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Why a K-12 Operating System is the Next Step in the Evolution of Edtech

Edsurge

For example, I can purchase a pair of concert tickets using my EventBrite app, and then export the information directly into my iPhone calendar. So too should teachers be able to use a variety of learning apps in their classroom and expect them to work together seamlessly.

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A school where you can’t fail — it just takes you longer to learn

The Hechinger Report

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. In addition to fulfilling Common Core requirements, assignments are designed to help students learn critical thinking and workplace skills. Related: Column: To err is human – and a powerful prelude to learning. The scores signified a high point for M.S.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.