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3 Ways to Motivate Introverted Learners

May 7, 2017

By: Blake Beus. Students who are engaged and motivated have more positive outcomes in the classroom, so here are three strategies to motivate introverted students to help them succeed in a traditional classroom environment.

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7 Top Educational Virtual Reality Apps

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May 6, 2017

By: Shane Haumpton. These seven educational virtual reality apps can provide enhanced engagement, improved retention, and the ability to block out common classroom distractions.

Leadership

A Maine School District’s Approach To Personalized Learning

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May 5, 2017

When districts are considering personalized learning, it's important for them to reflect on their own vision, culture and transparency. I asked RSU-2 Superintendent Bill Zima to share his insight on these three themes for his district's personalized learning journey.

STEM & Maker

Addressing the Growing Need for Data Science Education

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May 4, 2017

By: Natalya St. Clair. As massive datasets accumulate, so does the need for people who understand how to work with complex datasets and software. The workforce of tomorrow will require the services and specialties of data scientists. Here's one way to teach those skills.

EdTech

Illuminate Education Shines Light on Growing Need for Better Data Sharing

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May 4, 2017

By: Kelly Blair. As schools adopt more technologies, their data systems have become more complex, and educators today want data to be able to travel seamlessly between the specialized tools. In this post, we look at how one EdTech company is making it happen.

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DIY or Buy? How Lexia Learning Is Revisiting Data Integration

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May 3, 2017

By Kelly Blair - As schools adopt a dizzying array of digital services, the ability to collect data from different tools into one place could allow educators to better understand how products are used, and whether they are delivering results.

Project-Based Learning

To Design Deep Learning, Look to Enrichment and its Ancient Wisdom

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Apr 29, 2017

By: Jeff Wetzler. Enrichment is an often-overlooked aspect of the opportunity gap between affluent and lower-income children, and can be highly valuable in life and for appreciating the world. Learn more here.

STEM & Maker

Helping Students Learn to Love Math Through Science

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Apr 29, 2017

By: Robyn LaTorre. Reaching today’s teen learners requires as much innovation and variation as their daily lives, which are filled with technology, blurbs of information and mini videos used to entice and excite. Would you believe me if I told you science could fill that role?

EdTech

Education Data Privacy and Interoperability Go Hand in Hand

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Apr 28, 2017

By: Rachel Anderson. Interoperability means that all the systems and sectors that serve a student can talk to each other, and that data can move securely across systems.

Personalized Learning

Starting With the “Why” in Personalized Learning

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Apr 28, 2017

By: Betheny Gross. Without a solid end goal in mind, it’s nearly impossible to build a coherent personalized learning approach. Here, I look at how schools can unify teachers around new personalized learning initiatives.

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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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