Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

When we reflect on how the pandemic disrupted education, we’ll think about the resiliency of our teachers, who were challenged like never before to connect with students in new ways to keep learning going in the face of nationwide school closures. In short, it’s time to more intentionally think about educators as Learning Engineers.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Five years ago, I published a book on the future of university credentials, making some predictions about what seemed likely to come next in the market for degrees and emerging forms of alternative college credentials. What The Chronicle of Higher Education christened a “ credentials craze ” was in full swing.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. Today, over 2.9

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 13, 2018

We have a 360-degree holistic approach as to what's going on with this person, any kind of barriers, and successes they have met. The region has a reported workforce of about 11,600 people and an unemployment rate of 5.3 The major industries in the region are accommodation, hospitality, and food services.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

In 2015, someone asked me what I thought about innovation in higher ed in an email, so I responded with a couple of hundred words, which I added to in creating this short blog post. I thought I’d share it because I haven’t talked much about higher ed, but for better or for worse, it is a big part of what we do in K12.

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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 10, 2019

When I say the word sports, what do you think of? What about competitive video gaming? What, you may ask, makes an activity a sport? According to the Oxford dictionary , a sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

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Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2020

What limited credits he accumulated before did not transfer and help him on his path toward finding a job. In an education world driven more by inputs than learning outcomes, it’s hard to prove the case one way or the other. As he enrolled in his new school, he started from scratch. Dude, Where’s My Credit?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

Classroom teachers are increasingly aware of the wide-ranging and long lasting benefits of social-emotional learning programs—from improved academic performance to positive family and work relationships and better mental health. This is the most important question to ask when choosing any type of assessment tool. Free SEL Resources.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2016

As my Entangled Solutions colleagues Amber Laxton, Yury Lifshits and I write in a new report, 10 Trends Ahead for Continuing Education , continuing education programs are an ideal place to not only test new ideas, but also launch new programs. MOOCs are not the only ones that offer on-demand learning today.

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edWeb.net

JULY 9, 2022

According to the National Center of Education Statistics report from January of 2022, 44% of public school districts reported having at least one teaching vacancy, with many reporting a much steeper vacancy count. Intentional Alignment to Competencies. What makes a quality educator or administrative leader?

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 9, 2016

The testing world is being gripped by two overriding, and often competing forces: the continued reliance on big, high-stakes assessments for accountability purposes, and the rise of more sophisticated, nimble, and smaller-scale digital assessments, largely at the classroom level. Austin, Texas.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 25, 2022

If your idea of going digital with learning is just installing an LMS, you risk missing the bus. Read this to find out the silver bullet to making learning come alive without the related exorbitant costs through digital transformation in education. 1 Learning is Now Hybrid - let's face it! LMS - The First Step.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

in this post, I share with you my perspectives, drawn from my experiences as a blogger, educator, and academic with a PhD in educational studies, on what constitutes the quintessential characteristics of 21st century teachers. It enhances teaching practices, fosters professional growth, and significantly improves student outcomes.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 30, 2019

The great fiction that a teacher today has become a “guide on the side” is now hardwired into nearly every conversation about the future of teaching and learning. Yes, sometimes too long, but a competent teacher knows when to sit down or ask questions. By Thom Markham. Why raise objections to this new narrative? They lecture.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2018

Back in the early 1900s, John Dewey promoted the “learning by doing” approach to education, which would later become the foundation of project-based learning (PBL). With our new focus, we are one of 10 high school districts in Illinois that have started to move to competency-based learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

This dwarfs the nascent markets for unaccredited microcredentials (perhaps $250 million) or the revenue generated by coding bootcamps ($200 million in 2016, according to Course Report). The rallying cry among many higher-education startups is “disrupting” college as we know it.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

“We find no one with a professional knowledge in the laws of learning, or the techniques for applying them,” he wrote. Mimicry of others who are equally untrained, instinct, and what feels right tend to provide the guidance. Even so, we’re still a long way from having a mature practice of learning engineering in place.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. Today, over 2.9

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Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

I’ve been able to see firsthand how school leaders are implementing exciting innovations that are accelerating high quality teaching and learning—things such as Open Education Resources (OER) , repurposing their spaces , completely overhauling how they assess a child’s growth by shifting to a competency-based learning model , among other things.

