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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Similarly, in the paper “ Additional training opportunities restore sleep-associated memory benefits under conditions of low prior knowledge ” by Maren J. From a broader perspective, this discussion about prior knowledge also underscores the need for personalized learning approaches. IJ STEM Ed , 6 (33). Sinatra, G.

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As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return?

The Hechinger Report

While many families are eager for a return to in-person learning this fall, others are not: Surveys show that some families are reluctant to return — and, that Black and Asian families are the most likely to feel this way. Kids and parents are scared,” said Hom, particularly those who have to travel by train and bus to reach school.

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A Paradigm Shift

A Principal's Reflections

It all began around 2003 when the smartphone wars started with Blackberry, but was quickly taken over by the Apple iPhone in 2007. Technology now allows for professional learning to take place anytime, anywhere, and with anyone. The world continues to change as a result of technological advances.

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Why haven’t new federal rules unleashed more innovation in schools?

The Hechinger Report

His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. About 20 other states sprinkled elements of personalized learning into their plans.

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Summit Learning Shares Lessons Learned: An Interview with Andrew Goldin

Edsurge

This month marks the four-year anniversary of Summit Learning , a program that aims to personalize learning for students with an emphasis on projects, mentorship and technologies that help them build skills and self-initiative. Grown out of a small pilot in 2015, the program began as an experiment.

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

I had never seen kids so in charge of their learning.”. Related: What if personalized learning was less about me and more about us? In 2003, the Gates Foundation gave RISC $5.8 million to train additional Alaska school districts and to create a research and development program. I was fascinated by it,” he said. “I

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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The pivotal moment of his career happened when he was teaching at Hannam University in South Korea in 2003 surrounded by the papers of 275 writing students and wondering if he had them all. Till August 2012 I worked as a researcher at the National Research council of Canada on their Personal Learning environment Project.

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