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The State of Storytelling
By: Monica Brady-Myerov. One of the constant challenges teachers face is to get and keep their students’ attention. What's a simple answer? Tell a good story.
7 Best Listening Resources for Language Learners
By: Peter McGovern. The ability to listen is a crucial skill for many things in life, but especially for anyone learning another language. A world language teacher shares seven listening resources he has found successful when teaching language learners of all levels.
Effective Testing: Time Is of the Essence
By: Dr. Stuart Kahl. We’re facing a dilemma in educational testing. Testing higher-order cognitive processes and deeper learning as well as high-stakes accountability testing has led to widespread concerns about over-testing infringing on instructional time. We’re using too many tests, and the tests are too long.
Reasoning Minds Deserve Thoughtful Progress Monitoring
Dr. Alex Khachatryan of Reasoning Mind discusses the use of leaderboards and broader efforts to motivate and monitor student performance.
Grants for New Assessment Systems Signal the End of the Big Test
The Assessment for Learning Project signals the beginning of the end of week long standardized tests, and will shape measurement and progress reporting in the coming decade.
Learning is Happening Everywhere–Let’s Embrace That
By: David Blake. As a rising generation of learners progress within their careers, they increasingly look beyond formal education to develop, sharpen and learn new skills. But despite the fact that learning is happening in every way and everywhere, measuring it is not happening--and it should.
Goal 2025: 60% of Americans with Degrees
The Lumina Foundation is leading and supporting American efforts to boost college degree completion from about 40% to 60% by 2025. The Indianapolis-based foundation is focused on quality degrees as well as recognized job credentials.
Badging for Business: Next-Gen Professional Learning in the Workplace
In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Intrepid Learning makes the case that professional learning should not only deliver value to businesses with innovative approaches to PD, but also provide next-gen employees with credentialing that can be carried throughout their careers.
To Leaderboard or Not: The Art of Motivating and Monitoring Performance
While we can appreciate how leaderboards focus on achievement and the commitment to transparency for students, could it actually be a serious detriment for many struggling students?
A Powerful Way to Exercise Student Brains
By: Patrick Cole. No other single mental activity engages more parts of the brain than writing, so let's get students writing every day. It will help them become reasoned thinkers and problem solvers, and prepares them for all of the mental processes and emotional evenness that they will need as adults.