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OPINION: We need more problem solvers and critical thinkers for an increasingly complex world

The Hechinger Report

Students assess their own strengths and weaknesses and set learning goals in partnership with their teachers. We set out to meet that challenge and better understand the extent to which personalized, competency-based learning could prepare our learners for an uncertain future. The recent announcement by the U.S.

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How Access to Technology Can Create Equity in Schools

Digital Promise

That means we shouldn’t just use edtech to replace worksheets, run “drill and kill” exercises, or crunch assessment performance numbers. In rural Alabama, Piedmont City School District helped provide students with internet access by installing a town wireless network in 2011 using a federal E-rate grant.

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Does the future of schooling look like Candy Land?

The Hechinger Report

Traditional school metrics — based on attendance (“seat time”) and meeting a minimal standard in order to move to the next grade — often lead to arbitrary grading practices, uninspiring lessons and a lack of flexibility to support students socially and emotionally, critics say. “Pre-pandemic, And Daniel A.

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Helping Strangers May Help Teens’ Self-Esteem

MindShift

Between 2008 and 2011, the researchers surveyed the study participants yearly. Perfectionism seems particularly harmful when one feels pressured to meet unrealistic expectations set by others. However, virtual volunteering, such as donating to a “Go Fund Me” campaign or writing an advocacy letter can also be worthwhile.

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OnTRACK for College Readiness: Digital Tools & Resources #SXSWedu

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Notes from SXSWedu 2011 breakout session. Students don''t have to take an entire history course, they can just review the part on the Civil War if that is what is needed Project Goals Help students exceed the minimum score required on each high school STAAR assessment in order to meed graduation requirements.

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These students are finishing high school, but their degrees don’t help them go to college

The Hechinger Report

The alternative diploma, attained through the LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LAA1) graduation pathway, allows students with severe disabilities to forgo typical academic expectations and requirements, and it doesn’t end with the high school diploma. Candace Cortiella, the director of The Advocacy Institute. Read the series.

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Coronavirus is the practice run for schools. But soon comes climate change

The Hechinger Report

As of mid-April, schools had distributed supplies to meet about half of that need, said Darling-Hammond. Schools are still scrambling simply to cope with the immediate coronavirus crisis and meet students’ basic needs, she said, but the next school year could present opportunities to rethink how remote learning happens.