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Modeling Mistakes and Creating Trust in the Classroom

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Sep 21, 2016

By: Meriwynn Mansori. If we want to create resilient, capable, problem-solving students, we need to allow them to make mistakes that encourage them to learn and grow, as well as allow teachers to model learning through trial and error.

EdTech

7 Ways to Boost Your K-8 Math Program

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Sep 20, 2016

By: Caralee Adams. School leaders in a rapidly improving school district with a high-poverty population share what has worked in their schools to boost math performance district-wide among K–8 students.

Leadership

Four Ways Students Learn from School Gardens

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Sep 20, 2016

By: Liz Wimmer. I recently discovered that students actually eat more vegetables at school if they help grow them in the school garden, and that school gardens are powerful places that deepen student learning in these four ways.

EdTech

Smart Review | littleBits STEAM Student Set & STEAM Teacher PD

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Sep 19, 2016

By: Matt Cohen. As a STEM and math teacher, I recently had the opportunity to explore and provide the Smart Review about the littleBits STEAM Student Set as well the littleBits STEAM online Professional Development.

Leadership

Homeschool Partnerships: Changing an Educational Landscape

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Sep 18, 2016

By: Marsha Myles. An amazing movement is happening in Michigan that is changing its educational landscape: Homeschool Partnerships, which are having a tremendous impact and influence in our state.

Personalized Learning

Braving the New World of Online Learning: What Students Need to Succeed

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Sep 18, 2016

By: Ronit Berger. The digital age is here to stay, providing a wonderful new world of online learning options. Here are three important things I've gleaned as an online tutor that these students really need to be successful in this learning choice.

EdTech

Choose Your EdTech Providers Carefully with These Five Questions

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Sep 17, 2016

By: Junaid Mubeen, PhD. Here are five questions teachers and school administrators should ask themselves and their prospective partners when seeking out the latest EdTech solutions.

Leadership

These 10 Resources Will Help Improve Your Researching Skills

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Sep 17, 2016

By: Mary Walton. An essential part of an educator's job is furthering their own knowledge of the profession. Here are ten online resources for educator research and improving researching skills.

Leadership

Cultivating Cross-Cultural Competence in Costa Rica

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Sep 16, 2016

By: Abel McClennen. Learn more about La Paz Community School: a rural, ecologically and ethnically diverse PreK-12 school in Costa Rica where all cultures, ethnicities and socioeconomic levels are openly embraced and celebrated.

Ed Policy

Are Your District Finances Ready For ESSA?

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Sep 15, 2016

By: Michael Goetz. Under the new ESSA fiscal regulations, districts will need to prove these three requirements to show they are equitably distributing dollars before additional federal dollars can supplement state and local funds.

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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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