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Engaging Parents to Sustain Making in Schools

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Dec 27, 2015

By: Patrick Benfield. If our goal as maker educators is to avoid implementing just another initiative du jour, it’s up to us to not only state our case, but to also invite our parent communities to be a part of the journey.

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Situated Learning: What Good EdTech Leaders Never Stop Studying

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Dec 27, 2015

By: Jason Ribeiro. Situated learning is the practice of learning knowledge and skills in contexts that mirror the way the knowledge will be used in ‘real life.’ And vital to situated learning opportunities is a social element that relies on communities of support.

Personalized Learning

Entrepreneurship Education Reimagined

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Dec 26, 2015

By: Gary Schoeniger. To shift entrepreneurship from the perimeter to the core of how education operates, we must examine the institutional and organizational factors that inhibit the development of entrepreneurial attitudes, behaviors, and skills.

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Top 15 CompetencyWorks Blogs of 2015

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Dec 25, 2015

The new year means new reading lists. So as the year comes to a close, CompetencyWorks, leaders when it comes to competency-based learning, shares their top 15 blogs of 2015 that should be on your reading list before the new year.

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You Might Be In the Shift to Digital…

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Dec 24, 2015

By: Mickey Revenaugh. Are you making the #ShiftToDigital? Here's 5 signs you might be in the shift and a few resources to help educators and school leaders create personalized learning opportunities for all students.

Personalized Learning

Grade Level What?

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Dec 24, 2015

By: Jim Goodell. It’s not new that high schools determine a student’s grade level based on credits earned rather than age or cohort. What is new is the growth in options that allow student to advance at their own pace and earn college credit while in high school.

Personalized Learning

Parents: Children’s First Math Teachers

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Dec 23, 2015

By: Laura Overdeck. Schools need to educate parents on the math curriculum so that they can help bolster their children’s learning. Schools can introduce parents to fun and compelling informal content outside school, which can foster a love of math as an enjoyable pastime.

Personalized Learning

Public Schools as Change Agents

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Dec 23, 2015

By: Scott Rowe. The most important thing we did was decide we were committed to helping our school evolve into a 21st century institution of learning and burned the boats so there was no turning back.

Personalized Learning

How Roots Elementary Intentionally Designs Each Scholar’s Day

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Dec 20, 2015

Roots Elementary is a new charter school in Denver, CO recently accepted into the New Schools Venture Fund Catapult Cohort of fourteen schools around the country pushing the limits of personalization.

Difference Making

Buck The Quo by Making Waves

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Dec 20, 2015

Buck the Quo includes a YouTube series where real people talk about real life after high school. This blog features a video that profiles Anabel, a woman who bootstrapped her way through graduate school to a career she loves.

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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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