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The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts

Edsurge

LearnLaunch Institute , the Massachusetts Personalized Learning Edtech Consortium (MAPLE) functions as a professional learning community for 32 district members that aim to implement personalized learning. You can personalize learning just fine without technology. Sometimes, it is just a distraction.

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PowerSchool Completes Schoology Purchase in March Toward ‘Unified’ K-12 Data Ecosystem

Edsurge

Four years ago, when Hardeep Gulati took over as CEO of PowerSchool, the company numbered around 400 employees. The newest addition comes courtesy of Schoology, a K-12 learning management system provider that PowerSchool announced it was buying last month. Along with that comes new colleagues.

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Pillars of Digital Leadership Series: Rethinking Learning Spaces and Environments

A Principal's Reflections

I will be the first one to admit that the learning environments and spaces at New Milford High School looked nothing like this prior to 2009. How have you worked to redesign learning spaces and environments at in your respective district or school? Are they reminiscent of what students will expect in today’s world?

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Teaching isn’t Rocket Science – It’s Way More Complex

The CoolCatTeacher

Vicki: So we need to personalize learning. You know, we’re not giving the kids the tools in school along with opportunities to collaborate, that they need on the job, that the companies are asking for. And we do have the capability to personalize learning so much more. Doug: Yeah. Doug: Yeah. Thanks, Doug!

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Sal Khan on Expanding Into Early Learning and Launching a Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Platform

Edsurge

moving along and most schools resuming in-person learning, EdSurge caught up with Khan to discuss what the last year has been like for Khan Academy, what he’s learned and what he’s planning to do next. My oldest son, who’s 12 now, was born in 2009, and he kind of grew up on it. With the vaccination rollout in the U.S.

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Most families have given up virtual school, but what about students who are still thriving online?

The Hechinger Report

New schools are being built every few years to keep pace with a surge in families moving to the area due to its proximity to technology and engineering firm Sandia National Laboratories and new business hubs for companies such as Intel and NTX Bio. That mirrors what’s happening in other districts.

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Why We Don't Need a 'Netflix for Education'

Edsurge

If the views expressed by leading edtech companies are any indication, the race to become the first 'Netflix of Education' is gathering steam. One feature of Netflix in particular seems to have captured the imagination of edtech companies. Supporting student learning, however, necessitates a very different approach.