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What’s the Difference Between Project- and Challenge-Based Learning, Anyway?

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For many, competency-based learning might have been the first thing to pop in their heads. But others might have considered challenge-based, community-based or even case-based learning. Cator’s organization has tried to brand CBL as challenge-based learning.) Department of Education.

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The Professional Development Problem

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If we overlay this data with a recent Gallup Poll of one million students, half of which reported feeling disengaged at school, we connect the dots to the loss of autonomy and input as a consequence of our push for accountability. The training in this area is mostly academically focused, such as common core standards and STEM.

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Looking to Ditch Traditional Grades? Here’s How to Get Stakeholders On Board

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Heyck-Williams says these conferences help families understand the grading system, as students sit down with the data to discuss their strengths and weaknesses. Some people need that data.”. Throughout the year, Two Rivers holds four student-led, parent-teacher conferences. Now we want to prove it works.

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Activate Instruction migrates content to Gooru

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“Gooru’s enhanced, free K-12 content will support a variety of innovative educational models and facilitate the growth of competency-based learning.”. Content migrating from Activate has been largely built and published by high-performing public charter schools, such as Summit Public Schools and High Tech High.

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Four Ways to Redefine Parent Teacher Conferences—With a Little Help from Ironman

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I’m not keen on public data walls to achieve this, because I’ve witnessed students get demoralized after tracking their performance against peers in public spaces. Empower students with their own achievement data, but be sure to keep them updated. And I wouldn’t build a grade book from scratch again either.

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Why a K-12 Operating System is the Next Step in the Evolution of Edtech

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I dedicated hours every week copy-pasting student achievement data from multiple systems into one gradebook, analyzing each student’s progress and assigning work based on need. School and district leaders continue to spend an inordinate amount of time piecing together data to understand what’s really happening.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

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www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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