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If Ever There Was a Kid Born to Read

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Feb 8, 2015

What happens when two self-described bookworms have a son who would choose to learn by doing and seeing instead of reading and how as parents they teach to his learning preference.

Personalized Learning

Teaching 8th Graders to Manage Projects

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Feb 6, 2015

A project management system that supports students develop the skills that everyone needs to succeed. The goal for the program is to grow the individual and the test scores will take care of themselves.

Personalized Learning

Never The First to Finish: Why Pace Matters

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Jan 30, 2015

By: Sarah M. Vander Schaaff. The strategies and decisions that worked to teach my daughter that pace matters and that finishing first is not what's most important.

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Can Classroom Furniture Improve Student Engagement?

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Jan 29, 2015

By: Victoria Bergsagel. In next-gen schools, technology is ubiquitous, collaboration celebrated and movement encouraged. Multiple activities take place in adaptable environments.

Difference Making

How I Worked to Discover My Passion and Start My Business

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Jan 26, 2015

By: Daniel Kao. If you look for passion as if it were some external entity, you’ll never find it. Passion isn’t found and followed, it’s created, nurtured, and grown.

Personalized Learning

I Received This Email from My Son’s Principal

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Jan 24, 2015

By: Jason Stirman. How an email from my son's principal sparked thinking, a response, and confirmed my belief that "letting my kids stay young as long as they can" is not a parenting goal of mine.

Leadership

Stopping the Bus: The Power of Not Moving On

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Jan 23, 2015

By: Andrew Malone. "Stopping the bus" is one of the most powerful ways to let your constituencies know what you really do and do not value, what you really will and will not tolerate.

EdTech

How Superintendents Can Implement Broadband Upgrade Projects

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Jan 22, 2015

By: Evan Marwell. 'Network Essentials for Superintendents' is a new and FREE guide for EdLeaders on how to kick-off and lead successful broadband and network upgrades.

Personalized Learning

Using Technology-Enhanced Items Effectively to Close Student Achievement Gaps

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Jan 17, 2015

By: Aditya Agarkar. Why we expect assessments to become more varied, less mundane, and more interesting overall. The result: reduced achievement gaps and better learning outcomes.

Personalized Learning

Don’t Let a Piece of Paper Place Children in an Educational Box

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Jan 14, 2015

By: Carol Iles. Carol's story of personalizing her daughter's education through homeschooling is a genuine example of a Smart Parent. Like Carol, we believe that, "All children can succeed."

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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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