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

The Hechinger Report

. — Remi Savard is one of the last students at Montpelier High School who remembers what class was like before the school switched to a proficiency-based model three years ago. “If Now, Savard says, learning targets are clearer, and there’s more opportunity to truly understand the material. It’s better than it was.”. It’s gone.”.

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Share best programs and practices in advocating for and implementing global learning initiatives with educators around the country and the world. Find out how you can get involved with and utilize ASCD’s resources on Global Competencies for Educational Leaders. Prior to her role as DCPS Global Education Director, Ms.

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Share best programs and practices in advocating for and implementing global learning initiatives with educators around the country and the world. Find out how you can get involved with and utilize ASCD’s resources on Global Competencies for Educational Leaders. Prior to her role as DCPS Global Education Director, Ms.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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