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TEDxNYED 2013 Inside-Outside

April 27, 2013

TEDxNYED is a New York City-based TEDx event focused on education. The theme of this year’s TEDxNYED is Inside-Outside, a discussion about education from both inside...

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The 2013 School Leadership Summit

March 28, 2013

The Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL) and Steve Hargadon are pleased to announce the inaugural virtual and worldwide School Leadership Summit, Thursday, March...

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Designing Modern Learning Environments: Design Thinking for Education Leaders Hangout

February 20, 2013

GETideas.org seeks to help education leaders understand the impact of environment on learning and to leverage design when attempting to transform education systems. This Google...

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Midwest Educational Technology Conference (METC)

February 11 - February 13, 2013

  Midwest Education Technology Conference February 11-13, 2013 St. Charles Convention CenterSt. Louis, Missouri http://2013.metcconference.org/...

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U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for Bold Action on Attainment

January 24, 2013

In an open letter released yesterday, leading U.S. college and university presidents called upon their colleagues to make retention and completion a critical priority to stem...

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Bringing It All Together: Empowering Education Leaders to Innovate Hangout

January 30, 2013

GETideas.org hosts this GooglePlus hangout to engage with noted thought leaders on how to help educators innovate. The discussion includes a dialogue on how innovation in...

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Public Universities to Offer Free Online Classes for Credit

January 23, 2013

In an arrangement with commercial company Academic Partnerships, dozens of public universities plan to offer an introductory online course free and for credit to anyone...

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State Spending on U.S. Higher Education Rebounds in Most States after Years of Decline

January 22, 2013

After falling nearly 11% since the 2008 fiscal year, state appropriations for U.S. higher education are on the rise in most states. Long-term effects of...

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    Code.org
    March 4, 2013

    Code.org is a new non-profit aimed at improving computer science education. The main goal of this organization is to make sure that every student in every school has an opportunity to learn to code. Computer programming is today’s “superpower” in education. Check out their web site and this promotional video featured a variety of celebrities.  

      Related to: E-Learning, Game-based Learning, ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning, Tech-driven Innovation
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    The 2013 School Leadership Summit
    March 28, 2013

    The Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL) and Steve Hargadon are pleased to announce the inaugural virtual and worldwide School Leadership Summit, Thursday, March 28th, 2013. This free conference will be held online and will be a unique chance to participate in a collaborative global conversation on school leadership with presentations by your peers. The conference seeks to present ideas, examples, and projects related to leadership in a changing…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Cultivating Leadership, Designing Modern Learning Environments, E-Learning, Early Education, Education Reform, Game-based Learning, Higher Education, ICT in Education, Media Literacy, Open Educational Resources, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Professional Development, Project-based Learning, Research, Social Media, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning, Tech-driven Innovation, The Future of Digital Content, Transmedia
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    Games for a Digital Age: K-12 Market Map and Investment Analysis
    Source: Joan Ganz Cooney Foundation
    January 29, 2013

    The Joan Ganz Cooney Foundation recently released a report citing opportunities for the development of game-based learning initiatives. Conducted and written by Dr. John Richards, Leslie Stebbins and Dr. Kurt Moellering, the report synthesizes findings from extensive market research and a series of fifty interviews with leaders in the developer and publishing industries, and from the government, foundation and research sectors. This report is an initiative of the Cooney Foundation’s Games and…

      Related to: Game-based Learning, ICT in Education, Research, Tech-driven Innovation, Transmedia
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    U.S. Connected Educator Month: Game-based Learning
    Source: ED.gov
    August 6, 2012

    As part of its Connected Educator Month, the U.S. Department of Education notes that game-based learning is gaining considerable attention as more and more young people are learning from games outside of school, and more and more teachers are leveraging the power of games to engage students in school. Well-designed games can motivate students to actively engage in meaningful and challenging tasks, and through this process to learn content and…

      Related to: Game-based Learning, ICT in Education, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning
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    Educators Find Digital Games Promising Tools in the Classroom
    Source: The Joan Ganz Cooney Center
    May 2, 2012

    The Cooney Center today released the first U.S. national aurvey of teachers who are using digital games as part of their students’ instruction. The survey found that digital games are becoming a consistent and valuable part of classroom activities, with 50% of teachers of grades K-8 reporting the use of digital games two or more days a week. In addition, nearly 70% of educators reported that lower-performing students engage more with subject content…

      Related to: Game-based Learning, ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning
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    New Ratings System Assesses Educational Apps, Websites, and Video Games
    Source: THE Journal
    April 11, 2012

    To help educators and parents contend with the profusion of digital media marketed as educational, nonprofit Common Sense Media has begun a new initiative to rate the learning potential of websites, video games, and mobile apps. As part of the initiative, reviewers will analyze a variety of media, including both conventional entertainment products and those designed for learning, in search of core academic content like reading, math, and science, as well…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Game-based Learning, ICT in Education, Teaching & Learning
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    MIT Gaming Project Could Help Spark STEM Education
    Source: eSchool News
    January 31, 2012

    A $3-million Gates Foundation grant will help the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Education Arcade build a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) to help high school students learn math and biology. Part of the grant’s purpose will be to change the way that science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics are taught in secondary schools. Studies indicate that many students fail to remain engaged and interested in STEM education in high school…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Game-based Learning, ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, STEM Education
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    Atari Founder to Create Game to Reduce High School to One Year
    Source: Education News
    September 15, 2011

    Atari founder Nolan Bushnell’s new project aims to use technology in the form of a cloud-based video game to streamline high school down from four years to one. Bushnell announced the new Speed to Learn project at the latest Cloud Gaming Conference USA. According to the announcement, Speed to Learn incentivizes learning by providing students with interesting payoffs. At an education summit in New York, Bushnell described the program as arcade-style video…

      Related to: E-Learning, Game-based Learning, ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning
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