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Redesigning, Reimagining, and Rethinking American Education

edWeb.net

Preparing students for success: Additional research says students need technological, SEL, higher cognitive, basic cognitive, and manual and physical skills to succeed in the workforce. Domenech has served as Executive Director of AASA, The School Superintendents Association since July 2008. Three Essential Recommendations.

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Examples Of Innovation In Higher Ed–With A Caution

TeachThought - Learn better.

” Competency-Based Education isn’t necessarily an innovation, but a move to Competency-Based Education can lead to other innovations–using technology to personalize a student’s navigation of to-be-mastered content, for example. Reduce the college dropout rate to closer to 10% (than the current 40%+).

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A school once known for gang activity is now sending kids to college

The Hechinger Report

The impetus for the change at Juarez can be traced to Ocon’s appointment as principal in 2008, veteran school staffers say. Calendar-driven midterm and final exams are jettisoned in favor of ongoing assessments. Related: A Spanish-English high school proves learning in two languages can boost graduation rates.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition)

Doug Levin

Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. Here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. At stake: "technology companies have long used to hook students on their brands for life."

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Oh, how very different “the politics of education (technology)” drumbeat sounds from some ed-tech publications: Trump will mean more “ innovation ” in higher ed, according to eCampus News. Testing, Testing… Via Inside Higher Ed : “Large-Scale Assessment Without Standardized Tests.”

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Education's Online Futures

Hack Education

Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn, for example, predicted in their 2008 book Disrupting Class that by 2019 half of all high school classes would be taught via the Internet. “ Andrew Ng Wants a New ‘New Deal’ to Combat Job Automation ,” said MIT Technology Review. ECOT refuses to pay.

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