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Place Based Education

Teaching Empathy Through Place-Based Education

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Sep 6, 2016

By: Jenny Pieratt. While searching for a way to teach my students both empathy and content, I discovered the solution through place-based learning as we interacted, engaged and connected with our community.

Personalized Learning

Beware the Iconography Trap of Personalized Learning: Rigor Matters

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Sep 4, 2016

By: Betheny Gross. Supporting both rigor and personalization in the classroom is the key to the successful implementation of personalized learning. Here are how some schools are meeting both of these goals.

EdTech

10 Online Tools and Resources That Support Academic Honesty

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Sep 3, 2016

By: Michael Yarbrough. Check out the list of 10 edtech tools that can help promote academic honesty, fit nicely into daily routines and improve the quality of classroom educational efforts.

Leadership

When Professional Development is Just an Experience

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Aug 31, 2016

By: Katrina Keene. Administrators asking teachers for their professional opinions on education and letting them own their professional development shows needed respect, trust and engagement.

Place Based Education

Expanding & Enriching Relationships in Place-Based Education

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Aug 30, 2016

By: Gillian Judson. In place-based education, the importance of relationships in education is taken to a whole new level. Here are three guiding principles for maximizing the creation of all relationships and, by extension, the learning of all students.

Leadership

Five Best Practices for Implementing an Alternative Credentialing Program

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Aug 30, 2016

Micro-credentialing programs have seen a dramatic increase in popularity over the past few years, and that trend is projected to continue. Here are five best practices for academic leaders get started on implementing alternative credentials.

Equity & Access

What is Conceptual Understanding?

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Aug 29, 2016

By: Tatum Omari and Vivian Chen. How can we shift our teaching methods to prepare future generations for careers and life in a technologically-advanced world? The key is to begin teaching for conceptual understanding.

Leadership

Shaping Character Through Culture in Our African Schools

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Aug 29, 2016

By: Oliver Sabot. Education in Africa has been several decades behind much of the world, and we launched our organization with a vision of helping the continent’s schools not only catch up but leap ahead of global standards.

EdTech

How Smartphones Can Make Smart Students

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Aug 27, 2016

By: Blake Beus. When revisiting your classroom smartphone policy, make the decision to put your students' smartphones to work for you. Here are several apps that can help.

Leadership

Where Friday Night Lights Meets Project-Based Learning

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Aug 25, 2016

By: Grant Ryerse. Participating in a fundraising project for cancer research at my school helps me positively impact my community and myself through project-based learning.

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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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