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Education Leaders Propose Ways to Add Teacher Voice to Research Decisions

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Most educators access information about their profession through online searches, social media, colleagues, supervisors, their professional association or a journal subscription. In particular, educators want to see more research about technology, trauma and mental health, equity and educator talent.

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The Next Social Contract for Public Education Needs New Terms of Service

Doug Levin

Note: The original version of this piece was published on July 7, 2016 by New America as part of an EdCentral series on the next social contract for education: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/next-social-contract-public-education-needs-new-terms-service/.

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Increasing Enrollment in K-12 Private Schools

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This allows teachers to provide more individualized instruction, giving each student the attention they need to succeed academically. More Rigorous Academic Standards Private schools often set higher academic standards than traditional public schools due to their smaller class sizes and emphasis on individualized instruction.

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The Definition Of Combination Learning

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It is purposefully flexible, and adaptable to a variety of content areas, grade levels, and available local technology. It can be standards-based or open-ended; technology-based or based on in-person human interaction; project-based, game-based, rigorous, supportive, etc. Combination: Twitter + Spotify + Design.

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7 Shifts To Create A Classroom Of The Future

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But the truth is, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to educate children in the face of such radical technological and pedagogical progression. 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.

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Change The Conversation–It’s Not About The Thinking

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Content-based academic standards. Social media in the classroom. Let’s pretend for a moment that we will eventually be able to design a system of teaching and learning where every single student will be able to master every single academic standard their local government has set out for them.