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Getting Through
Nate Kellogg & Gwen Baker on Real-Time Redesign for Schools and Districts
[…] era. Through monthly cohort sessions, biweekly planning meetings, and additional small-group collaboration with experts, districts: Received targeted support and collaboration for prioritized needs for back-to-school to accelerate student progress; Engaged in a process to make real-time, meaningful, and lasting improvements to move towards more equitable and resilient teaching and learning; Connected to other district […]
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Future of Learning
A Great Week of Learning at the TCEA Convention and Exposition
[…] offered attendees snacks and t-shirts while waiting for their complete phone sanitization. Spaces EDU had amazing cupcakes for attendees who stopped by to learn about SEL and digital portfolios. Sharing how my students use Spaces EDU in our Spanish class Kai’s Clan had a demo of its new robot “Kaibot”, showing attendees how to bring coding […]
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EdTech
There’s Something In the AIR: The Brave New World’s Fair
[…] partner in creating meaningful, impactful work. We’ll share how it empowers learners to design projects that reflect their skills, ideas, and aspirations, enabling them to build dynamic portfolios that showcase their unique contributions to real-world challenges. We’ll explore the ways in which generative AI amplifies students’ abilities to innovate, collaborate, and make a difference, […]
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Future of Learning
Microschools Meet The Moment
[…] low-cost microschools, they are open to supporting homeschool cooperatives, youth-led programming and learning, and online content. “VELA is committed to increasing the availability of access to new student-centric education models and experiences,” said board member Meredith Olson. A Tiny Revolution Tiny schools from the sprawling cities of Africa to the suburbs of Austin are […]
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EdTech
Embracing the DARPA Model for EdTech Innovation: Charting the Course with GPT-4 and Beyond
[…] experts in the problems to be solved is essential. Unlike many government agencies, DARPA Program officers are unique in that they are term-limited and have relatively small portfolios to allow them to give each program their focused attention. DARPA recruits top experts and innovators as program officers. In many ways, the program officer is […]
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Learning Design
The Future Of Learning Is Smart Measurement Rather Than Dumb Assessments
[…] Measurement Rather than Dumb Assessment 1. Learner growth: Measurement is primarily focused on informing learner growth. Program administration and system accountability come second. As David Conley said, “ Students are actors, not objects. 2. Continuum: Measurement views growth on a novice-expert continuum. It’s not fixated on artificial age cohort proficiency targets measured by year-end standardized tests. […]
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Future of Learning
15 Invention Opportunities in Learning
[…] guidance: relationship-based advising informed by personal and local data. Portable records: learners/guardians/teachers draw insights from comprehensive records drawn from teacher/partner assessments (with interoperability); learners tell their story with portfolios and portable. credentials, the permission access and receive offers from employers and postsecondary institutions. Wellness: how to incorporate a healthy dose of the quantified self and build […]
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Future of Learning
The Rise of Skills-Based Hiring And What it Means for Education
[…] course lists and grades as the priority reporting mechanism. High school and postsecondary learners should have the opportunity to build profiles (a wallet of digital credentials) and portfolios (artifacts representing personal bests) that communicate capabilities. Schools have an expanding opportunity to incorporate some of the corporate skill-building and credentialing programs into their courses of […]
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Equity & Access
Five Tips to Creating Equitable Learning Ecosystems
By: Amy Anderson Chiara is a high school student in Denver, but when we first met her she was in 5th grade and contemplating where she wanted to go to middle school. Chiara’s dad works for a hospital that partners with our nonprofit organization, RESCHOOL, to offer its employees the benefit of advocates who […]
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Podcasts
Podcast: Julia Freeland Fisher and Mahnaz Charania on Social Relationships and Networks
[…] Dr. Mahnaz Charania. Julia is the Director of Education Research at the Clayton Christensen Institute and the author of the important 2018 book, Who You Know: Unlocking Innovations That Expand Students’ Networks. Dr. Mahnaz Charania is a Senior Research Fellow, also at the Clayton Christensen Institute. Recently, Julia Freeland Fisher and Dr. Mahnaz Charania co-authored an incredibly important […]
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