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Khan Academy Wants to Make 'Mastery Learning' Mainstream. Will Partnering With Schools Help?

Edsurge

A big idea driving Khan Academy is a belief in “mastery learning”—that students should show proficiency in one set of materials before moving on to the next. The nonprofit’s latest push to make mastery learning mainstream involves partnering with school districts who adopt Khan Academy’s materials and platform.

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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) implemented in 2011. The Academies @ NMHS implemented in 2011 as part of my superintendent''s vision. The Academies are open to any and all students regardless of GPA who what to pursue more rigorous and authentic coursework and learning opportunities. See what CBS New York had to say.

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Google Offers Free Cloud Access to Colleges, Plays Catch Up to Amazon, Microsoft

Edsurge

Google in June announced an. Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud services both offer education programs, and now Google Cloud wants a part in shaping future computer scientists — and probably whatever they come up with using the tool. Google Cloud launched in 2011, but has caught up to competitors to. Google breaking in? .

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5 Goals for the School Year

The Electric Educator

2010-2011 Goals. So, here it goes, my goals for the 2011-2012 school year 1. Google Podcasts Over the summer I was shocked to learn that the Google tutorial screencasts that I created were the #1 series on the iTunesU Teaching and Education section. I even beat out the Khan Academy! goals personal'

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Education, Academia, and Learning

The Principal of Change

Khan academy, Coursera, EdX, etc are much better sites for academic content. In fact, when I googled the definition for “academic” one of the definitions was “not of practical relevance; of only theoretical interest.” This tweet from Leif Rask caught my eye though: @gcouros @amandacdykes likely neither.

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This Week: Crucial Ed Conversations, Edublog Awards Show, Unplug'd Canada, Community News, and the Hack Education Podcast!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

HACK EDUCATION POSTS LAST WEEK To give you a head start in following along with the podcast, here are Audrey''s Hack Education posts from last week: Ed-Tech Weekly News Roundup: Apple Picks Its Best iOS Apps of the Year Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2011: Khan Academy Could You Pass a High School-Level Standardized Test?

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October 24 - Ed Tech News, Our Weekly Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. The presentation software SlideRocket announced SlideRocket EDU this week, making its tools available to students and teachers via the Google Apps Marketplace. Updates and Upgrades Google announced a change to the way it will sell its new Chromebooks.