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Not So Typical Personalized Learning Predictions for 2019

Education Elements

It started with scuba diving in 2003, snowboarding in 2008, swimming in 2013, and this year was surfing. While the instruction was 1:1 and technically couldn’t be more personalized for me, I was surprised by how much each instructor met or didn’t meet my needs.

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Summit Schools to Spin Out Learning Program

Edsurge

Summit Public Schools, which over the past four years has led the creation of the “Summit Learning Program” currently used by more than 380 schools around the U.S., said today that it will spin out that program into an independent nonprofit as of the 2019-2020 school year.

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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Educators can use strategies such as scaffolding and inquiry-based learning to connect new concepts to students’ existing knowledge base, thereby facilitating deeper understanding and retention. From a broader perspective, this discussion about prior knowledge also underscores the need for personalized learning approaches.

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This Texas college’s focus on mental health helps students work through trauma, stay on track

The Hechinger Report

When she started classes at Paul Quinn College in 2019, counselors and school staff constantly encouraged her to visit its mental health clinic. Paul Quinn returned to in-person learning in the fall of 2020. “It’s just like a ripple effect of all of these other symptoms that come with it.”.

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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

edWeb.net

From 2001-2003, he served as Vermont’s Education Commissioner. Under his leadership, Middletown Public Schools was recognized as a 2019 AASA/SPN National Innovation and Transformational District, of which only 17 districts nationally received this distinction. National Administrator of the Year). About the Host.

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One of the poorest cities in America was succeeding in an education turnaround. Is that now in peril?

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Grace McConnell for The Hechinger Report The strategy was bolstered in 2019 when Gordon attracted a national college-promotion program called Say Yes. Enrollment fell by 7 percent from the 2019-20 school year to 2020-21. Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Eric Gordon meets with colleagues at his office.

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Technology’s Impact on Student Learning: Insights from the Speak Up 2022 Congressional Briefing

edWeb.net

In 2003, Project Tomorrow, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping K-12 education leaders identify and implement best practices, launched the Speak Up Research Project, which gives K-12 leaders insights into current and emerging dynamics in the education ecosystem—and what those dynamics mean for all the stakeholders within a school district.

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