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5 Best Practices to Globalize Your School

Guest Author

Apr 20, 2016

By: David Young. If global learning opportunities are core to being college- and career-ready, why are they not offered widely in K-12 classrooms? How do we provide global learning to more K-12 classrooms to equitably prepare all students? Here are five real examples to follow.

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Closing the Achievement Gap Requires Closing the Gap Between Schools and Central Offices

Guest Author

Apr 19, 2016

By: Max Silverman. Closing the achievement gap means changing the relationship between central offices and schools. Here are exemplars as well as potential solutions, including a new model of central office and school collaboration.

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Deeper Learning and Equity: 3 Educator Perspectives

Bonnie Lathram

Apr 18, 2016

At the recent Deeper Learning conference, we asked educators two questions around deeper learning and equity. Here are the responses we filmed from three of these educators.

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Rethinking Education from First Principles

Guest Author

Apr 16, 2016

By: Richard Boyd. How do we rethink education to prepare children for the 21st Century? Richard Boyd explain why he is siding with certain thinkers and taking a first principles, clean sheet of paper metaphysical approach to this question--and why you should too.

Difference Making

Three Best Practices for GenDIY to Build Successful Career Pathways

Guest Author

Apr 16, 2016

By: Jodi Glickman. The career path discovery process isn’t about spending years drifting--it’s about hard work, finding interesting opportunities and trusting “the dots will connect.” For GenDIY, Jody Glickman suggests focusing on three areas: learning, earning and contributing.

EdTech

Refocusing Assessment on Teaching and Learning

Jessica Slusser

Apr 15, 2016

Jessica recently had a chance to sit down with Ken Tam, executive director of personalized learning at Curriculum Associates, to get his thoughts on assessment and where it is headed in the future.

EdTech

Getting to Know Stuart Udell: Q&A with New K12 Inc CEO

Megan

Apr 15, 2016

Megan has a Q&A with Stuart Udell, K12 Inc.'s new CEO, and they discuss his thoughts on several topics including dropout prevention, online learning and his future plans for K12.

Leadership

Library 2.0: Center of Innovation at Singapore American School

Guest Author

Apr 15, 2016

By: Robert Helmer. The librarian at Singapore American School describes how they transformed their library by centering around a hub concept of information, innovation and impact on students--a center of innovation.

Leadership

Two Foundations for Sustaining Equitable Education Strategies

Guest Author

Apr 14, 2016

By: Mark Otter. Everyone deserves access to a high-quality education, but ensuring inclusive, equitable access for all students requires a strategic approach.

Leadership

7 Traits of Learner-Centered Teachers

Carri Schneider

Apr 14, 2016

Working with teacher and leaders in Harmony Public Schools, we identified 7 traits of learner-centered teachers. Learner-centered teaching requires acting as a guide, providing on-demand support, leveraging technology for personalized learning, committing to professional growth, embodying core values, encouraging student autonomy, and creating authentic learning experiences.

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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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