High school should be a launching pad to a meaningful life. Instead, it’s often a missed opportunity filled with apathy, purposelessness, and incredible amounts…
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Kids Don’t Fail, Schools Fail Kids: Sir Ken Robinson on the ‘Learning Revolution’ (EdSurge News)
British author and speaker Sir Ken Robinson is known for several accomplishments, from his books to his professorships to his TED talks. But in 2006, he gained…
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Senator Caught On Tape Yelling At Kids During A Private School Voucher Discussion
Maria Guido Feb 28, 2017 Sen. Don Huffines shouts at kids during a private school voucher question session With Betsy DeVos’ nomination to Secretary of…
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What happened when one school banned homework — and asked kids to read and play instead
(iStock) Mark Trifilio, principal of the public pre-K-5th grade Orchard School in Vermont, sat down with the school’s 40 educators last summer to discuss the…
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Effective Classroom Discussions
Five guidelines can build students’ higher-order thinking skills. Productive classroom discussions—those that enable students to invent, create, imagine, take risks, and dig for deeper meanings—can only take place in a climate in which students feel safe to offer their ideas.
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Effective Classroom Discussions
Five guidelines can build students’ higher-order thinking skills. Productive classroom discussions—those that enable students to invent, create, imagine, take risks, and dig for deeper meanings—can only take place in a climate in which students feel safe to offer their ideas.
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Building Motivation, Instilling Grit: The Necessity of Mastery-Based, Digital Learning
The potential of a competency-based (or mastery-based) education system powered by digital learning to customize for each individual student’s needs and bolster learning excites many. A question some ask though is: What about the unmotivated students? Won’t they be left behind?
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Building Motivation, Instilling Grit: The Necessity of Mastery-Based, Digital Learning
The potential of a competency-based (or mastery-based) education system powered by digital learning to customize for each individual student’s needs and bolster learning excites many. A question some ask though is: What about the unmotivated students? Won’t they be left behind?
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New Report: The Successes and Challenges of Educating Military-Connected Children
Study finds college and career readiness focus of Common Core a disconnect with students from Military Families since majority are under seven years old BOSTON – A remarkable education system has been created to benefit Military-Connected Children, enabling them to perform academically as well a
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Don’t create a sense of urgency, foster a sense of purpose. — Medium
Trying to create a sense of urgency almost always backfires. I lead software teams. Part of the territory is people (CEOs, stakeholders, customers) wishing we could go faster.
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