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How Schools Develop Student Agency
Given the rate of change in the world, helping young people take charge of their own learning is more important than ever. Here, I look at two EdLeaders' thoughts on how schools can help develop this mindset in students.
On the Road to Interoperability with Denver Public Schools
As one of the nation’s largest and most diverse districts, Denver Public Schools faces numerous challenges, not the least of which is its effort to provide schools autonomy in selecting tools and processes while still working towards data interoperability. Learn more here.
How Capistrano USD is Transforming its Writing Instruction
By: Virginia Reischl. By aligning our writing goals and rubrics vertically from grades 6-12 and horizontally across disciplines, we are bringing clarity and continuity to our teaching of writing skills. Here’s how we are approaching this ambitious task.
What’s Really Better: Workforce Training or Four-Year College?
By: Stuart Udell. Today's Career Technical Education (CTE) model delivers a vastly different set of pathways for students than in the past, leading to high school graduation and meaningful, skilled 21st-century jobs.
Zeal CEO: Want to Make Data Actionable? Start With Building the Right Culture
By. Kelly Blair. At Zeal, the general belief is that data is most impactful when it is in the hands of teachers in the most simplified format. Here's how they are trying to make that happen.
How to Promote College Readiness: A Washington State Case Study
Since 2005, College Spark Washington has awarded more than $50 million to college readiness and degree completion programs. Learn more about how this innovative program is exponentially improving students' college, career and life readiness.
Data Sharing Hasn’t Been a Concern for Most Newsela Customers—But Super Users Want More
By: Kelly Blair. Improving how student data is shared across systems has been a slowly evolving concern for Newsela since its launch in 2013. Learn more about how this is changing here.
3 Lessons Learned Building Student Digital Portfolios
I decided this past fall that my students would build digital portfolios of all of their work this year. Here are three of the lessons I learned while implementing this endeavor.
A Maine School District’s Approach To Personalized Learning
When districts are considering personalized learning, it's important for them to reflect on their own vision, culture and transparency. I asked RSU-2 Superintendent Bill Zima to share his insight on these three themes for his district's personalized learning journey.
Addressing the Growing Need for Data Science Education
By: Natalya St. Clair. As massive datasets accumulate, so does the need for people who understand how to work with complex datasets and software. The workforce of tomorrow will require the services and specialties of data scientists. Here's one way to teach those skills.