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How to write SMART learning objectives in your LMS

Neo LMS

We will walk you through the definition of these objectives, their advantages, and how to set and track them within a learning management system (LMS ). . What are SMART learning objectives? . SMART learning objectives refer to intended learning outcomes that follow a certain structure.

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Looking to Ditch Traditional Grades? Here’s How to Get Stakeholders On Board

Edsurge

An increasing number of schools —including charter and traditional public schools—are making a similar move to ditch traditional grades in favor of a more robust approach to assessing students’ skills. Whether they call it competency-, mastery-, or standards-based grading, the movement aims to improve students outcomes sans As, Bs, and Cs.

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Four Ways to Redefine Parent Teacher Conferences—With a Little Help from Ironman

Edsurge

How to integrate social emotional learning —plus a guide to SEL. How to implement blended learning —plus a guide to blended learning. Kiddom's student experience. Curriculum development for self-paced instruction. Three student-centered strategies. Edtech requires student buy-in too.

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Competency-Based Education: A Reading Journey

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

This entry is an attempt to compile a useful -- but by no means exhaustive -- list of CBE related books that I personally feel have been either extremely illuminating in pragmatic ways (detailed models, insightful anecdotes, clear "how to's") or it inspired me to stay the course. Often the same book did both! Stack and Jonathan G.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

techlearning

The NEO mobile app for Windows allows users to access the full feature set within the platform including creating and delivering online classes, assessing students, sharing resources, tracking student achievement, and collaborating on projects. Big Universe is now available in the U.S. exclusively through FuelEd.

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A school once known for gang activity is now sending kids to college

The Hechinger Report

Ocon describes lesson plans that were based around presenting content and then giving quizzes and tests at predetermined intervals. A student who got an A was assumed to have learned something. A student who failed came away with little understanding of how to improve. Ocon looked for an alternative approach.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts. Despite predictions that badges would be the “ new credential ” and that we were looking at a “ Future Full of Badges ,” it’s not clear that digital badges have provided us with a really meaningful way to assess skills or expertise.

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