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techlearning

MAY 29, 2018

In addition, we are one of 10 high school districts in Illinois that has started to move to competency-based learning. We’re also working to report on students’ mastery of skills with progress levels, rather than a traditional report card at the end of each semester. Follow her on Twitter @Find8Fences.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 5, 2019

With all of the digital tools available to teachers these days, developing learning experiences should be a cinch, right? Ralyea knows well the challenge of haphazard coordination, having lived it in South Carolina, where he had to work with a standards-based report card. Digitization to the Max: What That Could Look Like.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2016

Depending on who you ask, recent reports suggest that somewhere between 50 to 80 percent of recent college graduates are unemployed and looking for work. Competency Identification—new entrants that surface competencies via microcredentials, ePortfolios and competency-based assessments.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Suzanne Bouffard for The Hechinger Report. With a growing body of research showing that the early years are a critical window for brain development and learning, calls to require a bachelor’s degree for early childhood educators in both the public and private sectors have increased over the last decade.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Business reports, market trends and price fluctuations race through her mind, as she seeks the one piece of information she needs. Her team is spending the day figuring out how to effectively sell bottled water in three German provinces— all while competing against six other groups doing the same.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2017

Many progressive states were moving toward a standards-based or competency-based model of education that has been the CTE practice all along. MST grades in a true competency-based grading system of 1-4, where student’s progress through their courses in a year or more time since seat time is not the focus.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. education industry has not become so dependent (yet). Yet education ministries across Asia recognize they need more than test-takers; they need students who can ideate, create and compete in a global economy.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Photo: Kyle Spencer/The Hechinger Report. as if offended by her cruel self-assessment. In 2015, a mere 25 percent of high school seniors were proficient in the subject, according to the National Center for Education Statistics , which produces the most reliable data on academic competency. Don’t be nervous,” he said. .

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EdNews Daily

MAY 17, 2017

Reimagine Education is an initiative that constantly reiterates the need to reimagine teaching, learning, and the way in which educational institutions prepare students for the employment market. Some point to the essential reductionism of the examination process , questioning the validity of the way that student learning is assessed.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

I especially appreciated the following quote, “On his blog, Gorman shares what he has learned with a focus on how tech enables project-based learning.” Learn more at the conference master classes page. Standards make up the general knowledge of what educators want students to know.

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eSpark

JANUARY 5, 2016

The president went on to add, "What hasn’t worked is denying teachers, schools, and states what they need to meet these goals. These harsh punishments lead some districts to “teach the test” and prioritize third party assessment scores over student engagement and learning. Blended Learning.

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Connecting 2 the World

APRIL 29, 2016

My colleague, Diane Crosley, an instructor in Natural Sciences at Spring Arbor University, and I gave a presentation at the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching and Learning in Traverse City, MI last October (2015) entitled, "Bridging the skills gap: Preparing Higher Education students for the 21st century workplace."

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EdNews Daily

MAY 9, 2017

Reimagine Education is an initiative that constantly reiterates the need to reimagine teaching, learning, and the way in which educational institutions prepare students for the employment market. Some point to the essential reductionism of the examination process , questioning the validity of the way that student learning is assessed.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. What is a “Platform”?

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Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Assessment is subjective. And as many of these technologies do not monitor student performance, learning difficulties are not tracked or identified early; preventing intervention with supplementary and personalised supports. What is Tip Tap Tap? The Need for Autonomous Assessment. Performance is not automatically tracked.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

If Johnson stays in Southern’s machine tool program for the next two years, she could leave high school with an industry-recognized machinist operator credential, and a clear path to a job that starts at $15 an hour. Southern High School teacher Matthew Haynes helps sophomore Dasani Johnson with setting up a lathe. Photo: Emmanuel Felton.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Via The Hechinger Report : “Most immigrants outpace Americans when it comes to education – with one big exception.” ” Via Buzzfeed : “What It’s Like For School Shooting Survivors To Watch The Parkland Protests.” ” Via Edsurge : “# Montessori SoWhite? ” Spoiler alert: Latinos.

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