Getting Smart: How Digital Learning is Changing the World (Jossey-Bass) is my new book. In it, I explore educational innovation in the United States and abroad. I try to make the case for a blend of online and onsite learning. I also highlight education innovation success stories.
The new book, which debuts in October, has led to a new website, gettingsmart.com. The site focuses on innovations in learning. We plan to keep the spotlight on K-12, but will but explore community based organizations (CBOs), early, and adult learning as well. We will cover developments in research, technology, learning entrepreneurs, and strategies.
Our first posts include two provocative articles. One, by Kentucky schools chief Terry Holliday, bluntly outlines the situation in his state.
"Kentucky was one of the early leaders in virtual learning. Today, we are struggling to find the appropriate methods for funding, support and innovation.
Over the past two years, we have been working first through the Transforming Education in Kentucky task force and now through an “innovative pathways to graduation” committee to define how we can create more opportunities for students and teachers to engage in digital learning," Holliday writes.
The other article is written by Indiana schools chief Tony Bennett. Here's what he said about innovation and education: "At a structural level, the freedoms we have pursued reflect my belief in local school corporations as centers of innovation. To level the playing field, every school — big or small, rural or urban, public or private — must have the freedom and flexibility to innovate on behalf of students."
Click here to see more of the new site gettingsmart.com.
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