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As states push for news ways of learning, some kids and parents feel left behind

The Hechinger Report

Personalized learning lets Champlain Valley Union High School sophomore Bella Curtis study toward a certificate in horse management. We have to engage in a movement,” Susan Patrick, CEO of the nonprofit advocacy group known as iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning), told the cheering crowd of 3,000 true believers.

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MIA in School: Instilling a Sense of Purpose in Students

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Whether it was updating guidelines for early learners to encourage active co-viewing of media with adults, or advocating for personalized learning systems to be more attuned to the interests of the students they were designed to serve, we encouraged leaders and educators to put the learner at the center of the active use of digital tools.

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Do protocols for school safety infringe on disability rights?

The Hechinger Report

Related: Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out. Hamblin, the student services director in a Utah district, said his district’s program, based on Cornell’s guidelines, emphasizes problem solving.

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

“For a lot of parents, students and teachers, remote learning will be completely new, and where it’s new, it’s important to set realistic goals every day,” said Susan Patrick, C.E.O. of the Aurora Institute, formerly known as iNACOL, an advocacy organization promoting competency-based education. It was about, ‘How will we do it?’ ”.

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The 4-Letter Word You Need to Know—and How Teachers and Administrators Can Embrace Data Literacy

Edsurge

Brennan McMahon Parton, Data Quality Campaign ’s associate director of state policy and advocacy, recently spoke with him about data literacy for teachers. After establishing principles, participants should learn about the practices that help them make instructional changes from data analysis.

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K-12 Leaders on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI

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The group shared guidelines from the CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, which were created to help school leaders implement policies to address AI/generative AI in schools. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

There may be no better example of this in 2017 than “personalized learning.” “Personalized learning” has powerful advocates, least of which US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos who talks about it as part of her broader initiative to “rethink school.” Manufacturing Trends.

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