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Does the future of schooling look like Candy Land?

The Hechinger Report

Teachers used those colorful pathways in a competency-based system to track what each student had learned — and hadn’t learned — in real time. Credit: Nancy Walser for The Hechinger Report. Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks. Credit: Nancy Walser for The Hechinger Report.

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State Support, Community Effort: Personalized Learning in South Carolina

Edsurge

The schools we’re working with, they report what they’ve implemented, and it’s beyond amazing. Source: KnowledgeWorks Personalized Learning Resources. When the schools own it, the teachers own it. And when it’s supported by district-level leadership, that’s when you have sustainability. We’re seeing it already.

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Vermont’s ‘all over the map’ effort to switch schools to proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Senior Remi Savard is part of the last class at Montpelier High School that experienced the system before the school’s switch to a proficiency-based model. Michael Dougherty for The Hechinger Report. Nellie Mae is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.). Michael Dougherty for The Hechinger Report. MONTPELIER, Vt.

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Paid registration is required [link] About the Summit In a time of increased cultural diversity, global connectivity, and polarization of perspectives, how can leaders in classrooms, schools, districts, and education policy arenas support students with the competencies to thrive in college, careers, and as citizens in diverse communities?

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Paid registration is required [link] About the Summit In a time of increased cultural diversity, global connectivity, and polarization of perspectives, how can leaders in classrooms, schools, districts, and education policy arenas support students with the competencies to thrive in college, careers, and as citizens in diverse communities?

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

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www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The Flipped Classroom". with Pigeons.

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