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Academic Standards: Breaking Whole Things Into Broken Bits
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JUNE 26, 2017
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Academic Standards: Breaking Whole Things Into Broken Bits
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JUNE 26, 2017
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LearnZillion, Lemann Foundation Partner on Curriculum in Brazil
Marketplace K-12
JUNE 2, 2017
LearnZillion, an American curriculum provider is working with the Lemann Foundation and a Brazilian platform called Nova Escola to provide lessons aligned to the academic standards of the South American country. Marketplace K-12 Curriculum/Digital Curriculum International/Global Standards
13 Ways Education Could Change In The Next 13 Years
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OCTOBER 18, 2015
In 2013, most elementary schools are simply diminutive high schools, with a balance of reading, writing, mathematics, geography, and other “core” skills, while character training supplements academic work. 13 Ways Education Could Change In The Next 13 Years. by TeachThought Staff.
Making the case for common K-12 standards
eSchool News
MARCH 13, 2017
In this ever-dynamic landscape, “common” standards for education seemingly get a bad rap, but they’re useful, particularly for the development and distribution of open education resources (OER). Types of Standard Alignment. The Value of Common Standards in OER.
6 steps to college and career readiness
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
A collaborative leadership model is critical when it comes to bolstering school policy and helping students meet college and career readiness goals, according to a new report from the Learning First Alliance.
An Expanded Definition of Student Success
Digital Promise
JUNE 8, 2017
In a recent presentation to the League of Innovative Schools Assessment working group, Erin and Eric shared the Cortex platform and described the academic growth and progress they have seen among their students since the platform’s implementation. Mastery of Rigorous Standards. The data that fuels Cortex is based on bringing standards to a more refined framework with a common data visualization of green, yellow, and red for differing levels of mastery.
What Motivates Maker Educators?
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Another challenge for teachers is the need for more professional development and help in connecting maker activities to curriculum and academic standards. Who are the people spearheading maker education? And what motivates them? These are just a few of the questions behind a new study (PDF) from SRI International on the. Maker Education Initiative.
TEACHER VOICE: It’s tough to prepare children for kindergarten if parents and teachers don’t collaborate
The Hechinger Report
JULY 16, 2017
Second, they have been exposed to academics such as letter names, sounds, number recognition, number fluency, and patterning with hands-on, meaningful learning tasks that take into account their physical and cognitive development.
In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second
Digital Promise
JANUARY 19, 2016
These tools help us identify and then address -- through intervention or enrichment -- individual students' needs around each of the major academic standards. A recent study within a number of school districts, including the Middletown City School District, showed significantly greater academic growth in blended learning versus traditional classes. Ken Eastwood is the superintendent of Middletown City School District , NY, a member of our League of Innovative Schools.
The Next Social Contract for Public Education Needs New Terms of Service
Doug Levin
JULY 7, 2016
The goal is to ensure that students can take best advantage of the powerful learning tools at their disposal wherever their academic and career aspirations may lead them. Most concerning are decisions that have a negative impact on student outcomes (whether academic or social) or in more extreme circumstances even jeopardize the health and well-being of children and youth.
60 Ways To Help Students Think For Themselves
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015
How does this happen–especially when you have a very specific daily learning target you’re trying to meet in pursuit of an academic standard? Guide them to dynamic spaces characterized by people, thought, and creativity (rather than intricate policies, rules, and standards).
What’s The One Thing They’ll Remember From Their Time With You?
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FEBRUARY 8, 2015
We could talk about power standards, big ideas, enduring understandings, the utility of modern curriculum, and how useful academic standards like those found in the Common Core really are, but I thought I’d turn it over to you this time to hear your ideas.
How To Add Rigor To Anything
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JULY 10, 2015
Barbara Blackburn, author of “Rigor is not a 4-Letter Word,” shared 5 “myths” concerning rigor, and they are indicative of the common misconceptions: that difficult, dry, academic, sink-or-swim learning is inherently rigorous. How To Add Rigor To Any Lesson, Unit, Or Assessment.
7 Shifts To Create A Classroom Of The Future
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MAY 21, 2015
Shift From Standards To Habits. In short, the shift from purely academic standards to critical thinking habits supports personalized, 21st century learning through a preceding shift from institution to learner.
20 Questions Every Parent Should Ask Teachers
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JUNE 22, 2015
Until parents have a better understanding of what pure academic work looks like–from the content to the assessment to the reporting–every single bit of this is on the shoulders of teachers. What academic standards do you use, and what do I need to know about them?
Fostering competency in Arizona
The Christensen Institute
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
A common feature of many new personalized learning models is competency-based learning, in which students advance based on mastery of academic standards rather than based on the number of hours of instruction they receive—a common sense way to learn. Yesterday the Arizona State Senate Education Committee voted 5-2 in favor of a bill that would create opportunities for schools to pilot competency-based education programs.
30 Universal Strategies For Learning
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AUGUST 16, 2015
If they have trouble, offer them three choices that align with your curriculum or given academic standards. 30 Universal Strategies For Learning. by Terry Heick.
How to help principals do a better job? Train their bosses
The Hechinger Report
MAY 16, 2016
Dressed in suits and armed with pens, notebooks, and laptops, the superintendents had one specific goal as they fanned out across the classroom, interacting with students: to look for evidence that a geometry lesson was aligned to the new state math standards.
The Inconvenient Truths About Assessment
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MARCH 9, 2015
This can mean that it’s often easier to assess something other than an academic standard than it is knowledge of the standard itself. The Inconvenient Truths About Assessment. by Terry Heick.
