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These 10 Resources Will Help Improve Your Researching Skills

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Sep 17, 2016

By: Mary Walton. An essential part of an educator's job is furthering their own knowledge of the profession. Here are ten online resources for educator research and improving researching skills.

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Teaching is a Project-Based Profession: 10 PBL Teacher Mindsets

Emily Liebtag

Sep 16, 2016

Today's teachers who are training students (and our eventual future employees) have a great task at hand preparing students to successfully manage projects. Here are 10 mindsets successful project-based teachers have.

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Cultivating Cross-Cultural Competence in Costa Rica

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Sep 16, 2016

By: Abel McClennen. Learn more about La Paz Community School: a rural, ecologically and ethnically diverse PreK-12 school in Costa Rica where all cultures, ethnicities and socioeconomic levels are openly embraced and celebrated.

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10 XQ Super Schools Announced: Leading the Way in Rethinking High School

Mary Ryerse

Sep 15, 2016

The XQ team invited schools across the nation to engage in a Discover-Design-Develop challenge. After several phases that processed over 700 applications, these 10 Super Schools were announced as the challenge winners.

Ed Policy

Are Your District Finances Ready For ESSA?

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Sep 15, 2016

By: Michael Goetz. Under the new ESSA fiscal regulations, districts will need to prove these three requirements to show they are equitably distributing dollars before additional federal dollars can supplement state and local funds.

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Recognizing Remarkable Teacher Accomplishments

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Sep 14, 2016

By: Dr. Jennifer Williams. Today's teachers are in a constant state of exploration and discovery, so let's celebrate their achievements and recognize them as valued resources within learning networks.

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Project-Based Teaching: The Untamed Spaces of Innovation

Guest Author

Sep 14, 2016

By: Jill Ackers-Clayton. Our challenge as educators is to determine what we need in order to provide the right environment where the collision between real-life context and real-life content are happening for our kids.

EdTech

Data is Great, but Action is Key

Guest Author

Sep 13, 2016

By: Dr. James E. McCoy. As a superintendent, I need to empower principals and teachers with technology to successfully execute our educational development plan while meeting all standards. Here is how my district plans to do both this school year.

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Cause + Code: The New Impact Formula

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 12, 2016

Machine learning is yielding tools that get smarter the more data they interact with, helping social entrepreneurs learn more and quickly from the big data sets associated with today's social issues.

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It’s Not Just About the Projects

Guest Author

Sep 9, 2016

By: Kaleb Rashad. When it comes to implementing project-based learning, it's not just about the projects but also about engaging the hearts and minds of the learners involved.

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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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