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Personalized Learning Needed in Increasingly Diverse Classrooms, Report Says

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But a lack of high-quality curricula designed to support that personalized learning is stalling the effort, according to a new report. Digital Promise , a California-based nonprofit organization, calls for increased emphasis on supports and resources designed for personalized learning with this more diverse student population.

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52 Ways to Go Back To School, From Educators Across the United States

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Not quite sure how you're going to run formative assessment in your classroom, or lead professional development workshops? Going Back to School With the 2016 EdSurge Fifty States Project" guide. Take this piece from New Mexico, which offers suggestions for how to best onboard students in relation to online assessments.

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Learning.com Offers Complimentary Tech Readiness Quiz to Help Educators Assess Students’ Digital Literacy Proficiency

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This interactive assessment will provide educators with actionable data on how well their students grasp critical digital literacy concepts as outlined in the 2016 ISTE Standards for Students. To register for the Tech Readiness Quiz, visit www.learning.com/tech-readiness-quiz.

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Fighting Apathy, Neglect and Racism to Give Left-Behind Learners a Chance

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They say I’m personalizing learning. This started with a pre-test, many of which are available via online programs with one huge caveat: assigning a generic pre-test is a waste of time. Personalized learning is the new buzzword—edtech companies are after it and teachers toss it around as often as possible.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via EdScoop : “‘Deliberate cyberattack ’ delays online assessments in five states.” ” “Don’t Take Personality Tests Personally,” says Pacific Standard. ” “ Blockchain for education and skills ? A big maybe,” says New America.