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Meet NEO at FETC 2022!

Neo LMS

It’s also a great opportunity to meet fellow online learning enthusiasts, exchange ideas, and learn from the experts. Meet NEO at FETC 2022! We’re excited to meet you at Booth #602 , where each day we’ll be ready to offer live demos and discuss edtech for K-12 and Higher Ed. The post Meet NEO at FETC 2022!

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Why Continuing Education Programs Are Poised to Become Hubs of Innovation

Edsurge

Continuing education programs arose in the 19th century to meet the critical workforce and social needs of the time. Indeed, this autonomy has been a distinctive feature since their beginnings. The good news is that many continuing education programs are building on their legacies and stepping up.

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What a Summer Prototype Taught Us About Measuring Quality in an Unbundled Education System

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A growing number of states and local communities are examining how to shift to student-centered, competency-based learning systems. Denver Public Library Dev Camp : a week-long summer camp where young adults learn the basics of web development, including HTML and CSS, as well as an introduction to JavaScript. .

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Curriculum Design is Emotional Work—This Teacher Makes It Easier

Edsurge

competency-based (a.k.a. standards-based) school for at-risk youth, pre-packaged curriculum and assessments offered very little flexibility for personalization or modification. The content was prescriptive and standardized, which meant taking it apart to meet student needs sometimes took longer than just making it myself.

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Amazing Grace Adkins – my 89 year old learning lab director and the most amazing woman I know

The CoolCatTeacher

Meet a truly remarkable woman and a personal mentor, Mrs. Grace Adkins. FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. So I’m inspired to meet whatever comes each day. Well, I hope you’ve enjoyed getting to meet Ms.

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6 Ways Technology Can Reinvent Parent-Teacher Conferences

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Often times those that need to meet with us most are the same parents who have the biggest challenges in making it happen. It’s not just a library anymore; many parents will and should be amazed at the scholarly materials available to their kids. Skype your conference. Navigating the media center. Create ePortfolios.

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Vermont’s ‘all over the map’ effort to switch schools to proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

. — Remi Savard is one of the last students at Montpelier High School who remembers what class was like before the school switched to a proficiency-based model three years ago. “If If you brought a pencil to class or not, that would be factored into your grade,” the high school senior said during a study period in the library.