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3 Ways Parents Can Spot Student-Centered Learning
What can parents look for to determine if their child is in a student-centered learning environment? Here’s advice from a mother of two school-aged children, a former classroom teacher and a current advocate for student-centered learning.
It’s Time For Students To Own The Student Record: B2C LMS Companion
Secondary and postsecondary students should have cost free access to a personal companion to the school's learning management system, a business to consumer (B2C) LMS companion that is a private portable profile.
Impact at Scale: The Learning Platform Series
It will soon be easier to create a sequence of powerful learning experiences for students -- and do it consistently well at scale. For the next six weeks we’ll be reviewing progress on next-gen learning platforms.
EdTech 10: Teamwork Makes The Dream Work
News stories of companies teaming up, reports on opportunities for potential collaboration and overall happenings of people coming together, be it through sharing resources or opinions, towards the common goal of enriching learning and teaching experiences.
Unlimited Potential For A Small Middle Grade Flex Program
Cicely Benoit and Aditi Rao are educators at Houston's most innovative school, A+ Unlimited Potential (A+UP), a small tuition free middle school launched last year in the Museum District.
How To Choose A Blended Learning Professional Services Partner
By: Luis Rodriguez. Whether you call them implementation experts, technical assistance providers, or consulting partners, how should you pick the right blended learning professional services partner for your district?
The Power of Parents, Teachers, and Technology in Character Education
How character is acquired, how parents and other adults shape the character of their children, and how school-based, digital learning could advance intentional character growth.
50 Ways EdTech Benefits Teachers and Students
There are at least 50 ways new tools are helping teachers to create new learning environments and experiences for students.
Broad Suspends Prize and Personalized Learning
As reported by the New York Times, the Broad Foundation has suspended the $1 million Broad Prize for Urban Education stating, “It had become more difficult to identify school districts that were pushing test scores or graduation rates up.”
If Ever There Was a Kid Born to Read
What happens when two self-described bookworms have a son who would choose to learn by doing and seeing instead of reading and how as parents they teach to his learning preference.