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Community Conversations Shape Portrait of a Graduate
To improve the quality of the education offerings by Marion City Schools the team endeavored to create a new picture of what a Marion City Schools graduate should know and be able to do.
Personalizing Math and Success Skills in Brooklyn
Data can be a tremendous asset to mobilizing school communities and unlocking the potential of teachers and learners. At Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School (LAB) real-time, ongoing assessment that informs educator practice, coupled with personalized learning, serve as the primary drivers of academic achievement.
7 Things Education Leaders Should Do Right Now
Being an education leader is complicated and challenging. Here are seven tips for the first 90 days, seven tips for the second 90 days, and seven things veteran leaders should do to advance personalized learning.
Situated Learning: What Good EdTech Leaders Never Stop Studying
By: Jason Ribeiro. Situated learning is the practice of learning knowledge and skills in contexts that mirror the way the knowledge will be used in ‘real life.’ And vital to situated learning opportunities is a social element that relies on communities of support.
Top 15 CompetencyWorks Blogs of 2015
The new year means new reading lists. So as the year comes to a close, CompetencyWorks, leaders when it comes to competency-based learning, shares their top 15 blogs of 2015 that should be on your reading list before the new year.
Grade Level What?
By: Jim Goodell. It’s not new that high schools determine a student’s grade level based on credits earned rather than age or cohort. What is new is the growth in options that allow student to advance at their own pace and earn college credit while in high school.
Building Habits of Success and Measuring What Matters
Good habits are at least as important as basic skills when it comes to success in college and work. The ability to apply creative know how in new situations is at least as important as historical and technical knowledge.
The 7C’s to College and Career Competency
7C's to College and Career Competency, a foundational model that can be used from the classroom to district level for organization of instruction to authenticate and personalized learning.
How is personalized learning changing lives? Ask Thomas Rooney
Competency-based education (CBE) allows for flexible pacing that ensures a proper foundation is built for each student before moving onto the next level. Though a challenging, Thomas Rooney, Supt. at Lindsay Unified School District is making CBE a reality for students in his district.
4 Ways Big Picture Learning Prepares Leaders for Deeper Learning
Big Picture Learning (BPL) hosts leaders from the around the network and beyond. Here's a look at 4 ways BPL prepares and cultivates leaders for deeper learning.