article thumbnail

Utah Makes Dramatic Progress Implementing Next Generation Learning

ExcelinEd

The state announced the recipients of the Competency-Based Education Planning Grant program. American Academy of Innovation. “We

article thumbnail

What a Summer Prototype Taught Us About Measuring Quality in an Unbundled Education System

Edsurge

A growing number of states and local communities are examining how to shift to student-centered, competency-based learning systems. In the summer pilot, we realized that the advocates are vital for ensuring equity and access and collecting good data that informs the creation of provider scorecards.

System 60
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Join Us for the Third Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 23rd, 2018 in Boston

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Center is a platform for advancing education for global competence for all youth through empowering professional development for teachers and school heads, systems change and public engagement. Many Thanks to Our Sponsors At Participate , we believe learning has no limits.

article thumbnail

How AR and VR Prepare Students for Jobs of the Future (and Save Districts Money)

Edsurge

Whether you’re post-secondary or secondary, you have access to that money. Funding sources for zSpace learning labs. VR Automotive Expert —“Having access to the program allows students to practice safely before they go in there and start pulling things apart.”. More information about zSpace.

Robotics 163
article thumbnail

In Utah, personalizing learning by focusing on relationships

The Hechinger Report

In thinking about how a semirural school district could support equity and opportunity for kids, they talked a lot about personalized and competency-based learning. Twelve percent of students do not have access to high-speed internet at home.

article thumbnail

The 2018 Global Leadership Summit - March 23rd, 2018 in Boston

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Center is a platform for advancing education for global competence for all youth through empowering professional development for teachers and school heads, systems change and public engagement. Many Thanks to Our Sponsors At Participate , we believe learning has no limits.

article thumbnail

The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Um, they do.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

Pearson 145