Competency-Based Education
Personalized Learning
Personalized learning is a mindset and approach to teaching that focuses on meeting each learner where they are and tailoring a curriculum that considers their interests, prior knowledge and skill level, and pace. Such a demand on the teacher requires sophisticated usage of technology in a combination of personalized, blended and online learning.
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Making Good on the Good Schools Promise
Making Good on the Good Schools Promise Only one thing needs to change in failing high schools—everything. In the…
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The Good School Promise
ConnCan is probably the most effective state-based education advocacy organization. Education policy is particularly complicated in CT with a legacy of strong local control (e.g., the state provides less than 40% of…
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College in High School
1. The conversation we should have with every 8th grader In his state of the union message, President Obama challenged Americans to get at…
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Investing in Innovation
In the long run, it’s all about innovation—that’s true for our economy and our schools. Tom Friedman makes the case for innovation investment in addition to the bailouts:…
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Leadership Challenge: Execution & Innovation
Over the next decade education will migrate from print-centric batch-processing to personal digital learning services (see www.disruptingclass.com). This transition will result from a combination of…