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9 Characteristics of authentic learning

Neo LMS

These actions contribute enormously to students’ achievement and their advocacy since they are an intrinsic part of the work environment. The main purpose of applying authentic learning in schools is to motivate students to surpass standards and be able to evaluate their own learning. Mastery of key concepts.

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8 Ed-tech organizations every teacher should know about

Neo LMS

Focus: EdTech Access and Advocacy. CoSN positions itself as the only national professional association dedicated exclusively to education technology leaders working to transform learning. Focus: Digital Learning Advocacy and Research. Level: K12. The organisation has 26 chapters across 27 states, and 854 district members.

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Predicting innovation trajectories in K-12 education

eSchool News

There are lots of promising innovations in tiny pockets of the education system, but decades of advocacy and investment have failed to see those innovations scale. My last blog post argued that new value networks are the missing enablers for disrupting the conventional model of K–12 schooling.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms. In 2015, former Star-Ledger education reporter Bob Braun posted a screenshot to his blog of an email by a New Jersey superintendent. Instructure.

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