The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

Blended Learning Cohorts for Powerful and Sustainable Professional Development - Chad Fairey, Head of School The Easy and Hard Problems in the Transformational Use of Digital Media in Schools - James Bosco, Professor Emeritus What are the traits of an effective Elementary Physical Education program in today''s world - Francis J.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2017

From upper elementary to 12th grade, students are unable to resist standing up, moving around the room, and even cheering at the results. A common tool seen in the world language and social studies classrooms at my school is Quizlet Live. Here are a few tools to consider using in the process.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

Also, check out Newsela for Elementary and note there is a also a comparison of a free and paid version. You will find that a short visit will open up a whole new level of learning for your classroom. How to Change the World: Service PBL in the Common Core Literacy Classroom … Amy Conley (Edutopia).

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MindShift

AUGUST 13, 2015

But while blended learning — a mix of teacher-led and computerized instruction — is proliferating across the country, schools that wholeheartedly embrace games-based learning remain rare. The games teach students how to think and how to design their own learning opportunities—skills not easily measured on a test.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Among people new to the Summit program, such scenes of silent, computer-based work can arouse worries that personalized learning means parking kids in front of screens. So it was with parents at one of the first Basecamp schools, Marshall Pomeroy Elementary in Milpitas, a small city off the southern tip of San Francisco Bay.

Personalized Learning 40

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MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

“I am overwhelmed with joy for my students because I know now they each stand a better chance of being a successful student,” said Regina Trout, who teaches the second-year kindergarteners at Maple Hill Elementary School in Middletown. For more, check out this story about personalized learning and Common Core by Sarah Garland.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2017

spoke about their struggles to figure out a new era of education post- Common Core standards, one that recognizes the frustration many teachers felt about a hyper-focus on standardized testing. Betheny Gross, who is leading a study of personalized learning at the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) in Seattle.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2016

You can filter through collections by grade level, Lexile level, theme, genre, literary device, and even Common Core State Standards addressed. Redbird Advanced Learning Mathematics is a digital curriculum platform for in-class or blended-learning use that incorporates robust, research-based adaptive technology.

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Via DelawareOnline : “The first step to reducing violence among young people is to have police officers assigned to elementary and middle schools, says a coalition of state officials, education administrators and police.” Via Education Week : “ Common Core , College Readiness Skills Don’t Match Up, Study Says.”

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