Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The program—short for “no grades, no grades”—is hallmarked by the schools shifting to a more competency-based assessment structure and removal of grade levels. NG2] tackles long-standing educational barriers to personalized learning. that of 'Grades,'” Earick writes in an upcoming report on the project.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 23, 2020

The school’s learning management system (LMS) is an indispensable tool for blended learning, personalized learning, and instruction in general. A big bonus is that all the progress can be demonstrated with reports that you generate directly using the LMS. Professional development for the entire school year.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

More and more schools across the country are thinking beyond academic initiatives, working to broaden the definition of success to ensure all students are healthy, safe, and engaged in their learning. Personalized learning (#4). Real world learning (#8). Teaching with technology (#7).

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Research note: As Wall (2021) indicates, there is a definite connection between trauma and student behavior as well as student learning. Even when connecting at a distance instead of in person, we can all benefit from learning some skills to connect with students on an emotional level, even while delivering classroom instruction.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

All have gone back to school — some fully remote, some via hybrid models that combine remote instruction with in-person learning. In doing so, they are demonstrating resilience and advancing equity in ways that truly improve teaching and learning for all students. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

With myriad definitions of personalized learning and little agreement on which one is the best, leaders and teachers struggle to know if they are doing personalized learning “right.”. Students are provided with opportunities to review their own data and make learning decisions based on this information.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

18, Richmond received an email from the Jefferson County School District: AJ was suspended while the district evaluated his risk of violence, a formal process known as a behavioral threat assessment. Credit: Valerie Plesch for the Hechinger Report. In 2018 Congress allocated federal funds to train schools on threat assessment.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Wouldn't it be wonderful if teachers could meet all individual learning needs for each student? It definitely would! Technology and BYOD play an important role in the development of personalized learning. How LMSs support personalized learning. They can even assess themselves or their peers in some cases.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Wouldn't it be wonderful if teachers could meet all individual learning needs for each student? It definitely would! Technology and BYOD play an important role in the development of personalized learning. How LMSs support personalized learning. They can even assess themselves or their peers in some cases.

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LMS Learning BYOD Personalized Learning 150

Neo LMS

MAY 10, 2022

According to a 2021 McKinsey report , disruptions such caused by the pandemic left K–12 students five months behind in some key subjects such as Math. Learning gaps vary a lot in complexity and intensity. This is where learning gaps come to light. However, to truly identify and tackle learning gaps, grading tests is not enough.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Students work on individual projects in the blended-learning classroom of Jessica Anderson, in Deer Lodge, Montana. A student-centered personalized-learning model known as competency education has gained traction over the past five years as states have developed policies to promote its adoption in both elementary and secondary schools.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

But even with that assistance, families reported lack of adequate resources; my student Ismail’s family was issued only one device for seven siblings to share. Older students employed as essential workers, at grocery stores and warehouse distribution centers, lost significant learning time.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Online assessments are becoming more common, and students who have strong digital literacy skills often score higher on them. Students who lack these skills may not be able to effectively demonstrate mastery of key concepts in math, reading or writing on online assessments. They can also take practice assessments using the devices.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

In this webinar, we’ll explore: How can teachers understand the value of microcredentials for their own personal learning? How rigorous of an assessment is involved and is there a common definition or evaluation process? How can teachers make the most of these opportunities? Watch Now On-Demand Additional Resources.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 20, 2019

A core element of personalized learning involves tailoring students’ path and pace to their specific needs and interests. This practice is often coupled with the overarching philosophy of mastery learning, sometimes referred to as competency-based education. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Personalized Pathways – Curriculum Samples.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

“We do not believe that there is yet definitive proof that personalized learning works better than other models.”­. — All That We’ve Learned: Five Years of Working on Personalized Learning. First the word was blended learning, before it was hybrid, and now it’s personalized learning.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

For instance, learners can engage in customized self-learning paths through easy access to videos, audio narratives, interactive quizzes, and assessments. Enhanced data security and privacy, data processing, analysis, and reporting are some very important business outcomes. They will receive instant and detailed feedback.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

