, new structures, frameworks, and resources were released and launched that will support in building new visions for learning.
EdTech 10: On The Come Up
With news like free programs for teachers to learn to how to code and build school websites, and the announcements of new fellows, a thought leading blog series, and investments, this week’s EdTech news was all about the come up. That’s to say this week was focused on successes and new opportunities to seize and succeed.