Posts tagged with "curriculum"
Diane Travenner on the Summit Prep Teacher Development System |
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by Tom Vander Ark June 5, 2011 Summit Prep has the smartest teacher development and compensation system I’ve ever seen-a primarily a skill-based system that is focused on what teacher’s need to know and be able to do to accelerate student achievement. More » |
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Next Gen Learning Platforms |
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by Tom Vander Ark March 9, 2011 There needs to be a shift from the idea of ‘common curriculum’ to a next generation platform that allows for multiple pathways and customized playlists for students. More » |
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On Merit Badges |
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by Tom Vander Ark January 10, 2011 The Common Core creates a great opportunity to rethink school. By defining competency clusters and related groups of assessments, ‘merit badges’ could replace courses, credits and seat time matriculation. More » |
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Scott Messinger: Founder, Common Curriculum |
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by edReformer Staff November 29, 2010 Scott Messinger, Baltimore elementary school teacher and founder of Common Curriculum, uses his “Manifesto on Curricula” to rally teachers to collaborative work on the web. More » |
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K12 Announces Acquisition of American Ed Corp |
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by Daily News November 2, 2010 K12 has purchased American Education Corporation. More » |
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Elluminate Conference on eLearning |
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by edReformer Staff October 20, 2010 Conference notes about e-learning from a teacher-led conference about digital learning. More » |
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Digital Learning Council Explores Next Generation Content |
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by Lisa Gillis October 15, 2010 When it comes to digital learning, how do we balance quality with innovation? What guidelines should be used when looking at the development and use of quality digital instructional materials? Is this discussion bigger than e-books? More » |
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2 + 2 = Singapore |
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by edReformer Staff October 1, 2010 The Land of the Merlion brings its math approach to New York City schools. More » |
White House Announces STEM Challenge |
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by edReformer Staff September 16, 2010 The White House is ramping up efforts again to push the STEM agenda. This time the focus is on developing video games and technology that foster greater learning opportunities for kids. More » |
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Students Are Motivated to Take Online Courses |
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by Susan Patrick September 10, 2010 Susan Patrick writes: “Despite what critics say, there is no evidence that children in online or hybrid classes are any less socially adjusted than those children who attend brick-and-mortar, traditional schools.” More » |
Back to School, No ESEA, No Textbooks, Hold the Fries |
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by Tom Vander Ark September 10, 2010 2 back to school stories; ESEA politics deteriorating; textbooks will become libraries; hold the fries More » |
Open HS of Utah Launches Open Resources Project |
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by edReformer Staff September 7, 2010 Open High School of Utah releases a video explaining its announcement today that it has become the first secondary school in the nation to offer an open resources curriculum. More » |
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Sealing the Digital Gap |
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by Education Equality Project September 1, 2010 National Journal asks: In education, how should technology be used to close the digital gap rather than exacerbate it? What can policymakers do to help advance the promise of technological benefits in the classroom? EEP Signatories Tom Vander Ark and former Florida governor Jeb Bush have already offered their opinions. More » |
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Digital Learning Questions |
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by Tom Vander Ark September 1, 2010 Q&A on digital learning More » |
Explaining the Blended Learning Model |
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by John Danner August 31, 2010 John Danner explains how the hybrid, or blended learning model, works for Rocketship Education. More » |
Andy Rotherham: Co-Founder, Bellwether Education |
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by Andy Rotherham August 31, 2010 edReformer interviews Andy Rotherham, one of the founding members of the Digital Learning Council, about what prompted him to join a movement to create strong standards for digital education in America. More » |
Maximize Ed to Fulfill Every Student Need |
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by Patrick Riccards August 30, 2010 Patrick Riccards, a guest blogger from the eduflack blog, tells us that Chicago Public Schools gives us a great example of making school an adaptable and flexible environment that matches every student’s need with an appropriate offering. The result is achievement. More » |
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Baby Ben’s Blended New World |
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by Bryan Setser August 26, 2010 On what his son’s birth means for the family’s attitude on education: Zip codes are not going to be a barrier for the kids of a blended generation. They’ll be able to access not only the highest quality courses and teachers in their state, but they’ll be able to access those same courses for free from places like MIT, as well as instructors from Singapore. More » |
More Textbook for the Money with an iPad |
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by edReformer Staff August 24, 2010 In light of our recent discussion with David Wiley of BYU, here is a further write-up of a recent venture deal with Inkling, a start-up software company that focuses on turning textbooks into interactive content. More » |
Putting the “MMPRPG” Credential on Your CV |
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by edReformer Staff August 23, 2010 In my constant search for meaning in online video gaming, I stumble across a gamer who is proficient at editing live digital “film” and producing a kind of sports commentary for Starcraft 2, one of the many popular MMPRPGs found online. Here is his video on YouTube. More » |
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