Place Based Education
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Personalized Learning
Personalized Instruction: The Key to Academic and Career Success
Everyone likes to talk about personalized learning that is focused on a student’s goals, but how do you expose kids to these things when their worlds don’t allow them to understand what opportunities are available to them? Noemi Y. Perez explores.
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Future of Learning
Returning Joy to Teaching & Learning
This is the second of a three-part series on valuing learner time. First, I want you to think about those times as a student or educator when you felt joyful in a classroom learning experience. My hunch is you recall coursework that you were drawn to or felt a certain competence in. You may […]
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Equity & Access
Mobilizing the Higher Education Community to Support P-12 Pandemic Recovery
In May 2023, the U.S. Department of Education issued a call to action encouraging higher education institutions to engage more college students in evidence-based, high-impact P-12 support roles through Federal Work-Study jobs and other pathways to community service. Colleges and universities can answer the call to action, and receive support and recognition for their efforts, […]
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Leadership
Getting Clearer: Our Students Need Sponsors, Not Saviors
Mass amounts of education information and conversation are being produced in response to COVID-19 school closures. Most, if not all, incorporates some reference to what students “need” And there is a shared resource, or informed expert advice presented to meet that need. That’s what education work is, right? Educators in various roles and experiences […]
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Future of Learning
Delivering Essential Skills for Students by Students
Real World Learning ensures that students are prepared for work, school, and life after high school graduation. Crystal leads these efforts and coordinates the development and execution of market value asset attainment for Kansas City Public Schools. What is confidence? How do you define success? How do I secure an internship or a job? What […]
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New Pathways
The Secret Sauce to a Successful College and Career Readiness Program
By: Matt McQuillen An integral part of K-12 education is preparing students to shape their own lives beyond high school, whether they choose college, technical school, or the workforce. And while there is no single recipe for this, there just might be a secret sauce. The State of College and Career Readiness in K–12: […]
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New Pathways
Deeper Learning Requires Deeper Relationships?
By: Scott McLeod As I visit innovative elementary and middle schools across the country, I have noticed that these schools devote significant amounts of time for students and educators to simply be together in community. These time blocks are not academic. This community time is for small groups within the school to check in, […]
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EdTech
Stop Playing: Your Campus Needs an Esports Program
[…] you receive at a conference or in options for learning. Similarly, young people vary widely in interest and passion, and campuses often have to facilitate opportunities for students to connect and find their people. One option that not only provides connection, but also provides an environment for skill development, and prepares students for life […]
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Future of Learning
Smart Review: Ozobot Brings 1:1 Coding to the Classroom
[…] Ozobot, about the future of learning and robotics. Started in 2012, the mission of Ozobot is to bring robotics to all classrooms by providing relevant opportunities for students in grades K through 12 & beyond. In particular, we talked about how Ozobot got its start and why Hamda believes it is so important that […]
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EdTech
Tech Can’t Teach but it Can Help with Feedback
By: Cristina Heffernan At the height of the pandemic, many students and parents felt abandoned by the education system. The transition to distance learning was abrupt; schools did not have any time to prepare; and both students and teachers were forced onto a variety of unfamiliar tech platforms that often led to frustration before […]
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