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OPINION: We need more problem solvers and critical thinkers for an increasingly complex world

The Hechinger Report

I hear frequently from those in business that younger employees, directly out of K-12 or higher education, are looking for direction. The rigid structure of the traditional K-12 education system leaves little room for students to engage in real-world problem-solving scenarios. Our world presents increasingly complex challenges.

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Is competency-based learning the next big thing in school reform?

eSchool News

Sean entered Locust Grove Middle School as it was implementing “competency-basedlearning, which tailors schooling to each child’s ability. The school’s computer-based approach could be replicated across the state if education reformers appointed by Gov. Students who excel move on.

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To Jeff Bezos: 7 Suggestions for Enhancing Preschool Education, From a Former Montessori Teacher

Edsurge

Maria Montessori created a curriculum for individualized, competency-based learning a century before any of these terms became buzzwords. Student Advocacy If your preschoolers will be coming from under-served populations, they will benefit from learning self-advocacy (in fact, we all can). I think I get it.

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9 Characteristics of authentic learning

Neo LMS

Educators and learners have started to realize that the traditional teacher input and student reproduction of information could no longer ensure learners’ successful transition from students to active citizens contributing to the labor market. 9 Characteristics of authentic learning. Well, that’s not enough anymore!

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Does the future of schooling look like Candy Land?

The Hechinger Report

As educators reflect on the disruptions of the past two academic years, they’re increasingly gravitating toward the kind of personalized, “move on when you’re ready” learning being practiced at Parker-Varney. Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks. It’s a view that’s catching on.

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State Support, Community Effort: Personalized Learning in South Carolina

Edsurge

Marianne Beja had been in education for more than 30 years when she discovered personalized learning. I want to build a community of lifelong learners, and I think personalized learning is the way to do it. They'll be running a workshop on navigating the future of learning at EdSurge Fusion.

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The Canary in the Law School Coal Mine

Edsurge

On top of all these challenges, higher education itself is, of course, seeing a variety of potential disrupters emerge, all powered at least in part through online learning. To this point, disruptive innovators have not directly attacked law schools by offering new versions of a legal education.