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How Technology Should Have Already Changed Your Teaching

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You may need appreciate the way gamification can improve the visibility of the entire learning process. 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. That changes everything.

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7 Shifts To Create A Classroom Of The Future

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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. Game-Based Learning & Gamification. What are students learning, why are they learning it, and what are they doing with what they know?