For the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) indicates how well-prepared today’s students are to participate in society. If you’re not quite sure what PISA is or does, and you’ve got about 12 minutes to spare, this video will help you to understand why the OECD’s number-crunchers trigger such intense debate about the state of education around the world every time they…
GETideas.org Education Hangout on Air – A Conversation with Innovative Education Leaders
April 25, 2013GETideas.org is the incubator where education leaders can develop their professional learning networks. This community provides tools, research, and inspiration to help transform learning institutions. The primary goal of GETideas.org is to bring people together to exchange ideas towards solving...
School District Uses Project Based Learning Over Testing
April 23, 2013In this report for the PBS News Hour, correspondent John Merrow of Learning Matters showcases a school district in Kentucky that has committed to a project-based learning approach in its effort to improve educational outcomes for their students. ...
Designing a New Learning Environment (DNLE)
April 23, 2013This is a video introduction to an online course (commonly known as a MOOC) taught by Stanford’s Paul Kim. Roz Hussin will be co-teaching a follow up course with Paul Kim and will be one of our panelists during our special Hangout...
National Louis University Forum: Reimagining Schools
April 17, 2013Reknown education experts Stephanie Pace Marshall and James Paul Gee recently engaged in a conversation on the future of schools at National Louis University. Stephanie will be joining us live during a Google Hangout on Air for GETideas.org on...
Great School Leadership in Action – The Wallace Foundation
April 11, 2013The Wallace Foundation has produced a series of short, practical videos highlighting stories of effective school leaders. These stories relate to established principles of school leadership: Shaping a vision of academic success for all students Creating a climate hospitable to...
GETIdeas Education Hangout on Air – Cultivation of Leadership: Contemporary Professional Development
April 3, 2013Effective leaders recognize the importance of professional development in transforming education systems. Leadership teams need to design engaging and relevant experiences for their colleagues in order to build capacity for educational improvement. In this Hangout on Air with Cisco’s GETideas.org,...
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July 15, 2011Anne Shaw was an invited speaker at the Innovation and Education: Forum II conference, which was sponsored by the Turkish Education Association. To learn more about this wonderful conference in Turkey, access this developing essay, Lessons from Turkey.
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June 29, 2011
Technology has opened new ways for information—and lessons—to reach students.
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June 29, 2011
In what many attendees considered the highlight of NewSchools Summit 2011, Carlos Watson moderates the closing keynote discussion between Washington D.C. public schools chancellor Kaya Henderson and Netflix founder Reed Hastings. This widely respected district leader and nationally renowned innovator offer passionate and contrasting views on what it will take to accomplish wider change in public education.
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June 29, 2011
Few innovators have changed our daily lives as much as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and venture capitalist John Doerr. In conversation here at NewSchools Summit 2011, they offer insights on education and innovation.
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June 28, 2011
Engaged students reflect on their experiences with the RSA Opening Minds framework in conversation with Ewan McIntosh for GETinsight on GETideas.org.
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June 28, 2011
As part of GETinsight on GETideas.org, Ewan McIntosh spent 24 hours charting learning stars and wishes across the world, from East to West, from China’s East Coast to America’s West Coast, and discovered four challenging goals for educational leaders wherever they are. This is the final in a series of four videos.
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June 28, 2011
As part of GETinsight on GETideas.org, Ewan McIntosh spent 24 hours charting learning stars and wishes across the world, from East to West, from China’s East Coast to America’s West Coast, and discovered four challenging goals for educational leaders wherever they are. This is the third of four videos.
