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Competency-Based Education

Shifting to Competency-Based Education: A Tale of Three States

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Sep 29, 2016

By: Karla Phillips. Our new publication "Policy, Pilots and the Path to Competency-Based Education: A Tale of Three States" shares the stories of three states taking different paths to achieve the same goal of creating state CBE pilot programs.

Leadership

Place-Based Learning: Wherever You Are, Whenever You Go

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Sep 28, 2016

By: Gary Gruber. There is an entire world outside of the formal classroom full of rich learning experiences for students. Here are ideas and resources to help you connect them to it.

Leadership

How to Create a New Culture of Learning

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Sep 28, 2016

By: Julie Keane. All of the ingredients necessary to empower and inspire teachers and learners in the 21st-Century are within our grasp, so now is the time to create new recipes for professional development.

Equity & Access

What We are Doing to Ensure High Quality PBL for All

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Sep 27, 2016

By: Bob Lenz. This fall, the Buck Institute for Education will be leading an initiative to design, develop and disseminate a set of nationally and internationally recognized guidelines for the practice of high-quality PBL. Learn more about joining this project.

Early Learning

Four Classroom Strategies for Integrating Critical Thinking and Kinesthetic Learning

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Sep 26, 2016

By: Sandra L. Love. Learning is more effective when it is an active rather than a passive process, so engage students through movement. Here are four strategies for integrating critical thinking and kinesthetic learning in the classroom.

Personalized Learning

Civic Education: Can Games Make the Grade?

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Sep 25, 2016

By: Victoria Van Voorhis. Game-based learning invites students to experience subjects such as civics for themselves in new ways, motivating them to learn even more about the content.

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Why Schools Shouldn’t Go It Alone on Personalized Learning

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Sep 25, 2016

By: Betheny Gross and Colleen McCann. While visiting schools we've observed that it's best for educators to find outside "thought partners" who can help them think through key decisions and a sound game plan for personalizing student learning.

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Two Key Points for Understanding Imagination in Education

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Sep 24, 2016

By: Gillian Judson. Imagination in learning is often misunderstood--thought of as more frill than necessity. We must realize the value of imagination in education, and how it can be used to make learning engaging for all students.

Leadership

Changing University Culture to Transform the Student Experience

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Sep 24, 2016

By: Catherine Georgeoff, Todd A. Hitchcock & Shane Keene. In order to create university environments that provide students with a positive experience both on campus and online, an overall institution culture change is needed. Here are three strategies to begin that transformation.

Difference Making

Setting First-Year, First-Generation College Students on the Bridge to Success

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Sep 22, 2016

By: Nicole Howard. Summer bridge programs fill in the gap of being college ready, helping first-year, first-generation or any student looking for extra support in a new environment start out on a successful path.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
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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