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Ed Policy

System Connectors and Shapers in Education Transformations

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Dec 11, 2016

By: Rosie Clayton. With questions around the design and function of intermediaries and system catalysts in U.S. educational change, I met up with five organizations which play both distinctive and overlapping roles within the system to learn more.

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Equity & Access

What Kids Are Reading: Five Ways to Close the Achievement Gap

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Dec 11, 2016

By: Jack Lynch. Reading is the foundation of learning and is an activity students can enjoy inside and outside of the classroom. Here are five ways we've found from our research that reading can help to close the achievement gap.

Project-Based Learning

Six Must-Have School Spaces for Project-Based Learning

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Dec 10, 2016

By: Danish Kurani. These six spaces facilitate learning that goes beyond the realm of the traditional classroom and can be created in almost any type of building. Whether you’re planning a new building or updating the one you’re in, these are possible for you.

EdTech

The State of our Nation’s EdTech: How Schools are Changing

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Dec 9, 2016

By: Mary Jo Madda. In the final chapter of their yearlong research on the state of education technology, EdSurge shares how schools and districts across the U.S. are experimenting with learning models and technology to better prepare students for future success.

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Leadership

Teaching Collaboration Through Preparation and Project-Based Learning

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Dec 6, 2016

By: Dr. Jordan Lippman and Suzi Neft. It is critically important to start teaching the 21st-Century skill of collaboration as young as possible—ideally in early elementary school. One way to develop these skills is through Project-Based Learning.

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EdTech

The Importance of Balancing Classroom Technology Use

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Dec 4, 2016

By: Kate Durocher. Classroom technology has made the lives of teachers and students more efficient, but it's important to remember the need to use tech effectively while still fostering skills essential to life such as reading and writing.

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Personalized Learning

4 Myths About Learning Styles Debunked

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Dec 3, 2016

By: Lisa Low. While the study of learning styles and multiple intelligences has diversified instructional styles in a great way, it has also brought with it a number of myths and misconceptions. This article debunks four of the most pervasive of these myths.

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Leadership

4 Key Elements of 21st Century Classroom Design

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Dec 3, 2016

By: McKenna Wierman. Despite huge changes in lifestyle and technology, today's classroom designed compared to the early 20th-century classroom are not significantly different. Here are four key elements to help bring classrooms into this century.

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Ed Policy

What Students (and Schools) Can Do if We Stop Ranking Them

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Dec 2, 2016

By: Rhonda Broussard. Are we preparing every student for the world they are entering, or are we investing in a factory model of education designed as an assembly line? The old model of education is under question, and we have some hard decisions to make.

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Leadership

Integrating Classroom Practice and Experimentation into Professional Learning

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Dec 1, 2016

By: Julie Keane. When classroom practice is part of the professional development learning cycle, teachers are provided more time and space to try out new ideas, ensuring the implementation of new strategies and content reaches the most important audience—the students.

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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