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

The Hechinger Report

That’s why I’m a fan of personalized and competency-based learning environments, in which young people do learn these skills. 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.

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Does the future of schooling look like Candy Land?

The Hechinger Report

The pandemic really changed the policy conversation to more systemic shifts.” Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks. The pandemic really changed the policy conversation to more systemic shifts.”. It’s a view that’s catching on. The response? They want to help,” said Espinola.

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‘Bigly’ Education Decisions for 2017

Edsurge

If the President-elect’s Tweet storms are any indication, education policies are in for an adventure next year. Rick Hess has observed, no one knows exactly how the new administration's campaign promises will play out, there are two policy areas that edtech decision-makers ought to pay extra attention to. School Choice.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2011, Ning was acquired by “lifestyle” site Glam Media for around $150 million. In 2011, the Mozilla Foundation unveiled its “Open Badges Project,” “an effort to make it easy to issue and share digital learning badges across the web.”

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