6 Professional Opportunities for Learning More About Classroom Design!
Kleinspiration
AUGUST 19, 2014
The focus of our training was to create a physical environment that would enhance academic standards and instructional delivery, along with infusing a sense of authenticity into our units of study.
Insanity In Education: 52 Mistakes We Make Over And Over Again
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OCTOBER 13, 2015
Plan backwards from standards. Actually believe that every single student can master every single academic standard–without making them think they hate learning. Insanity In Education: 52 Mistakes We Make Over And Over Again. by Terry Heick.
What the demise of Google Helpouts means for education
The Christensen Institute
APRIL 8, 2015
” The more success is defined by achievement of common standards, the less likely teachers are to relinquish control of instruction—particularly live instruction. This is the third post in the #WhoYouKnow blog series on the overlap of social capital, EdTech, and innovation.
Change The Conversation–It’s Not About The Thinking
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2015
Content-based academic standards. As an academic or intellectual exercise. In education, these might be redressed as: What has standardizing content into a narrow range of content areas done to learning? It’s Not About The Thinking. by Terry Heick.
Writing Is Still How We Communicate
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AUGUST 30, 2015
Among the biggest changes the Common Core Standards require is the shift in the burden of general literacy. And this has levied untold damage on student academic progress. It needn’t be some blank, sterile, and academic form that makes students wail and teachers squirm.
Six Steps to Project Based Learning
eSpark
MAY 2, 2016
The new legislation urged districts to embrace project based instruction aligned to academic standards and 21st century skills. In 2015, the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act signaled the end of one-size-fits-all instruction.
‘What Kids Are Reading’ Report Details Vocabulary Exposure
K-12 Schools - Education News
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
A new report takes an in-depth look at what children are reading across all grade levels, finding that the average student has not met any college and career readiness reading standards.
2016’s Remaining Presidential Candidates and the Common Core
Edudemic
MAY 9, 2016
Since the Common Core State Standard Initiative — more commonly known simply as Common Core — was first started in 2010, it has been a contentious topic for many people, from parents to politicians. The Common Core sets specific academic standards in mathematics and English for students to meet in each grade, with the goal […].
Can technology solve the achievement gap?
The Christensen Institute
OCTOBER 23, 2015
The reality is that there are still significant and persistent disparities in academic performance and educational attainment between students from different ethnic/racial and socioeconomic groups. In the traditional educational model, school attendance is critical because students don’t learn important academic content unless they are actually in class when the teacher covers the content. One of the biggest challenges the U.S.
The Characteristics Of A Good School
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MAY 15, 2015
Most modern academic standards take a body-of-knowledge approach to education. Less is more is one way to look at it, but that’s not new–power standards have been around for years. The Characteristics Of A Good School. by Terry Heick.
Game-based platform teaches computer science, coding
eSchool News
MAY 12, 2016
Marvin Evins, computer science instructor at Gage Park, said, “Teaching computer science is challenging because you have to get beyond the abstract and rather dry learning material available, and there is no single standard curriculum.
The Real Problem With Multiple-Choice Questions
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MARCH 1, 2015
Even the transparency and apparent relevance of a classroom activity factor into the “value” of a learning experience as much as how cleanly that activity aligns with an academic standard. The Real Problem With Multiple-Choice Questions. by Terry Heick.
8 Myths about online education debunked
Neo LMS
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
Many students and teachers — and other individuals or professionals having a stake in the academic sector — are of the opinion that the quality of instructions offered for online classes is inferior compared to the traditional system.
How Freshman Seminars Can Help Students Starting the Ninth Grade
MindShift
JULY 20, 2015
Maplewood has also partnered with Belmont University to create a program for those on the advanced academic track, holding them to high academic standards and providing them with an intense, three-day experience on campus taking writing workshops and ACT prep.
How Technology Should Have Already Changed Your Teaching
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
You may dislike standards-based reporting, using labels like “proficient,” or grading with a 1-3 scale. Yes, you’ve got a pile of academic standards that have to be mastered. Grant Wiggins has a great analogy for standards—building code.
We Know SEL Skills Are Important, So How the Heck Do We Measure Them?
Edsurge
MAY 9, 2017
Whatever you call them, a growing body of research suggests these non-academic, social-emotional competencies deserve our attention. The biggest challenge in measuring SEL skills is having a true standard. But assessing non-academic skills, it turns out, is no easy task. At Nueva, when it comes to assessment, standards-based grading is king. The biggest challenge in measuring SEL skills is having a true standard,” Chen explains. Soft skills.
16 Books About Learning Every Teacher Should Read
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OCTOBER 1, 2015
This short book offers 4 standards for prioritizing in your classroom: Rigor, Thought, Diversity, and Authenticity. It defines each, and offers a helpful rubrics to begin measuring how each standard does or does not function in your classroom.
Why Ninth Grade is the Pivotal Year for Dropping Out of High School
MindShift
JUNE 30, 2015
The transition from middle school to high school is a big one, perhaps bigger than appears at first blush: Not only do students’ academic workloads increase, but simultaneously, so does their independence and responsibility.
The Purpose Of School
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JUNE 2, 2015
This shouldn’t imply that learning means giggling and chaos–joy comes in many forms, and high-pressure academic learning that pursues proficiency rarely produces it. This happens not by standards and accountability, but substantively changing how we do business.
Ohio shutting down its clearinghouse for online lessons
eSchool News
MARCH 16, 2016
That has been the value of the clearinghouse, he said; not only pointing teachers and others toward online lessons to fit state academic standards, but providing an Ohio-specific seal of approval. “We
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