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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

edWeb.net

District leaders will need to have and communicate a clear, powerful vision about where the school system is headed in order to guide the way forward. As the disruptions and changes continue to unfold during 2021, he recommends using an adaptive system design to change the structures and collective mindsets within school districts.

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'Lost in the Cracks' Alabama District Brings Personalized Learning to Incarcerated Youth

Edsurge

The American prison system has been criticized for being a place of punishment instead of rehabilitation. In states such as Alabama, where youth as young as 14 can be tried as adults, going into the system can mean a lifetime of condemnation. Most of them were dropouts.” “In They were lost in the cracks,” says Carter.

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A charter chain thinks it has the answer for alternative schools

The Hechinger Report

The Altus network relies on a self-paced, independent study program and a personalized, blended learning model they’ve built up over a quarter century. Students spend 80 percent of their time learning from home. Most do the majority of their work online, though some choose to learn with a standard textbook.

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Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails

The Hechinger Report

In Illinois, District 428 awarded 73 high school diplomas in 2017, up from 65 in 2013 when there were twice as many juveniles in the system and their average stay was longer. Algebra is among the courses students can take online as part of a blended learning program instituted by the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice.

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When using data to predict outcomes, consider the ethical dilemmas, new report urges

The Hechinger Report

Colleges and universities that use sophisticated data systems to analyze and guide students must be careful to avoid ethical dilemmas that can arise, like pigeonholing students unfairly or underestimating their abilities, according to a new report that analyzed common pitfalls of these systems. Read more about Blended Learning.

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EdTech Promised to Change How Students Learn, But the Real Revolution Lies Within Us

Edsurge

Something tells me that a loose projector hanging from the ceiling was not what Thomas Edison imagined when he proclaimed that motion picture would transform our education system. Many of these promises have yet to be fulfilled when implemented in classrooms where teachers and students do the work of teaching and learning every day.

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Events + News - Library 2.0 Spring Summit - Free-Range Kids - Testing "Chaos" and Opting Out - Student Debt - Will College Survive?

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

In todays show, we will share and demonstrate tips and tricks to creating the perfect project based, blended learning lessons for students of all ages and grade levels. Monday, April 27th at 5pm edWeb Webinar: Getting Started with Game-Based Learning , Are you curious about game-based learning, but don’t know where to begin?