Not to mention the challenges that come with choosing, developing, and implementing learning and assessment models that proactively help students develop the wider set of competencies they will need to thrive in the world they’re entering. How do we gauge students’ progress in developing these competencies?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Though these are game-based learning, there’s no plot as you might find simulated games. Each app includes personalized learning, an enhanced review mode, and additional challenges to keep students motivated. Students learn the spelling, pronunciation, definitions, synonyms, and antonyms of SAT-level words.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Teachers might well still be worn out from the stress and demands of the coronavirus pandemic — but officials hope they won’t be stretched to the breaking point in the same way educational staff across the country are reporting. Our way was definitely best,” Baldwin County’s Robertsdale High School Principal Joe Sharp told AL.com.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2018

As a 2013 report from the EU Joint Research Center put it, the school emphasizes “learner choice and empowerment in every possible area.”. The school’s aim is to foster an environment in which student and teacher together are jointly responsible for learning. Related: Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2018

And on Tuesday, The Learning Accelerator and Yet Analytics announced the Learning Commons , a new, free website that will gather curated professional development resources for those who are working to implement blended or personalized learning in their classrooms. Using OER wasn’t our goal,” Kockler said.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. But culture is an elusive concept and mandates a definition here. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the past year, colleges have seen a rise in students skipping lectures , and some reports indicate that students are more prone to staring at TikTok or other distractions on their smartphones and laptops during lecture class. We know that this is what was happening … with learning during the pandemic, but now we're all back together again.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Photo: Gail Cornwall for The Hechinger Report. Starting in preschool, teachers try to spot students’ natural talents; by kindergarten, each child’s top strengths appear on a “personalized learning plan,” a new type of report card. Photo: Gail Cornwall for The Hechinger Report. Future of Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on?inequality Credit: Sara Hertwig for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Sara Hertwig for The Hechinger Report. It’s scary at first talking to someone when you never have before, but it is definitely worth it,” said Rose. Sign up for?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 15, 2018

Teachers get tangled in a web of standards, mission statements, and assessments, and spend too much time on what their institution considers essential. Lifelong learning is a better way. Personal learning environments — aka, self-directed learning using a range of sources and tools. Why is this important?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Its toolkit includes methods for defining success, learning and assessment. It starts with fine-tuning a community’s definition of success. The framework aims to help students develop a broader and deeper set of skills, knowledge, and habits of success than they would at traditional K–12 schools.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 31, 2021

There’s no definitive count yet of how many students are enrolled this summer in a wide range of new options, from a push to close early learning gaps in Texas to a summer program in Oregon that helps kids learning English. Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report. Credit: Juliana Giacone for The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2018

I joke that we do macro and micro personalization. The 300 courses I mentioned are personalized in the sense that there’s probably a course in there that fits your needs. For example, we did a training for the Michigan Department of Education on how to administer state assessments. Parent Engagement in the Modern Era.

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100mentors

OCTOBER 29, 2019

I was confident that his report would be a good one until he asked me something like what measures do you take to support talented learners ? Any learner-centered technique will definitely give you an edge, but it’s not always clear how you can focus on every learner without neglecting the rest of the class as a whole entity.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

Blended learning. Personalized learning. Competency- and project-based learning. For the last twelve years, we have been hard at work designing, testing, refining, and iterating our project-based learning model at Two Rivers Public Charter School in Washington, D.C.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2018

Wess Wheeler (L), an independent learning opportunity student at Randolph Union High School, and Miles Hooper, manager and co-owner of Ayers Brook Goat Dairy farm, among the goats. Photo: Kelly Field for the Hechinger Report. Mississippi Learning. Photo: Kelly Field for the Hechinger Report. RANDOLPH, Vt.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Vrain is also the only district Learning Counsel has found that is deeply involved in workflow aimed at personalized learning, with 100% digital coverage for core curriculum, 90% for electives, 80% for special needs and 100% for professional development. Most recently they unveiled a new mobile Innovation Lab.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. education system.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Few technologists have championed the role of big data, personalized learning and many other education buzzwords as vociferously and for as long as Jose Ferreira. What’s all the buzz about adaptive learning really about? Learn more about its different definitions and applications in our special report on adaptive learning.

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