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Meet NEO at FETC 2022!

Neo LMS

The NEO team is happy to announce that it will be joining the National Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) 2022. FETC will return as an in-person event (following all health and safety guidelines) between January 25-28, 2022 at The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Meet NEO at FETC 2022!

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OPINION: Four effective strategies for parents who are now homeschooling their children

The Hechinger Report

For all parents, learning how to find an appropriate work-family balance is of paramount importance. For years, we have made it our mission to help educators reimagine their schools and classrooms with a model known as competency-based learning. ” You can’t recreate a whole school experience instantaneously.

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How edtech boosts parent engagement in schools

Neo LMS

To answer this question, schools need to take into account the various challenges that parents face, including busy schedules, struggles to keep up with new technology, or even speaking a different language than the main language of instruction. Here are some basic guidelines for effective parent-teacher communication: Clarity.

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The Professional Development Problem

EdNews Daily

The delivery method including video platforms, in-services, self-determined learning, and PD Communities require ongoing validation to ensure a greater return on investment (ROI). The growing awareness of a heutagogical model (self-determined learning) seems relevant if we can ensure synergy with organizational needs.

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The Risks and Rewards of Getting Rid of Grade Levels

Edsurge

The proficiency-based model is closely related to competency-based learning, where students are grouped with those who are closest to their language abilities, regardless of age or seat time. My mind spun for a moment. I eventually decided to put aside my planned activities to address this elephant in the room: placement.

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The Four Biggest Challenges to Implementing Maine's Proficiency-Based Diploma

Edsurge

Maine has long been an innovator in education, stemming back to the Maine Learning Technology Initiative. Now all eyes are on our corner of the country as we transition from a traditional seat-time high school diploma to a proficiency-based diploma.

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How State Reform in New Hampshire Led to Teacher Autonomy

Edsurge

But at Memorial Elementary School , one of two elementary schools in New Hampshire’s Sanborn Regional School District , administrators and teachers are given the freedom to experiment with cutting-edge ideas not in spite of district and state guidelines, but because of them.