Place Based Education
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Personalized Learning
ACT’s ScootPad Scoop-Up
[…] many have endured this spring. Yet the UI/UX benefit isn’t the extent of the value ScootPad brings to ACT. With a repository of over 60,000 standards-aligned mini- lessons and learning objects, the move by ACT increases their own bank to over 400,000. During the transition, both will be available for continued learning through spring […]
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EdTech
End of the Test Doesn’t Mean End of Data
[…] more support. The good news is that there are other ways of drawing actionable insights–and some of them are already part of the curriculum. After about 15 lessons of game-based math (less than 90 minutes) in DreamBox, they can give teachers and school leaders an accurate prediction of how students would have scored on […]
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Getting Through
Three Basic Needs that Must Be Met for a Successful Opening of Schools
[…] Are Creating More Trauma For Students.” The news organization followed that with another entitled ”Loss, Grief, Stress: How The Pandemic Is Affecting Kids.” We will experience painful lessons in the accuracy of these forecasts when students return in September. I am sure to face criticism for positioning Creating Community as my tertiary basic need. […]
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EdTech
Smart Review: Harnessing the Power of Videos With Screencastify
[…] done through a one-click share option. As teachers are juggling many different tools and seeking ways to communicate with students, being able to create video messages or lessons that can easily be shared with students and families is something that will benefit us regardless of where learning takes place. In response to COVID-19, as […]
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Future of Learning
Supporting Statewide Change Through Virtual Course Access Models
[…] might be. This opportunity comes at a time when the limitations of virtual learning are clearer than ever. Through this priority, states have the chance to apply lessons learned from the past six months to take a leap forward in the quality and reach of virtual programming. A leapfrog moment Most statewide virtual learning […]
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Career & Technical Ed
Lining Up Career Dreams with Reality
[…] her role as Superintendent in Carlsbad, California she spearheaded several efforts to bridge classroom learning with career readiness. Dr. Lovely’s latest book Ready for Anything builds a new world of meaning for educators in preparing students for college, career and a good life. Stay in-the-know with innovations in learning by signing up for the weekly Smart Update.
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Future of Learning
Teaching Through Change, Stories of Resilience: Austin ISD
[…] first hand how stressful teaching this year has been. She shares her self-care tips with her peers: Have socially distant meals with coworkers Focus on a healthy work/ life balance Organize your must-dos and may dos – then prioritize Make exercise a priority to create a space to think and breathe Set routines and schedules […]
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Future of Learning
Invention Opportunity: Measuring What Matters
[…] Sustainable Development Goals Digital Learning Now’s paper providing specific guidance regarding the adoption of data backpacks Sturgis’ CompetencyWorks Brief (to understand the weaknesses of traditional grading, redesigning grading, and lessons in the field) Getting Smart’s article advocating that It’s Time for Students to Own the Student Record Mastery Transcript’s vision for A New Model of Transcripts. Four Dimensional Education […]
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Competency-Based Education
Using OER to Increase Collaboration, Relevance, and Engagement
[…] of a project through which students would demonstrate their learning. As we are in the midst of the pandemic there is a tremendous opportunity to leverage the lessons throughout this project highlighted by ASCD to support teacher collaboration, leverage OER resources, and focus competency based assessment where students demonstrate what they learned. Teacher Collaboration […]
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Future of Learning
“I Could Never Do This Alone” – Collaboration, Trust, and Human-Centered Design at Design39
[…] design a new grammar of school for The Fourth Industrial Revolution providing students with the knowledge, skills, and mindsets so that they can thrive in future workplaces as life ready thought leaders who elevate humanity. A New Grammar of School In 1994, education historians David Tyack and William Tobin wrote, “The Grammar of Schooling: Why […]
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