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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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    From Chalkboards to Tablets: The Digital Conversion of the K-12 Classroom
    April 19, 2013

    This is the first of two new reports from Project Tomorrow using data from their widely heralded 2012 Speak Up Survey. Part 1 starts out stating the importance of digital considerations in education, “We are at a cosmic moment in K-12 education. The conflux of the impeding implementation of Common Core State Standards (and other new state standards) with the advent of new, high quality, educationally rigorous and innovative digital tools…

      Related to: Cultivating Leadership, Designing Modern Learning Environments, E-Learning, ICT in Education, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Research, Teaching & Learning, Tech-driven Innovation
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    Ten Things Everyone Should Know About K-12 Administrators’ Views on Digital Learning
    April 19, 2013

    Project Tomorrow hosts the annual Speak Up Survey in which school administrators, teachers, students, and parents offer their views on educational technology. The 2012 results are now available, and Project Tomorrow has put together this very useful and informative infographic.   

      Related to: Cultivating Leadership, E-Learning, Education Reform, ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, Research, Teaching & Learning
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    Creative Commons Global Summit 2013

    From the Creative Commons blog:   “The event will bring together Creative Commons affiliates from the around the world with the CC board, its staff, key stakeholders, local representatives, and others interested in the present and future of the commons. Attendees will discuss strategies to strengthen Creative Commons and its worldwide community, learn about the latest developments in the commons movement worldwide, and showcase local and international projects that use…

      Related to: Higher Education, Open Educational Resources, Primary/Secondary Education, Research, Teaching & Learning, The Future of Digital Content
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    It Pays to Invest in Early Education Says a Nobel Economist Who Boosts Kids’ IQ
    Source: It Pays to Invest in Early Education Says a Nobel Economist Who Boosts Kids' IQ
    March 4, 2013

    Here’s a plate of interesting food for thought from the PBS Newhour blog. In his interview with Nobel prize-winning economist James Heckman, Paul Solman provides insight into the impact of early education and parenting on kids’ IQ scores and ultimately, on helping people develop their potential and impact the United States’  economic prospects. Solman refers to this interview from a few years ago in light of President Obama’s state of…

      Related to: Early Education, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Research
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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. Education Secretary Comments on NCES Public School Graduates and Dropouts Report
    Source: ED.gov
    January 22, 2013

    U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has released a statement regarding a new report from the National Center for Education Statistics on public school graduation and dropout rates. Duncan notes, “After three decades of stagnation, the on-time graduation rate for high school students in the 2009-10 school year [78.2%] is the highest it’s been since at least 1974. It’s encouraging that the on-time graduation rate is up substantially from four…

      Related to: Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Research, Teaching & Learning
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    State Spending on U.S. Higher Education Rebounds in Most States after Years of Decline
    Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
    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 budget cuts stemming from the economic downturn still could take years to erase, however, according to the annual Grapevine survey of the Center for the Study of Educational Policy.

      Related to: Higher Education, Policy & Governance, Research, Teaching & Learning
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