EdNews Daily

MAY 29, 2017

We can be hopeful that the connection between teacher training and student learning seems to be realized and now what’s needed is to find the right formula for improving this crucial component of school culture. Professional Learning (skills, knowledge, theory). Organizational Mandates (required trainings).

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

McComb School District down in McComb, Mississippi doesn’t just believe in the power of technology when it comes to personalized learning. Two summers ago, our teachers underwent an intense training to prepare them for that jolt. All of our classrooms are learning labs now. They own their learning. It's not mine.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Across the country, schools are adopting new approaches to teaching and learning in order to prepare students for life in a technology-rich world. She says students must learn the process for problem solving, which requires more time asking questions before jumping to solutions. ” Challenge 3: Fostering deeper learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2015

“Gooru’s enhanced, free K-12 content will support a variety of innovative educational models and facilitate the growth of competency-based learning.”. Free online training will be offered to familiarize Activate users with Gooru. Around the country, schools using this approach are documenting student success.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

When school leadership made this announcement in August during our staff training, I immediately felt overwhelmed and confused. My experience has taught me to believe that it is possible for technology to ease administrative burdens and increase the quality of interactions between teachers and students. You’ve got time to plan ahead.”

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

They get frequent updates on which skills they’ve learned and which ones they need to acquire. Mastery-based learning, also known as proficiency-based or competency-based learning, is taking hold across the country. The students at M.S. Photo: Kyle Spencer. Several factors are driving this shift.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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