The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2016

One of the challenges in trying out new learning strategies, including those that embrace technology, is that schools have a tough time finding out which new methods work best – which ones actually help kids learn. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about Blended Learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2016

Earlier this year, the Rhode Island-based Highlander Institute and the Clayton Christensen Institute teamed up to bring together a conference on blended and personalized learning in Providence, R.I. Embrace not knowing. “Teachers are given release time to work as teams and observe classrooms together.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2017

As a former New York City high school teacher, I know that parent-teacher conferences seldom provide parents with enough time to process what their children learned, what they’re interested in, and what needs improvement. Talk about what's being learned, not what's missing. I credit technology—and superheroes. Resources from Kiddom.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

There are organizations that support different kinds of transformation in schools and after researching and interviewing some of these organizations, we've learned a great deal about what these changes can look like, how schools go about redesigning aspects of their model, and what types of support they need along the way.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

Mary Earick, project director for NG2, says the purpose of the program is to create more flexible learning pathways for students through “competency-based multiage schooling,” which allows students to move on to new objectives only after mastering others. “[NG2] The Sanborn pilot has so far only expanded to grades K-2.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In the summer of 2016, a community of educators, research design partners, and over 150 teens and young adults in Colorado engaged in a bold experiment to rethink how quality and impact might be measured in a modernized system of learning. In this relatively small, short-cycle prototype, the lessons we learned were significant.

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MindShift

MARCH 25, 2015

Many teachers have long been frustrated with static, canned curriculum that doesn’t seem connected to kids’ lives, and testing requirements that drive the learning experience. The report also identifies some key system changes that would support the grass-roots work that has already begun.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2022

Some say it’s time to finally commit to scalable personalized learning. After nearly two decades of teaching, leading, researching and writing—all with a focus on personalized learning—Smith is taking another step forward in his life’s mission to better understand students and help them learn. A single teacher can't do it all.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

“We’re hoping you don’t see the report as something you read once and file away, but that you start using it to really start stimulating conversation.”. NMC/CoSN Horizons Report: K-12 Edition). Technology could be a productive part of this shift by changing where and how students engage with learning.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

MARCH 10, 2020

As Martin describes examples of what a competency-based report card/transcript may look like (in particular, the work of the Mastery Transcript Consortium ), you realize how crucial it is to have an effective reporting tool of learning, especially for high school. O'Connor expertly leads you through that shift.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

The only goal is to learn the material, sooner or later. They get frequent updates on which skills they’ve learned and which ones they need to acquire. Mastery-based learning, also known as proficiency-based or competency-based learning, is taking hold across the country. There is no failing.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

I generated logins for my students and started “blending” instruction using the free content from these publishers. This worked nicely for my students, who felt like I was carefully attending to their learning pace and providing them with targeted learning materials. Learn more about Kiddom Academy.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2018

The New York Times has a new education supplement, called Learning, and The Hechinger Report is collaborating with the Times to produce Bulletin Board, a collection of noteworthy ideas and trends in education that will appear on page 2 of the section, which will come out four times a year. By 5W Infographics with Peter D’Amato.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

In January 2015, Duggan enrolled in New Hampshire’s self-paced Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS), joining about 200 full-time middle and high school students and about 10,000 part-timers from brick-and-mortar schools statewide who take VLACS courses a la carte. Related: Rhode Island’s lively experiment in blended learning.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The growth of “Course Choice” initiatives in various states was chronicled in depth by The Hechinger Report last year, in this story from our archives. — They want them at school learning. They want them at school learning. Read more about blended learning. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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