Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

As Clayton Christensen recently said to me, just as people have taken the phrase “disruptive innovation” to justify whatever they already wanted to do, people are using the phrase personalized learning—and a whole host of other terms—in a similar manner. Peak of Inflated Expectations: Personalized Learning. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Personalized Learning 114

Personalized Learning Competency Based Learning Blended Learning EdTech 114

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. Kiddom's student experience. Resources from Kiddom.

Conference 129

Conference Blended Learning Data Accessibility 129

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

We all remember classmates who sat in the back of the room, eyes glued to a comic or dog-eared paperback, anything to escape a learning environment that did not—or could not—engage them. It’s true that not all of them are serving the best interests of their students. How do you know learning is happening?

Dropout 60

Dropout Competency Based Learning Differentiated Instruction Online Learning 60

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Redesigning Learning Spaces: Panelists identified changing learning spaces as a trend that educators and district leaders have embraced for quite some time and which is likely to continue. Technology could be a productive part of this shift by changing where and how students engage with learning.

Trends 28

Trends Technology Robotics Report 28

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

442, students are encouraged to focus instead on mastering a set of grade-level skills, like writing a scientific hypothesis or identifying themes in a story, moving to the next set of skills when they have demonstrated that they are ready. The only goal is to learn the material, sooner or later. The students at M.S.

Learning 107

Learning Common Core System Groups 107