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A battle at one university is a case study in why higher education is so slow to change

The Hechinger Report

Department of Education. It’s a revealing example of how people inside higher education often bristle at adopting strategies from the private sector, and why colleges and universities continue to be slow to change. Related: How higher education lost its shine. It’s not a retail company. And you can’t. It’s not a bank.

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Measuring Up–the Key to Meeting State/National Standards

Ask a Tech Teacher

We teachers recognize it is our fiduciary responsibility to fulfill state and national education standards that prepare students for college or career. This is where Mastery Education’s Measuring Up can help. For more data, click this link to find a list of academic and case studies. In math, it was 41 percent.

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Making an Impact with Problem / Project Based Learning

Teacher Reboot Camp

Ways to introduce the problem- through a blog post, show a video, take them through a case study, analyze an infographic, or have them play an online game or simulation. to help decrease the dropout rate at our high school.” Introduce the problem. Make it a powerful story that engages them or strikes an emotional chord.

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Making an Impact with Problem / Project Based Learning

Teacher Reboot Camp

Ways to introduce the problem- through a blog post, show a video, take them through a case study, analyze an infographic, or have them play an online game or simulation. to help decrease the dropout rate at our high school.” Introduce the problem. Make it a powerful story that engages them or strikes an emotional chord.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition)

Doug Levin

Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. Here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. He gave a speech and devoted 150 words to education and choice.

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The Digital Library’s Best-Kept Secret

Edsurge

After learning about open educational resources (OER) at the HEeD Think Tank last spring (now. Eventually, I was able to find all but three of my 11 textbooks for my master’s degree in educational technology freely available on the library website, not to mention plenty of other materials (e.g., There is clearly a disconnect here.

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To solve for ALL kids, start with ONE…

The Cornerstone for Teachers

You’ll hear NYT bestselling author Dan Heath share a short case study from Chicago Public Schools that illustrates how this name-by-name approach worked for reducing dropout rates. A case study on creating change, one name at a time. Listen to the audio below, . or subscribe in your podcast app. ?.

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