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Future of Learning
Five Building Blocks in the New Architecture of High Schools
[…] can also facilitate individual progress models where learners progress as they demonstrate mastery. Blended skill-building decisions: Digital and adaptive curriculum Strategies for combining online and small group instruction Strategies for combining multiple assessments to track growth and make mastery judgements Provisioning extra time and support for learners that need it Project-Based Learning Projects and […]
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Leadership
Strong Start for Michigan’s Future of Learning Council
The Future of Learning Council (FLC), a cohort of 40 unique school districts and learning organizations, has banded together around a single mission: to shape the future of learning in Michigan.
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New Pathways
Building Advisory Systems with Intentionality, Equity, Curation, and Impact
[…] authentic opportunities to grow, achieve, and feel fulfilled. The Support and Guidance pillar of the New Pathways campaign captures what I heard in conversation after conversation: the desire of instructional leaders, educators, and administrators to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and urgent social movements by emphasizing student agency and belonging. This piece highlights […]
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Learner-Centered
Four Key Lessons from Utah for Accelerating and Expanding Learner-Centered Education
Policymakers and practitioners regularly stated that the country couldn’t afford to simply revert to our traditional, industrial-era approach to education. What can be done to take advantage of this opportunity and transform and reinvent our K-12 system into something better?
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Future of Learning
Schools of the Future: Creating the Entrepreneurial Education Model
Agency, choice, and elevating learner voice requires innovation, creativity and embedding entrepreneurship in our school models.
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Leadership
Can’t Miss Education Conferences in 2024
Our team is incredibly fortunate to participate in and attend dozens of conferences around the world. Here are some of our favorites.
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EdTech
TRETC 2024: Revolutionizing Technology and Work
Norton Gusky reflects on TRETC 2024, highlighting some of the best connections, demonstrations and discussions.
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Getting Through
Three Basic Needs that Must Be Met for a Successful Opening of Schools
[…] of online classes for free without taking the final exam. As noted above, we must assume some form of distance learning will be a regular fixture of instruction this coming school year. If our students and teachers are to be successful we must provide structured and continuous training in productivity software. Basic Need 3: Creating […]
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Getting Through
A Resource for COVID-Weary Parents: New eBook on Doing PBL at Home
[…] “ifs.” Instead, many students may have “virtually dropped out” of school for a while. For those that hung in there, parents and caregivers may have noticed the instruction their children were getting did not engage them or teach them very much of value. And now, faced with a long summer and the likelihood that […]
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Learning Design
How Can We Make the Most of Synchronous and Asynchronous Time in Distance Learning?
[…] Synchronous learning happens in real-time and what was done face-to-face is usually through video tools such as Zoom or Google Meets, allowing for discussion, small group targeted instruction, or question and answer. Community Building: Relationships are foundational to learning and intentionally building community and a safe space to connect and learn is critical to start […]
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