Remove Competency Based Learning Remove Laptops Remove Libraries Remove Robotics
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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. Siegler: “ The End of the Library.” WTF is Unizin ?!

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Has New Hampshire found the secret to online education that works?

The Hechinger Report

Kent opened her laptop to show the dashboard that tracks her students. While VLACS has guidelines for course completion time and students use an online chart to track their progress, there’s no bonus for mastering competencies faster than your peers or penalty for taking extra time. We do a lot of road trips,” Danielle said. “We