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A World of PBL… 25 Authentic Resources To Connect Students Beyond The Classroom

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

First, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. At the same time, we must remember to connect to the content standards while facilitating and assessing 21st century skills. Also remember to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and follow me on twitter at mjgormans.

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7 Key Characteristics Of Better Learning Feedback

TeachThought - Learn better.

It was a transformative experience for me when I did it 40 years ago (using a big Sony reel-to-reel deck before there were VHS cassettes!). This is really what makes any assessment truly “formative” in education. Many so-called formative assessments do not build in such feedback use. References. National Academy Press.

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Education Technology and the History of the Future of Credentialing

Hack Education

There was a regularly updated Facebook page, a Twitter account, as well as a LinkedIn profile for its supposed president. One of the ways in which we define a “real college” – and perhaps punish those which might not be sufficiently “real” – is by assessing the employability of its graduates.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The New York Times : “In Her Words: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Assesses a Year on the Job.” Related, via Wired : “ Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland Shooting.” Via Techcrunch : “ Sony now has a Koov robotics learning kit for US classrooms.” ” It’s $520.