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As the G7 summit wraps in Bavaria, NBA and NHL titans clash, and students and teachers wrap the school year, this is the time of year that will set the tone for the upcoming summer months. As Trevor Greene, past national principal of the year, highlighted, this the time of year that matters most.
From new grant opportunities to new learning environments, new toolkits, and reports, this week’s news features high impact stories, exemplary of the importance of this time of year.
1. Attention they deserve. Reynoldsburg Schools (on our 100 Schools Worth Visiting list) is getting national attention for their personalized, blended learning efforts with a feature article in the WSJ. “They came up with a really thoughtful, unique way to rethink high school,” said Tom.
— Carri Schneider (@CarriSchneider) June 8, 2015
Check out the Reynoldsburg advisory system and Deeper Learning profile.
2. Merit badges. Pearson and Boys Scouts of America are collaborating to produce interactive digital merit badge pamphlets to transform the teaching and learning experience for youth and merit badge counselors. Recognition systems (e.g. badging) are one of 12 features of next-gen platforms.
@Pearson and @boyscouts produce Interactive Merit Badge Pamphlets http://t.co/GJID3uTgFH
— Tom Vander Ark (@tvanderark) June 10, 2015
3. Number 9. The principal membership association representing state EdTech leaders, SETDA, announced its third annual cohort of Emerging Private Sector Partners. Great to see PearDeck, a fruitful EdTech tool, as one of the new partners.
.@SETDA‘s new cohort of 9 #Startups focused on #K12 http://t.co/37jSoCiXN5 feat. @PearDeck @edthena & @SibmeApp #EdTech10
— tyler (@post_west) June 10, 2015
4. The cards you’re dealt. Seattle-based design and innovation studio, Artefact, envisioned In The Cards, a career discovery concept that is supporting students with a personalized engagement platform. Similar to My Best Bets, In The Cards is aiming to serve underserved students.
Your Future Is In the Cards: Education and Design http://t.co/AfTZPteRf2 via @artefactgroup #EdTech10 — tyler (@post_west) June 3, 2015
5. Taking to scale. The next round of the US DOE Investing in Innovation grants has been announced. The 2015 Scale-up and Validation competitions are available for local ed agencies, nonprofits, and consortiums.
.@usedgov announces FY15 Investing in Innovation grants for nonprofits and consortiums to scale what works http://t.co/cGWKMaRxeM #EdTech10 — Jessica Slusser (@Jess_Slusser) June 10, 2015
6. Imagine that. 100 new Imagination Chapters will be launching this summer! The low-cost, high touch, informal learning environments foster creativity among students, aligning with STEM and maker initiatives championed by the White House. Drawing inspiration from the Global Arcade Challenge, pop-up learning chapters are looking for hosts. Application deadline is June 15.
Hey #SmartParents, launch an @Imagination Chapter, here’s how http://t.co/xBbRol35GH taking apps through 7/15 — Tom Vander Ark (@tvanderark) June 6, 2015
7. Policy Driven. SETDA and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation released a new report that highlights examples of states with policies that support the expansion of EdTech. This builds on recent research that found that the creation of high access, connected learning environments can be supported with policy. Unlike the Digital Learning Now report card, the SETDA review didn’t really consider online learning.
.@SETDA and @FridayInstitute recognize AL IN KY NC for #DigitalLearning (but ignore #OnlineLearning) http://t.co/7nzVjgesA9 #EdPolicy
— Tom Vander Ark (@tvanderark) June 9, 2015
8. Regulators, mount up. As competency-based policy gains momentum, on centerdigitaled.com iNACOL CEO Susan Patrick recognized that school leaders leading the effort will, “Quickly start running into state regulations.” The blog recognizes also a few ways to tackle this challenge.
How State Policies Help or Hinder Competency-Based Education http://t.co/Y7tyuQjaUl @nacol #competencyed #edpolicy #cworks #edtech10 — Carri Schneider (@CarriSchneider) June 9, 2015
9. Refining an Opportunity Culture. The Opportunity Culture Toolkit is now available for districts and schools to support teachers in extending their impact, for more pay, within budget and without forcing class-size increases. This a great reminder of the importance and potential of prize mechanisms.
Step-by-step guidance for implementing models that create cultures driven by opportunity http://t.co/qzWM6GptjW via @OppCulture #edtech10 — tyler (@post_west) June 10, 2015
10. Soft Skills. The importance of non-cognitives (a term that Andy Calkins believes we should trash) has been gaining traction recently. With the growing attention, the National Assessment of Educational Progress will be including measures of these factors in the background data collected with tests beginning in 2017.
‘Nation’s Report Card’ to Gather Data on Grit, Mindset http://t.co/a5Zinvho3L @educationweek #edtech10 #edpolicy #edchat
— Carri Schneider (@CarriSchneider) June 8, 2015
Mucho dinero. Duolingo landed a giant raise of $45 million led by Google Capital. This series D round funding brings the free language learning service’s total funding to date to $83.3 million, its valuation is now around $470 million. This news signals the importance of language acquisition, and the leadership role of world language instructors.
.@Duolingo Raises $45M in round led by @GoogleCapital, valued At $470M http://t.co/PCOYuWBtSM #WorldLanguages #EduVC
— Tom Vander Ark (@tvanderark) June 10, 2015
A closing thought. With the explosion of mobile, more data will be produced in the next 2 years than in all of human history. What are you and your organization doing to learn from all of the new data?
For more EdTech 10s, check out:
EdTech 10: Unabiding the Slide
EdTech 10: Recentering for Students
EdTech 10: Leading the Way
The Getting Smart Staff believes in learning out loud and always being an advocate for things that we are excited about. As a result, we write a lot. Do you have a story we should cover? Email [email protected]
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