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ICYMI: Leadership Symposium Recap

STEM Discovery Education

Recently, Discovery Education had the honor of hosting a group of innovative leaders, including state commissioners, school superintendents, national experts, and policy makers, at our 8th Annual Leadership Symposium on September 28 and 29 in Denver, CO. Vrain Valley Schools Innovation Center .

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Can Personalized Learning Be Scaled to Ease Teacher Burdens and Close Achievement Gaps?

ED Surge

Some say it’s time to finally commit to scalable personalized learning. For Dr. Shawn Smith, Chief Innovation Officer at McGraw Hill , that means serving up the content that each student needs—at the right time and in a way that directly connects to their interests. It also means automating workflows for teachers.

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Discovery Education Leadership Symposium

STEM Discovery Education

Recently, Discovery Education had the honor of hosting a group of innovative leaders, including state commissioners, school superintendents, national experts, and policy makers, at our 8th Annual Leadership Symposium on September 28 and 29 in Denver, CO. The Great Emergence: Innovations Supporting the New Era of Education.

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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

Cool Cat Teacher

Mastery learning (also called competency-based learning) is being used in some classes and schools. Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms. Access early black Friday deals from now through November 27, 2022.

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Proponents of Competency-Based Education Push to Spur Adoption — Amid Challenges

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Yvonne-Russell, dean of the College of Innovation and Design at Texas A&M University-Commerce But organizers and attendees were also blunt at times about the challenges they face. To do competency-based education means unlearning the paradigms of education for faculty, the way they teach students, the way [students] learn.

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