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8 Ed-tech organizations every teacher should know about

Neo LMS

I therefore thought that a definitive quick reference guide to the major players, with a brief description would be a handy resource for our readers. Focus: STEM. Future ready here specifically refers to high school learners who can leverage technology for better career and higher education options. I hope you agree. Level: K12.

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?Three Tips For Introducing Competency-Based Learning Into K-12

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By far, one of the most popular topics at the iNACOL conference in San Antonio last week was “competency-based learning"; out of the conference's approximately 200 sessions, 35 had the phrase in their title. . What exactly is competency-based learning? Check out Competency Works' description here.

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Chinese Edtech Sees $1.86B in Q1 2019, Bucking Plummeting Venture Trend

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secured a $15 million Series A round to further develop its STEM platform for preschool students. In the language-learning market, Dada raised $255 million in its Series D round. This term refers to an approach to comprehensive Chinese language training that combines both liberal arts teaching and the traditional exam-oriented model.

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Do Students, Principals and Superintendents See Eye-to-Eye on Eliminating Grade Levels?

Edsurge

Cederick Ellis and Summit Elementary School principal Lakya Taylor-Washington, the bigger asset in going personalized comes down to removing arbitrary grade level assignments and creating “learning labs,” a style of competency-based learning that Summit has been experimenting with since 2015. I say, "We have levels.".

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Brent Johnson: My student’s views on learning and teaching

The CoolCatTeacher

FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. This subscription-based tuition model doesn’t limit the number of courses you can complete during each 12-week period, enrolling in up to two courses at once, for one flat tuition rate.

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‘There’s No Such Thing as Average’: Todd Rose on Brain Science and the Limitations of Standards

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The three elements that differentiate students—and really, anyone According to Rose, there are three patterns of individuality that everyone should consider when creating learning experiences for students. The first, jaggedness, refers to any human characteristic that we care about, and can’t be reduced to a single data point or score.

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Will “school choice on steroids” get a boost under a Trump administration?

The Hechinger Report

“If you rewind and go back to the last election cycle, you had at least two governors campaigning on Course Access,” said John Bailey, vice president of policy at the Jeb Bush-founded Foundation for Excellence in Education, referring to governors Bruce Rauner of Illinois and Greg Abbott of Texas.