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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. Related: Why a high-performing district is changing everything with competency-based learning.

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

Edsurge

Even when students are all in the same time zone—such as for most K-12 schools and community colleges—getting to a live online class on time can be challenging for those who live in households where there aren’t enough computers or tablets for every learner, or where the internet connection isn’t robust enough. Department of Education.

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New, MIT-based program proposes transforming physicists, engineers into teachers

The Hechinger Report

This experiment, just getting under way, is called the Woodrow Wilson Academy of Teaching and Learning, named for the foundation that is underwriting it. Related: Will a one-year residency better prepare aspiring educators for a new style of teaching? Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning.

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Transforming Physicists, Engineers into Teachers at New MIT Program

MindShift

This gives them experience with a process, known as competency-based learning, that a growing number of primary and secondary schools where they’ll eventually teach are beginning to adopt. The International Association for K-12 Online Learning urged in December that competency-based learning be expanded.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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Hack Education

(National) Education Politics. ” More via Buzzfeed and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “What You Need to Know About Race-Conscious Admissions in 2017.” In the past, Secretaries of Education have just used the department’s own force.