Place Based Education
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New Pathways
Every Student Needs a Learning Coach
[…] learning science research more robust, an updated and revised advisory role is more important than ever. Currently, most public high schools have advisors, serving a couple of hundred students each, with a primary role of guiding course selection and post-secondary options. Additionally, counselors play a social-emotional and therapeutic role in some schools. Some public schools, […]
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EdTech
7 Tools for Promoting Communication and Collaboration
Now that most educators and students are back in the classroom, it is a great opportunity to focus on building relationships and to create more authentic, meaningful and engaging learning experiences for our students. It is also important that we find ways to promote communication and collaboration between students while in our classroom, between […]
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Learner-Centered
Building An Authentic Learning Culture Starts With Imperfection and Vulnerability
[…] million. “Your mess can be worth millions,” I told them. This conversation fundamentally altered the culture of my classroom. “Cy Time” became a period of class where students would try new things because of the example that this conversation set for them. In direct contrast to this line of thinking is something that rots […]
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Competency-Based Education
From Classroom to Career: Mastering Real-World Competencies through Alternative Learning
[…] achieve this paradigm shift is by going beyond project-based learning and highlighting the crucial component of portfolio-based learning. In portfolio-based learning (defined here by the University of Warwick), students work collaboratively to take ownership of their learning and apply the knowledge directly within practical, real-world settings. It allows students to go beyond merely documenting findings […]
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Future of Learning
Designing Schools for Shared Use: A Pandemic Silver Lining
[…] and public recreation organizations offers the synergy needed for world-class learning. Shared use facilities more easily facilitate a cross pollination of ideas through shared programming and expose students to businesses and organizations already working to address pressing local, national, and global problems. Barrier to Achieving Shared Use Facilities With these driving forces nudging us […]
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The Future of Tech and Work
Closing the Guidance Gap with Xello
[…] to have a plan and the skills and knowledge to adapt that plan.” While there is a great teacher and counselor view, Xello was built with a student-first perspective. The Xello UX Research Division interviews students and educators every week to improve the product. McQuillen also has a built-in focus group at home with […]
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New Pathways
Partnerships Power Innovative St Vrain Valley Pathways
First generation students at Skyline High School in Longmont, Colorado have the opportunity to gain high tech work experience and earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree with their high school diploma. The FalconTECH academy at Skyline combines work-based learning at IBM and an accelerated degree pathway with Front Range Community College. Serving its seventh cohort, […]
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New Pathways
Khan World School – One Year Later
[…] by the pandemic, has led to the launch of hundreds of new small learning environments across the country. Artificial intelligence promises to improve personalizing learning, provide every student with a learning coach and free up time for educators to build stronger relationships with young people. Mastery and competency-based approaches are gaining momentum as states […]
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Personalized Learning
Embracing Partners: 7 Human Resources of PBL
By: Michael Niehoff. Michael outlines the partners that should be involved in project-based learning when creating authenticity and high-quality student work.
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Personalized Learning
5 Ways to Support Students’ Personal Brand Equity
[…] us unique, and how we might communicate any of this to others. This is not about self-promotion, but rather about maximizing our best self to others. For students, how can we teach this invaluable concept long before they start their careers? Here are five primary ways: 1. Portfolios Forget AP scores, weighted GPAs, and […]
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