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

The Hechinger Report

The result was the adoption of “a learner centered, personalized, competency-based” approach that allows students to meet learning goals on their own terms, Rooney said. Related: Why a high-performing district is changing everything with competency-based learning. You can learn anywhere,” she said.

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

Digital Promise

Applying Research to Truly Personalize Learning. One critical aspect of personalized learning is too often missing: the use of learning sciences research to best understand and reach each learner. Competency-based Learning In Your District. Experiment & Iterate: Adult Learners & EdTech.

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Blackboard launches New Learning Experience platform

eSchool News

Integrated platform enables personalized learning, streamlined communication with family and community engagement, and unified workflows. Blackboard’s offering combines multiple products, integrations, and professional services that can be deployed individually or as a comprehensive solution.

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From Good to Great, Initial to Ideal: A Way to Improve Exhibitions and Other Performance Assessments

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

When our district began its journey into competency-based education (CBE), one of the significant early steps was the publication of our Profile of a Graduate (PoG) in 2017. The Profile was crucial in developing our current Strategic Leadership Plan for 2018-2022, where Personalized Learning is the top strand.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

techlearning

CYPHER LEARNING NEO LMS ( www.cypherlearning.com ) CYPHER LEARNING announced the launch of the Windows app for its product NEO LMS. Users can also use the NEO advanced features such as automation, gamification, learning paths, and competency-based learning directly from the Windows App.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

They contend that their schools expand on Montessori’s vision by adding new digital technologies to “personalize learning,” as well as to surveil students. Indeed, young people prefer learning from YouTube than from textbooks — according, ironically, to Pearson. Stanford University psychology professor Carol Dweck.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

monthly subsidies toward cellular phone service or mobile broadband. Spoiler alert: it’s about learning how to teach differently.). Personalized learning is anything you want it to be. ” Make them learn to code , of course. If the bill passes, low-income Americans would no longer be able to use $9.25