{"product_id":"getting-smart-isbn-9781118007235","title":"Getting Smart","description":"\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive look at the promise and potential of online learning\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn our digital age, students have dramatically new learning needs and must be prepared for the idea economy of the future. In \u003ci\u003eGetting Smart,\u003c\/i\u003e well-known global education expert Tom Vander Ark examines the facets of educational innovation in the United States and abroad. Vander Ark makes a convincing case for a blend of online and onsite learning, shares inspiring stories of schools and programs that effectively offer \"personal digital learning\" opportunities, and discusses what we need to do to remake our schools into \"smart schools.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the innovation-driven world, discusses how to combine online and onsite learning, and reviews \"smart tools\" for learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the lives of learning professionals, outlines the new employment bargain, examines online universities and \"smart schools\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes the case for smart capital, advocates for policies that create better learning, studies smart cultures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword by Governor Bob Wise vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface: Why This Book Now? xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 How Personal Digital Learning Will Make Us Smart 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 American Education: New Students in an Old System 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Customization: Building the Right Playlist for Each Student 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Motivation: Getting Everyone in the Learning Game 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Equalization: Connecting All Students to Excellence 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Integration: Putting It All Together to Make Schools Smarter 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Innovation: Policies That Will Make It Happen 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Investment: Paying for Innovation 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Employment: Changing Our Job Descriptions 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Getting Smart 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Getting Smart Toolkit 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions and Answers 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 199\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTHE AUTHOR \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTOM VANDER ARK\u003c\/b\u003e is CEO of Open Education Solutions, a partner in Learn Capital, and blogs daily at www.GettingSmart. com. Previously he served as president of the X PRIZE Foundation and was the executive director of education for the Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation. Tom was the first business executive to serve as a public school superintendent. Tom is also chair of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGETTING SMART\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I am convinced that there is an amazing new world of education right around the corner—engaging learning experiences for students, an exciting future for learning professionals, and productive options for families. This book is also a call to join me as an advocate for innovation in learning as the key to lifting the achievement of U.S. students and reaching the next billion young people worldwide.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eFROM THE PREFACE\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur digital age has prompted the need for radical new ways of learning that touch students, teachers, and parents. In \u003ci\u003eGetting Smart\u003c\/i\u003e, well-known global education expert Tom Vander Ark examines the various facets of educational innovation in the United States and abroad. Vander Ark—a former business executive, school superintendent, and foundation director—makes a convincing case for a new model of education that blends online and on-site learning. Vander Ark explains that through the use of technology it is now possible to provide 24\/7 access to learning and increase student engagement. This new model can be cost effective, even doubling productivity for students who are struggling. By customizing learning—teaching the right way at the right level—each hour of learning can become more effective for all students at all levels.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout this inspirational book, Vander Ark shares real-world stories of schools and programs that offer effective \"personal digital learning\" opportunities. 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