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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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    TEDxNYED 2013 Inside-Outside
    Source: TEDxNYED web site
    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 and outside schools and classrooms. This year, TEDxNYED will take place at Brooklyn Technical High School on April 27, 2013. This year’s event will feature frequent GETideas.org Hangouts on Air guest Don Buckley, Director of Innovation at the School at Columbia University.  What is TEDx? In the spirit of ideas worth…

      Related to: Cultivating Leadership, Designing Modern Learning Environments, Education Reform, ICT in Education, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Professional Development, Project-based Learning, Social Media, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning, Tech-driven Innovation
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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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    FCC Commissioner Calls for Overhaul of E-rate to Help Schools
    April 16, 2013

    On April 12,  2013, educational technology advocacy groups including the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), and the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SEDTA), and SIIA’s Ed Tech Government Forum held the Washington Educational Technology Policy Summit. At this meeting, FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel noted that the requirements for Common Core online assessments require better broadband connections. E-Rate was originally put into action…

      Related to: Designing Modern Learning Environments, E-Learning, Education Reform, ICT in Education, Policy & Governance, Tech-driven Innovation
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    Why Your 8 Year Old Should Be Coding
    April 15, 2013

    Silicon Valley understands the value of computer science, and more related education initiatives seem to be emerging from Northern California,  perhaps because of an increased emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education in the United States. Previously, GETIdeas.org has pointed to resources such as Stanford’s Makers in Residence program, SparkFun’s National Tour, Code.org and Code Summer+. Now comes an initiative geared towards the elementary school set, Tynker, a…

      Related to: Cultivating Leadership, ICT in Education, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning, Tech-driven Innovation
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    Need To Grow Your EdTech Startup? Edtech Incubators Are Popping Up Everywhere
    April 12, 2013

    Technology-driven innovation is alive and well in the US and beyond, according to EdSurge‘s Tony Wan who recently penned a column for Fast Company magazine. In this piece, Wan gives us an idea of who is playing in the ed tech incubator space and speculates on implications for further growth. Tech incubators have traditionally been hubs where start ups can work, collaborate and learn from each other and experienced professionals…

      Related to: E-Learning, ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning, Tech-driven Innovation
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    Bridging the School-Community Divide in Digital Learning
    April 5, 2013

    Michael Robbins, a senior adviser for nonprofit partnership at the US Department of Education, reflects on his recent speaking opportunity at SxSW in this blog post. He notes, “Many conversations were intensely focused on technology to support school-based initiatives, but missing attention on how digital learning should connect students to their passions, peers, communities, and careers. We will miss essential opportunities to transform schools if transitions primarily create digital versions of…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Cultivating Leadership, Designing Modern Learning Environments, Education Reform, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning, Tech-driven Innovation
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    Mozilla Launches Open Badges 1.0
    March 16, 2013

    Last week the Mozilla Foundation announced its first iteration of badges known as Open Badges 1.0. These web-based badges are stored in a virtual backpack and  can be used in various platforms to prove mastery of certain skills. The MacArthur Foundation is supporting this project, and over 600 groups will be implementing systems to recognize the accomplishments of individuals. 

      Related to: Designing Modern Learning Environments, E-Learning, Education Reform, ICT in Education, Open Educational Resources, Primary/Secondary Education, Social Media, Teaching & Learning, Tech-driven Innovation
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    SparkFun’s 2013 National Education Tour Plans to Bring DIY Electronics to All 50 States
    Source: SparkFun's 2013 National Education Tour Plans to Bring DIY Electronics to All 50 States
    March 8, 2013

    Summer DIY activities are popping up for kids in the United States, First, Maker Education has announced a Maker Corps that will mentor students in Maker Spaces housed in community centers, schools, and libraries. SparkFun is also planning on taking their DIY work on the road, teaching courses across the country on engineering-oriented topics such as computer programming,  the PicoBoard Scratch sensor, SparkFun Inventor Kit and e-textiles.    Learn more about…

      Related to: Primary/Secondary Education, Project-based Learning, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning, Tech-driven Innovation
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