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Ed Policy
Middle Grade Math Blends: 10 Lessons Learned
We’ve been studying middle grade math blends and with the help of guest authors and partners we’ve observed 10 lessons.
Personalized Learning
Summer Spotlight: Competency Based Education
Don't miss iNACOL's summary of competency-based learning that gives an introduction and overview of one of the most exciting trends in teaching and learning.
Personalized Learning
EAA Pioneers Flexible Blended Learning Spaces
EAA Schools are using flexible blended learning spaces to create better learning options for students in Detroit by reconsidering the four components of teaching and learning.
Personalized Learning
What Does Educational Success Look Like? Depends on Who’s Doing the Looking
By: Kurt Bauer. What does success look like? It’s not all that unique or profound, but it’s still a question that gets at the core of the staggeringly enormous apple that we call education. When will we know we’ve accomplished our goals? How do we recognize when we’ve achieved our purpose?
EdTech
Teachers Deserve Better Tools for Tracking Subskills
Most schools have no way to combine the assessment information from multiple sources in ways that are useful for driving instructional improvement or managing student progress. While this seems to be an easy problem to solve, there appear to be four significant problems.
Ed Policy
Local & State Policies That Boost Achievement & Innovation
Local and state policy makers should enact pro-growth, pro-achievement, pro-employability, and pro-innovation policies to help boost achievement and innovation.
Ed Policy
EdTech 10: No Brain Drain Here
Summer Brain Drain is a well-documented concept. However, our team has recently noticed that the dreaded “summer slump” that sends out-of-practice kids into classrooms each fall doesn’t seem to affect adults. In fact, we’ve got evidence that teachers and leaders will be showing up with new tools to drive new practices as a result of a very productive summer. Check out this week’s top ten edtech stories for a scan of the proof.
Personalized Learning
Smart Cities Q&A with Jessie Woolley-Wilson
I recently sat down with DreamBox CEO Jessie Woolley-Wilson a former Blackboard executive, who also serves as director of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning. Here's our conversation.
Personalized Learning
Make or Break, Why Middle School Math Counts
The middle school landscape is interesting no matter how you spin it, but combine students’ physical and emotional changes with new and difficult content, and unique challenges face educators and students alike. Middle school is a time of development, discovery and transition for students - but also an exciting and powerful time for math education.
Personalized Learning
Education Camps and Their Contribution to Skill Development in Children
By: Carole Thompson. Educational camps offer intensive training in focused STEM areas like software programming, bio-engineering, pure mathematics, engineering and more to help your kid leap ahead of competition without taking away the joy of vacation time. They focus