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Back to Basics: Creating Equitable Learning Environments

May 2, 2016

By: Meg Van Voorhis. Creating and sustaining a successful and equitable learning environment for students means starting with these three things.

EdTech

5 Interesting and Innovative EdTech Startup Ideas

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May 1, 2016

By: Dante Munnis. From an investor’s point of view, edtech is here to stay. Here are 5 edtech startups recently revealed to the public pointing to the diversity of edtech innovations and new approaches to learning.

Leadership

Solving Education’s $1.5 Billion Problem

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Apr 30, 2016

By: Deborah Howard. The growing need for remedial education in college today reaches across economic strata, impacting students from all backgrounds. What can we do to fix this in our education systems?

Personalized Learning

6 Best Practices for Online Student Engagement

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Apr 29, 2016

By: Alicia Hill. Teaching an online course can be challenging when it comes to creating and maintaining that important teacher/student connection. So here are six strategies for increasing student engagement in the virtual classroom from high school to higher ed.

Leadership

Transforming Schools Through Strengths-Based PD

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Apr 28, 2016

By: Laura McBain. What would professional development look like for teachers if we focused on our greatest strengths as opposed to our greatest deficits? Here's an example of changing the mindset and practices of one school by doing just that.

EdTech

Five School Systems to Watch in Texas

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Apr 28, 2016

By: Heather Staker. From a national perspective, Texas is about to shake things up in education when it comes to blended learning. Each of the districts mentioned here were selected as one of the top five school systems in the state for showcasing blended learning.

Leadership

5 Strategies for Fostering Independence in a PBL Classroom

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Apr 28, 2016

By: James Fester. In order to be successful in the 21st century world, students must learn to manage themselves and work effectively with groups of peers. A middle school teacher shares 5 strategies for creating student independence in a project-based learning classroom.

Difference Making

Blending Hard and Soft Skills to Create a Passion-Driven Career

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Apr 27, 2016

By: Emily Gover. Throw what you know out the window - blending hard and soft skills is imperative now more then ever for finding a passion-driven career.

Ed Policy

“Yes, but…” An ESSA Myth Buster

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Apr 26, 2016

By: Samantha Tankersley. ExcelinEd understand the murkiness around Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), but there is certainty around some issues. Here are several statements to help explain the nuances around five common ESSA misconceptions.

Personalized Learning

6 Ways to Design a PD Session that Tackles Big School Challenge

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Apr 25, 2016

By: Margaret Powers. A teacher shares more on how to plan a teacher PD workshop to help educators create their own schoolwide innovation cultures during the 2016 SXSWedu Ready Go! Summit.

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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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