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Defining and Differentiating Personalized Learning, Blended Learning and Competency Education
iNACOL has taken steps to define key terms in the field to generate shared meaning and challenge misconceptions and misunderstandings. 'Mean What You Say: Defining and Integrating Personalized, Blended and Competency Education' describes terms and their key nuances in greater detail.
It’s Time to Raise the Level of Education Debate in the US
By: Matt Williams. It’s time to discuss how to best educate our students for life beyond high school as they enter an ever-changing, increasingly innovative, interconnected workforce where many of their future jobs have yet to be created.
What do Globally Competent Students Look Like?
By: David Young. In education, global competitiveness can be characterized as the set of skills and factors that support individuals’ personal and professional productivity in their communities and in the world. Being globally competitive today requires developing global competence.
Chromebooks in the Classroom: Why Schools Need to Manage Devices
By: Advait Shinde. As schools become aware of user-friendly tools for effective Chromebook management, the future of Chromebooks in education looks bright. Educators can keep students safe while receiving more granular data focused on how individual students learn and behave online.
3 Steps for Educators to Take Advantage of OERs
By: Bill Taylor. With the advantages of OERs being so clear, why aren’t more educators utilizing them? Solving the mystery of OERs requires work in three categories: identifying high-quality, vetted OERs; implementing OERs in the classroom; and collecting informative and actionable student data.
Beyond Measure: What Counts can’t be Counted
By: Christine Traxler. 'Beyond Measure: What Counts can’t be Counted' is new education documentary that makes it clear that we need students who are innovators rather than followers, creative problem-solvers rather than imitators. Instead of passive workers, we need students who can adapt to rapidly changing and technologically challenging situations. Now.
Helpers or Co-Creators? Core Dispositions in Family-School Partnerships
What school and district leaders, and consequently, teachers, believe about parents, their aptitudes and roles in learning, will translate into their actions and reactions towards parents. New dispositions have to be nurtured to form a mindset of partnerships.
One Good Question: How Countries, Communities and Schools Prepare Youth for Global Citizenship
Tom answers in what ways do our investments in education reveal our beliefs about the next generation’s role in the world? And, how much does the next big tool matter for lasting academic outcomes for all students?
Prioritization: Time Management Advice to Empower Your Success
The difference between busyness and productivity can be difficult to see. Not all “important” activities are equal, and “good” activities can get in the way of your true priorities.
Moving Toward Learner-Centered Models in HigherEd
By: Eric Frank. Moving from instructor-centered teaching to student-centered learning can be supported by next-generation courseware or technology-enabled learning environments that dynamically adapt to the needs of each individual learner.