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Blended Learning: Building a Playlist

Catlin Tucker

At the start of a virtual workshop last week, a teacher sent me a note in the chat saying that she wanted to quit. In contrast, large-scale playlists may walk students through the process of conducting an experiment and writing a lab report or working through a multi-step project. She was frustrated and exhausted.

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Colleges Can Make Calculus a Gateway — Not a Gatekeeper — to STEM Fields

Edsurge

This pattern points to the need for deep changes in the delivery of calculus, as highlighted in a report I recently co-authored with two colleagues, “Charting a New Course: Investigating Barriers on the Calculus Pathway to STEM.” This effort has improved persistence for female, Latinx, and Black students, they report.

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3 major ways to boost basic data literacy in K-6

eSchool News

A new report outlines the need for K-16 students to develop key data literacy skills. Focusing on three specific areas could be key to boosting K-16 students’ data literacy in a world where big data’s importance grows daily, according to a new report.

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The Role of a Leader in Building Capacity

A Principal's Reflections

Not only was I not in classrooms enough, but also the level of feedback provided through the lens of a narrative report did very little to improve teaching and learning both in and out of the classroom. Even though I tried, the frequency of which I observed teachers rarely extended beyond the minimum expectation.

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Knowing Where We Are Paves the Way for Change: The Impact of Coaching

A Principal's Reflections

I often tell audiences during keynotes and workshops that my role isn’t to tell anyone what to do, but instead to get educators to think critically about what they do. At the conclusion of each day, I submit a detailed report that contains general commendations and recommendations for growth to each school.

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Breaking Down the 8 Key Concepts of Computational Thinking

Digital Promise

To address this, Digital Promise has led workshops with hundreds of teachers from all academic disciplines to introduce them to computational thinking practices. Be the first to know when new computational thinking resources are released by subscribing to the Digital Promise Action Report.

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Using Micro-credentials to Recognize the Skills of New and Experienced Teachers

Digital Promise

see this 2002 Education Week report ). In addition, as a report from New America has documented, nearly every state mandates that teachers renew their teaching licenses, typically every five years. How can micro-credentials be best cobbled together to document that these novices have met state teaching standards?

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