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Personalized Learning
Virtual Academies at Work to Close the Achievement Gap
Technology presents a new opportunity to reach students in a unique and personalized way that allows for a customized education that adapts to the needs of students and provides a launchpad for significant, individualized growth. Virtual Academies are utilizing tech to close the current achievement gap in education. Here are three specific stories.
EdTech
Every Student Should Have A Digital Portfolio
Well-designed learner portfolios provide students an opportunity to chart their growth and tell their story. Here's eight tools that schools are using to promote deeper learning by encouraging students to build a collection of personal bests.
Difference Making
Rethinking Assessment to Meet the Demands of the 21st Century Workforce
With innovative teaching models and new assessment capabilities brought about by technology, students and teachers will have greater access to information about levels of understanding, remediation can decrease, and personalized learning at scale will become reality.
Difference Making
Your Kid Just Said He’s Not Going to College, Now What?
Your kid says he’s not going to college, what do you do? Start by asking Jr. how he thinks he’s going to make a living and if he’s got longer term aspirations. Listen before advising. If and when it makes sense, run these seven HigherEd options by Jr.
Leadership
ReSchool Tests A New Framework for Learning
Denver's Donnell-Kay Foundation is sponsoring an effort to design a new education system for Colorado. They learned three lessons from pressure testing early design concepts.
EdTech
EdTech 10: When Impact Potential is Ripe
This week we released 25 Impact Opportunities in U.S. K-12 Education, a report that is exemplary of summer -- when impact potential is ripe and opportunities to make significant improvements are abundant.
Personalized Learning
NAFTrack Certification Combines School and Work
NAFTrack Certification is what a high school diploma should be--credible evidence of college and career readiness. The standards behind this program were developed by both business and education.
Personalized Learning
When Diplomas and Credits Send False Signals
By: Karla Phillips. As goals and expectations for students rise across the nation, our approach to education must change when it comes to determining mastery of content. Parents, students and educators are being misled by inconsistent expectations of proficiency.
EdTech
Declara: Smart Natural Workflow Learning
Declara takes a very different approach to personalization, it auto-generates ontologies rather than relying on engineered sequences. Core features include content collections, curation, annotation and measures of content efficacy, and collaboration.
EdTech
Canvas: A Learning Management System Built for Educators
Canvas is a learning management solution that meets the specific needs of educators and students. It serves as a resource that is seamlessly integrated into one effective and efficient solution.