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Multiple Pathways to Competency-Based Education?
Competency education is a paradigm shift – it is a change in the underlying assumptions. This means there has to be a way to shake off the old assumptions, which is tricky to do when all of us have grown up in the traditional education system.
Education Innovation: In US & Across the Globe
Innovations in learning are transforming education for children around the world, both in formal and informal learning environments.
Protecting Data Privacy with Thoughtful Policy
Data privacy is an issue that is coming to your backyard...if it hasn’t already. It was that sentiment that echoed through the Data Privacy Challenges and Opportunities panel at ExcelinEd’s 2015 Summit on Education Reform (#EIE15).
ClassDojo: A Tool not a Teacher
We all know that tools can be used in many ways, both good and bad. ClassDojo is just that—a tool. As a parent, I don’t want to take a good tool out of a teacher’s hands, but I need to communicate with my child’s teacher if I feel a particular tool isn’t working for my child.
Yale and Yogome Evaluate Effectiveness and Happiness in Common Core Math App
Getting Smart Teacher Blogger Alesha Bishop talks shop with Sandra Jacobo, Director of Education at Yogome, to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of their work with Yale's play2PREVENT lab. Together they are building games that support learning and happiness.
6 Things That Learning Professionals Can Learn from Marketers
By: Todd Kasenberg. Here are six critical points that learning architects, designers and developers can borrow from marketing’s body of knowledge and practice.
Learner-Centered Vision Will Frame Next Generation Learning
A learner-centered vision starts from the evidence that all children are naturally curious and motivated to learn. It envisions a system that adapts to learner needs and interests and supports their development of knowledge, skills, and dispositions they need to thrive.
3 Reasons Coding Should Be a Core Subject
By: Mark Engelberg. In today’s digital world, when we teach our kids critical thinking and logic skills through computer science, we are programming them for success.
Infographic | Why do Human Beings Engage?
Human beings engage in a task for many different reasons. Here are 26 instincts that motivate a commitment of time and energy.
We are Wired to Learn, Change and Engage: The Brain with Dr. David Eagleman
We are wired to learn, change and engage. The science behind emerging brain research is the focus of the PBS show, "The Brain with Dr. David Eagleman."