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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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    Creating Solutions for Literacy Problems is Not for the Faint of Heart
    March 11, 2013

    A new paper entitled Launching Successful Readers:  the Role of ICT in Early-Grade Literacy Success has been published by the Joan Ganz Cooney Foundation. The intended audience is policy makers and educational technology developers.  This intentionally brief report calls for interested parties to consider applying literacy research to addressing barriers to literacy growth and to the design of comprehensive literacy programs with the goal of avoiding  the creation of more…

      Related to: Early Education, ICT in Education, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning
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    Teaching 2.0: Is Tech In The Classroom Worth The Cost?
    March 10, 2013

    The value proposition for educational technology seems to periodically challenged in the media, and there’s a bit of that in this NPR piece. Referring to a recent Pew study on teachers’ use of technology and several fairly superficial examples of student learning, NPR laments the fact that there hasn’t been much of a correlation between test scores and use of technology in schools, “So far, there hasn’t been a way…

      Related to: ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning
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    Cisco Virtual Forum for Education Leaders, 2013
    March 19, 2013

    Today’s education leaders recognize that now is the time to seize these opportunities. To expand education beyond classroom walls.  To help teachers and learners collaborate more effectively. To create new teaching experiences that engage learners and improve outcomes. So tomorrow’s students will be prepared to take on the challenges of a rapidly changing world. Cisco invites you to join educators from around the world who are transforming education today. Join us…

      Related to: Cultivating Leadership, Designing Modern Learning Environments, E-Learning, Higher Education, ICT in Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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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 SOLE Challenge Brought to You by TED and HuffPo
    March 3, 2013

    As previously reported here in GETideas.org, Dr. Sugata Mitra recently won the TED prize, and his wish is to create a “school in the cloud”. TED and the Huffington Post have since created a contest for the public. According to the TED webs site,”…your  challenge is to test the SOLE (self-organized learning) method with students in your school, home or after-school program and to share what you learn with TED in the form…

      Related to: Designing Modern Learning Environments, ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning, Tech-driven Innovation
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    Khan Academy Launches First State-Wide Pilot In Idaho
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    March 3, 2013

    The state of Idaho in the United States is partnering with the Khan Academy to pilot the use of its instructional videos in  classrooms. A grant from the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation will pay for training, technology, technical assistance and assessment. The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning at Northwest Nazarene University will support implementation of the Khan Academy program and will conduct research focused on using the videos to improve math…

      Related to: Designing Modern Learning Environments, E-Learning, ICT in Education, Open Educational Resources, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning, Tech-driven Innovation, The Future of Digital Content
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    ASU Innovation Summit
    April 15 - April 17, 2013

    Arizona State University and GSV Advisors present their fourth annual gathering for those interested in the education innovation space. Billed as the “Davos in the Desert”, its mission is, “…to become the fulcrum of activity and influence on the current and future states of global education. We’re creating a platform for advancement, highlighted by the world’s premier events and online conversations surrounding the Knowledge Economy.” Network with educators, entrepeneurs, investors,…

      Related to: E-Learning, ICT in Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning, Tech-driven Innovation
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    Tips for Sharing Great Open Educational Content
    March 2, 2013

    In another great blog post from KQED’s Mind/Shift blog, tips are given on using and creating open educational resources. These tips are gleaned from a presentation at Educon 2.5 by Funny Monkey Founder, Bill Fitzgerald, who thinks, “… educators are focusing too heavily on acquiring content, rather than contributing and improving to it…”.  As teachers and students become content curators as well as creators, it’s essential that they understand basic concepts…

      Related to: Higher Education, ICT in Education, Open Educational Resources, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning, The Future of Digital Content
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