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How Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s iZone Went from ‘Cool’ to Cold

Edsurge

The ambitions for New York City’s Innovation Zone (or iZone) were sweeping: By 2014, city leaders hoped it would be the catalyst for technologically enhanced personalized learning models throughout the district, encompassing 400 schools. Politics plays a huge role in education policy shifts, notes Hodas. Hodas left in 2014.)

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“What if we started a school?” – Come see us in action!

iLearn Technology

What if we had a school with a no homework policy? What if we took kids on learning excursions every week? In this session we will interrogate the notion of 1:1 and explore alternative ways of supporting Blended and Personalized Learning in our schools. Student-Owned Learning Environment (re)Design. Let Them Lead!

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Chalkbeat : “ Indiana ’s new ILEARN test is expected to be shorter than ISTEP.” ” “One Standardized Tests Provider Looks to Gaming and Personalized Learning to Innovate Exams” – Edsurge on ETS. .” There’s more licensing and certification news in the MOOC section above.