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The Future of Personalized Learning is Now
By: Jean Fleming. Measures of Academic Progress Assessment, or MAP test, is a system that gathers inputs from different kinds of assessment, including formative, in-the-moment assessments, and longer interim assessment.
Dating For A Job, Landing A Career
By: Nicolay Lameijer. Graduates are faced with the challenge of knowing where they stand in the job market and employers are receiving thousands of resumes from unqualified candidates. Inspired by dating services, GenDIY student Nicolay Lameijer founded MySlate.
ROI of Deeper Design for Online Higher Education Programs
By: Jason Gorman. Vice President of Learning Experience Design Services at Six Red Marbles gives insight into ROI of design for online higher education programs and the importance of aligning design efforts with student enrollment and retention.
Spotlight on Math: Strategies for Addressing the Most Challenging Math Standards – Measurement
By: Mark Ellis. Why students must be proficient in measurement for Common Core math standards and how teachers can build understandings of measurement concepts starting with familiar contexts and experiences.
What Should High School Graduates Know And Be Able To Do?
Students and community members deserve a more compelling and complete set of goals and metrics. It remains challenging to describe the aims and measures of a rigorous well-rounded education. Here are some examples of schools and districts setting the bar beyond basic reading, writing, and math.
Spotlight on Math: Strategies for Addressing the Most Challenging Math Standards
By: Mark Ellis. Author of Curriculum Associates Ready Mathematics program shares insight into common core math standards and how to better reach and teach kids to help them overcome tough standards.
Helping Chief Academic Officers Make The Shift From Managed Instruction To Personalized Learning
School district CAOs know how to build and run managed instruction regimes.Now they're trying to pivot to blended learning and they're getting a lot of pressure from their boss and teachers to consider updates. We explore the difference between managed instruction and next generation learning, and share 10 elements of comprehensive solutions to the challenge of helping chief academic officers reframe their work.
Leadership Development in US Schools: The Opposite of Good
The new demands being put on school and systems leaders mean we need new ways of developing and cultivating school leadership.
The Teaching Brain and the Science Behind Great Teaching
In this book review, Bonnie explores a new book that seeks to explain the science behind effective teaching. She details highlights from the book, including the importance of teacher metacognition and the student:teacher interaction.
EdLeaders as Lead Communicators
In a recent brief, an important role for leaders suggests that principals leading transformational efforts should be the “lead communicators.” And that empowered principals can be assets for public engagement in other settings as well.