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ROI of Deeper Design for Online Higher Education Programs

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Mar 25, 2015

By: Jason Gorman. Vice President of Learning Experience Design Services at Six Red Marbles gives insight into ROI of design for online higher education programs and the importance of aligning design efforts with student enrollment and retention.

Personalized Learning

Kids, Smart Phones, and Social Media: 6 Rules for Success and Safety

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Mar 24, 2015

By: Janice Wyatt-Ross. Janice brings her expertise as an administrator and a parent in this article about how parents can help their students navigate social media. Janice offers 6 tips for parents and educators to help ensure success and safety.

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Spotlight on Math: Strategies for Addressing the Most Challenging Math Standards – Measurement

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Mar 23, 2015

By: Mark Ellis. Why students must be proficient in measurement for Common Core math standards and how teachers can build understandings of measurement concepts starting with familiar contexts and experiences.

Leadership

It’s Time to Trash the Terms “Non-Cogs” and “Soft Skills”

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Mar 22, 2015

By: Andy Calkins. In this blog Andy suggests a deliberate adoption of language that lives up to the central importance of persistence, self-control, curiosity, conscientiousness, grit and self-confidence in students’ genuine readiness for everything they encounter during their PreK-12 experience.

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Student Engagement’s Three Variables: Emotion, Behavior, Cognition

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Mar 21, 2015

By: Ace Parsi. Student engagement represents the capacity and inclination for students to take ownership of their past, present, and future educational experiences by enlisting their cognitive, behavioral, and emotional investment in learning.

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Hacking Your Traditional High School Experience

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Mar 20, 2015

By: Dan Cardinali. Don’t feel like you’re stuck with only one path through high school. Take control. Make your own opportunities. Hack your education and your future. But do those things while keeping the big picture in view.

Personalized Learning

10 Things Parents of High School Juniors Should Start Doing Now

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Mar 20, 2015

By: Carol Barash. As part of our Smart Parents series, Carol offers 10 tips for parents of high school juniors that go beyond a practical checklist and instead invite an opportunity to connect with your child at this critical age. Recommendations include listening to your child, keeping the doors of communication open, and having fun.

Leadership

Instructional Leadership through Focused Observation and Feedback

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Mar 20, 2015

By: Sarah-Jane Caban. As part of our Preparing Leaders for Deeper Learning series, Sarah-Jane writes about Relay's Graduate School and their work to help prepare principals for Deeper Learning environments through their program, The National Principals Academy Fellowship.

Personalized Learning

Growth Mindset Parenting

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Mar 19, 2015

By: Eduardo Briceño. As part of our Smart Parents series, Eduardo, CEO and co-founder of Mindset Works, writes about the importance of growth mindset and how parents can encourage a growth mindset through becoming a growth mindset role model and monitoring how they talk to their students about hard work, praise, and intelligence.

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Leveraging Innovative Policy Options for Students

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Mar 18, 2015

By: Jamey Fitzpatrick. In this Smart Parents series blog, Jamey writes about the role of parents in helping their children successfully navigate online learning options, and shares resources for learning more about supporting students in online learning environments.

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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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