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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

The district convened a series of meetings with teachers, school leaders, parents, city officials and community members to discuss what kind of educational system the community needed. Lindsay High School junior Gaby León said that other students she meets are fascinated when she tells them she’s never received a letter grade.

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What Makes Professional Development Work?

edWeb.net

This approach can enable administrators to differentiate to meet the needs of all their teachers. Professional learning opportunities need to be designed with agency, fidelity, contextual learning, relevancy, sustainability, and iterant. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by 2gnoMe. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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What do at-risk students, English language learners and adult college students have in common?

The Hechinger Report

Many administrators at public schools say they are using strategies to “personalizelearning, giving students the chance to tackle coursework at their own pace or have a greater say in what they study. And that, these advocates say, is the real goal for personalized learning. — Tara García Mathewson.