February 12, 2019
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students in a Texas district recently used virtual-reality technology
to explore potential career paths as part
of the Career and Technical Education Expo. Officials said the
technology allowed them to provide simulations of careers in areas such
as law enforcement, construction and health care.
Demonstrating
Student Mastery with Digital Badges and Portfolios, David Niguidula shows how students
can meet standards and express their individuality through digital badges and portfolios.
Building
off an essential question—What do schools want their students to know
and be able to do?—he then shows how schools can implement a
proficiency-based approach to student learning that has been
successfully field-tested in districts across the United States. While
social and emotional learning (SEL) is most familiar as
compartmentalized programs separate from academics, the truth is, all
learning is social and emotional.
What
teachers say, the values we express, the materials and activities we
choose, and the skills we prioritize all influence how students think,
see themselves, and interact with content and with others.
Browse the
Table of Contents.
Read Chapter One for free.
A
North Carolina school district has focused on improving literacy scores
as part of an overall effort to turn around its
low performance, writes Julie Morrow, the district's assistant
superintendent. In this commentary, she describes how students used the
Achieve3000 platform, which focuses on personalized learning, leading to
substantial gains.
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