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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. ?. Okay, great.

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Should we screen kids’ genes to ‘predict’ how successful they’ll be in school?

The Hechinger Report

Last year, Stanford’s Domingue and two colleagues wrote about a hypothetical case study: What happens when a parent tries to use genetic data, like a polygenic score, to make the case that their child deserves additional classroom support? “I I don’t know that I have good answers to that,” he said.

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

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 3, 2017 Blended Learning for Quality Higher Education: Selected Case Studies on Implementation from Asia-Pacific | UNESCO Bangkok → A new report presents a framework and self-assessment tool developed to drive, sustain, and scale up blended learning.

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