ED Surge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Camille Farrell, Assistant Director of STLR at the University of Central Oklahoma, says, “It’s important to build a culture of faculty buy-in so conversations at the heart of teaching and learning begin to shift for students — the paradigm shift away from the idea that learning is about making an abstract grade, to learning is about preparing for life (..)

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Now, students in North Salem have CT-integrated K-12 lessons to support and enhance their disciplinary learning. In doing so, we are providing meaningful and deeper learning experiences for all our learners, which will lead to equitable access and opportunities in CS.”

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ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2025

This does not necessarily mean changing what you teach, but it does mean considering how you are meeting workforce needs. Underscores the Value of Educational Experiences One of the biggest hurdles educational institutions face is changing the mindset from focusing on credit hours to skills.

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

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. 28 years teaching, Jon, that is so awesome.

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ED Surge

MARCH 28, 2022

Schools are confronting vast achievement gaps among students and an exhausted teaching force. Some say it’s time to finally commit to scalable personalized learning. So many bright educators love teaching and love kids, but they're physically and emotionally exhausted.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2019

This could be a solution, if not for all students, at least for those who don’t excel under traditional teaching. When this somewhat free-wheeling option is blended with the structure of Mastery-Based Learning, many schools find that it turns students who thought they “just weren’t smart enough” into lifelong learners.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 19, 2023

He plans to focus on a new effort at Southern New Hampshire to explore how to reshape college teaching through the use of new generative AI tools like ChatGPT. SNHU had these satellite sites on Navy bases. Navy, and you would have adjunct faculty who would drive to the base and they get their pass and they go in and they teach classes.

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