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Competency-Based Education

Designing, Assessing, and Implementing Educator Micro-credentials

Guest Author

Jan 30, 2020

After a year of collaborative development, CCSSO, Digital Promise, and other national organizations have released a set of principles for relevant and impactful educator micro-credentials.

Leadership

The BETT Experience: Space, Technology, and People

Rachelle Dené Poth

Jan 28, 2020

These were some of the standout features and takeaways from BETT 2020, the largest global edtech conference hosted in London.

EdTech

FETC: Takeaways from a Fantastic Week

Rachelle Dené Poth

Jan 22, 2020

At the 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) learning was everywhere. These are some of the key events and takeaways.

EdTech

4 Ways to Get Teachers More Comfortable with Classroom Technology

Guest Author

Jan 4, 2020

By: C. Glembocki. Get your teachers onboard with and comfortable using technology in their classrooms with these strategies.

EdTech

The Argument for Automation & Classroom Creativity

Guest Author

Dec 28, 2019

By: D. Smith. Automation and creativity may seem like odd bedfellows, but automation may help stressed-out and overloaded educators be more creative.

Leadership

Pushing Ourselves Professionally: 5 Ways to Share Our Educator Talent

Rachelle Dené Poth

Dec 14, 2019

Reflecting on and sharing our work as educators through these practices can foster personal and professional growth for us and others.

Leadership

What Makes an Effective Classroom Coaching Program?

Guest Author

Nov 2, 2019

By: J. Schuler et al. These five components make for a strong classroom coaching program facilitating your teachers’ professional development.

Future of Learning

How New Models are Preparing Students for the Future of Work

Kristi DePaul

Oct 28, 2019

New models are enabling students to acquire practical foundational skills for the future of work—a future that is increasingly distributed, diverse, device-agnostic and asynchronous in nature.

Leadership

Professional Development: What Do Educators Really Need?

Rachelle Dené Poth

Aug 3, 2019

Participating in professional development during the school year can be a challenge for educators. Here are seven professional learning opportunities to fit into your busy schedule.

Schools Worth Visiting

Making Dallas Schools Work for Students, Teachers and Business

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 29, 2019

Dallas is in his DNA. Dr. Michael Hinojosa grew up raised a family, taught and coached, and has served as superintendent of schools for Dallas ISD for 10 years. The biggest metroplex in the south, Dallas added more than a million people in this decade. It’s a global business…

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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