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Five Ways Participants Get Value From Professional Learning MOOCs

Guest Author

May 14, 2016

By: Blythe Tyron. Here are five ways educators gain value from professional development through learning communities or networks such as MOOC-Eds.

Leadership

Five Things for Big Districts to Think About

Chris Sturgis

May 13, 2016

After speaking with district leaders, here are five thoughts on how big districts can move forward toward personalized, competency-based education.

EdTech

Designing Digital Learning Professional Development

Emily Liebtag

May 12, 2016

digiLEARN has selected 20 Digital Scholars from across the state of North Carolina to design a plan for what digital learning professional development should look like for their educators.

Personalized Learning

What Is The Foundation of Personalized Learning?

Guest Author

May 12, 2016

By: Courtney Belolan. In order for learner-centered proficiency-based systems to work, the learning community culture needs to nurture and sustain these three elements.

EdTech

Why and How Personalized Learning is Transforming Texas Education

Tom Vander Ark

May 10, 2016

Texas schools are shifting rapidly from print to digital content, and these blended environments are enabling a new level of personalized learning in the state's schools.

Personalized Learning

Place-Based Education: Communities as Learning Environments

Guest Author

May 9, 2016

By: Nate McClennen. The place-based education approach can serve as a framework to connect learning models, increase the power of our educational system and serve as the foundation for a thriving democracy.

Personalized Learning

Three Paradoxes Confronting the Global Educator

Guest Author

May 6, 2016

By: Valerie Hannon. Many educators see the promise of personalizing education, however here are three paradoxes that can result when seeking to personalize learning in this era of globalization.

Leadership

Transforming Schools Through Strengths-Based PD

Guest Author

Apr 28, 2016

By: Laura McBain. What would professional development look like for teachers if we focused on our greatest strengths as opposed to our greatest deficits? Here's an example of changing the mindset and practices of one school by doing just that.

Leadership

5 Strategies for Fostering Independence in a PBL Classroom

Guest Author

Apr 28, 2016

By: James Fester. In order to be successful in the 21st century world, students must learn to manage themselves and work effectively with groups of peers. A middle school teacher shares 5 strategies for creating student independence in a project-based learning classroom.

Leadership

Blended, Project-Based and Social Emotional Learning at Thrive Public Schools

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 28, 2016

A San Diego school gives visitors a glimpse of the future of learning--blended, personalized and competency-based.

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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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