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Content that enables educators, edleaders, organizations and families to increase capacity, apply a growth mindset and implement what’s next in learning on behalf of those entrusted to them.
Leadership
5 Ways To Get Parents Involved in Student Learning Beyond Homework
By: Vlada Lotkina. Research shows U.S. schools assign a lot of homework, especially in lower grades. However, getting parents involved in their student's learning can help alleviate this growing issue, and here are five ways teachers suggest doing this.
Leadership
MakerEd Micro-Credentialing: Teachers Want to Play, Too!
By: Jennifer Pieratt. Micro-credentialing could be one of the answers to empowering and providing more personalized learning for our teachers. Here are more details on teachers earning the "first of its kind" makered badge.
Difference Making
Building Your Personal Brand Through Social Impact
By: Jeff Edmondson. There are so many ways for an individual to express their individuality, so I encourage #GenDIYers to really set themselves apart and build their personal brand through collective impact in their community.
EdTech
15 Actionable Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation and Engagement
By: Terri Eichholz. Although it seems paradoxical for teachers to extrinsically motivate students to intrinsically motivate themselves, here are 15 ideas to help students own their own learning and success.
Leadership
100 Tips & Insights for Opening Great New Schools
Opening a good, new school is a huge challenge. This toolkit provides practical tips and insights from school leaders across the country.
EdTech
EdWeek Chief Reflects on Three Decades of Change in U.S. Education
Our latest podcast features Virginia Edwards, Education Week's chief editor and president of Editorial Products in Education (EPE), discussing what she witnessed in education transformation over the three decade span of her career.
Leadership
A New Model for Professional Development
By: Brad Spirrison. Professional development for educators in the digital age should be participatory in nature, where ideas and resources are exchanged and incorporated into instruction.
EdTech
EdTech 10: It’s All Just Learning to Us
While we often focus on K-12, we’re always eager to share important and exciting news about developments in informal learning, early learning and professional learning--because it’s all just learning to us.
Leadership
Project-Based and Place-Based Learning in New Tech Schools
By: Julie McBride. Here are two examples of how New Tech Network schools often engage in project-based and place-based learning experiences that leverage partnerships and community assets for authentic and meaningful student learning.
Leadership
Catalyzing Mastery-Based Learning: NYC’s Mastery Collaborative
As part of my NYC Mastering Mastery-Based Learning tour series, this blog discusses how the NYC Department of Education created the Mastery Collaborative to support schools ready to take on the new frontier of mastery-based learning.