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Eliminating advanced math ‘tracks’ often prompts outrage. Some districts buck the trend 

The Hechinger Report

The San Francisco Unified School District, which in 2014 detracked math through ninthgrade, recently announced that it’s testing the reintroduction of a tracked system, following a lawsuit from a group of parents who alleged that detracking hurt student achievement. Do kids know when they’re grouped with others who are struggling in a skill?

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Classroom Design Trends: Update Classroom Layout to Boost Engagement

ViewSonic Education

And to gather in groups to collectively process information. 21 st century classrooms design trends utilize many new layouts, including: Flexible seating. A landmark 2012 study found that classroom design alters academic progress over a school year by 25%. They’re ideal for small group work. The modular classroom.

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Coronavirus accelerates higher education’s trend toward distance learning

The Hechinger Report

The coronavirus-induced shift of learning off campus was dramatic, but it accelerated a trend that has been growing over the past several years. The post Coronavirus accelerates higher education’s trend toward distance learning appeared first on The Hechinger Report. All of those tools are already in our toolbox,” Dr. Monroe said.

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Online Degrees Slowdown: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2019

Edsurge

This wave of activity and spending by MOOC providers and universities gave me a feeling of deja vu: it reminded me of the 2012 MOOC hype. And with a $65M investment, SEEK Group became a joint owner of FutureLearn with The Open University. Another late-trend that we noticed is annual catalog subscriptions.

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Harvard and MIT Launch Nonprofit to Increase College Access

Edsurge

Officials for the group tell EdSurge that the goal is to partner with others to support projects that build better student engagement in online courses or support better college and career outcomes. An Unusual Backstory When MIT and Harvard each invested $30 million to start edX back in 2012, it was surprising news.

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What Brings Gen Z to the Library?

Edsurge

Gen Zers, born between 1997 and 2012, spend a lot of time online, consuming and creating digital content. Many undergrads come to study or to track down academic resources, but there’s a social pull as well, another trend flagged by the ALA survey. He’s seen firsthand how different groups of students seek out specific amenities.

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The Pivotal Role Movement Plays in Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Each kid was instructed to get up, walk around the room, and find a partner who was not in their pre-assigned seating groups. The concept of brain breaks got me thinking about a growing trend in education – as kids progress through the K-12 system, there is less and less movement. 2012; Erwin, Fedewa, & Ahn, 2013; Browning et al.,

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