ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2023

At the K-12 level, there’s been a push to create more flexibility in the school day for “immersive experiences,” like internships and hands-on projects, from players such as XQ Institute, the nonprofit supported by Emerson Collective that since 2015 has poured millions of dollars into efforts across the country to “rethink high school.”

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Learning Flexibility Schooling Competency-Based Learning 352

Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

When surveying the research , effective teacher professional development is content-focused with active learning, supports job-embedded collaboration, uses models and modeling, provides coaching and expert support, gives opportunities for feedback and reflection, and is of sustained duration (Darling-Hammond). A Research Focus.

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Computer Science Computer Data analysis Science 216

STEM Sport

JANUARY 23, 2024

The primary challenge for educators is to develop and maintain a STEM curriculum that is both responsive and adaptable to these ongoing advancements. Research has shown students who engage in cross-disciplinary learning often demonstrate improved problem-solving abilities and a greater capacity for innovative thinking.

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Curriculum STEM Flexibility Problem Solving 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Personalized learning is the latest buzzword in an education environment bursting with new ideas but this one is impressive. In a sentence, personalized learning: “tailors instruction, expression of learning, and assessment to each student’s unique needs and preferences.” ” — ISTE.

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Personalized Learning Learning Argumentation Blended Learning 242

User Generated Education

AUGUST 12, 2017

Significant learning takes place when the subject matter is perceived by the student as having relevance for his or her own purposes. “A A somewhat more formal way of stating this is that a person learns significantly only those things which he perceives as being involved in the maintenance of or the enhancement of his own self” (p.

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Learning Achievement Blended Learning Education 82

User Generated Education

AUGUST 13, 2020

Opportunities for flexibility and choice assist learners in finding passion, voice, and revelation through their work. Some strategies for giving learners voice and choice can be found in the following infographic: Just-In-Time Learning. .” Whole Person Learning. Student Voice Leads to Student Choice ).

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Education Education Personalized Learning Equality 173

User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

A classroom or library can be transformed into its own makerspace, a space for powerful student learning by doing the following realistic and workable actions: Removal of Obsolete, Non-Flexible Classroom Desks (including the traditional teacher’s desk). An Agile and Nimble Learning Environment.

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