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Interoperability Boosts the Speed of School Communications

EdTech Magazine

SETDA gives the example of “Bobby,” a sophomore in high school who transferred to a new school after his first semester. This is not just a hypothetical example. Digital backpacks follow students throughout their K–12 academic career, and they can be securely transferred and added to from grade to grade. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Don’t Teach Grit. Embed It.

Edsurge

But what has been left unsaid is how our current system of education works systematically against instilling these skills in students, and how we could naturally embed the development of grit in students—in a way that doesn’t talk explicitly about grit—by moving to a competency-based learning system.

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INTERVIEW: Digital learning trends that are reshaping EdTech

Neo LMS

Graham Glass, CEO of CYPHER LEARNING, participated to a live event for Digital Learning Day 2019. The event was hosted by Phill Bevan, Community Advisor at VETR , a digital learning community for the Australian vocational education and training sector. Digital learning trends that are reshaping EdTech.

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Vote for Digital Promise’s SXSW and SXSW EDU 2018 Session Ideas

Digital Promise

Every day at Digital Promise, we work with leading educators, researchers, and developers across the country to help close the Digital Learning Gap and improve learning for all. We hope to share some of these examples at the SXSW and SXSW EDU conferences in March 2018 – but first, we need your help.

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When to Teach Online Classes Live and When to Let Students Learn on Demand

Edsurge

One free online course on that topic is Learning How to Learn , and a key concept is developing habits to seek out new knowledge and skills on your own. Patrick adds that schools and colleges that have embraced competency-based learning may have an easier time adapting to remote learning during the pandemic.

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Activate Instruction migrates content to Gooru

eSchool News

“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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6 Ways Technology Can Reinvent Parent-Teacher Conferences

Edsurge

Bloom Board —collections of focused topics; the linked example will have parents surprised at what their little gamers are learning. Asking a child to reflect on her own learning can lead to more intrinsic learning and a sense of self-achievement. Investigate some good web tools for building digital portfolios.