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A Focus on Learning Rather Than Testing | FutureReady | The North Carolina New Schools ... - 0 views

  • One theme that has already emerged is the prevalence of trust that schools and their faculties will do what is in the best interest of students.
  • “We train the people and then leave it to them. The focus is on teacher professionalism. We talk about central steering, not central control.”
  • Key decisions, such as class size and textbook selection, are locally controlled.
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  • a national policy exists that requires schools to avoid ability grouping of students in what was described as preventing a “dead-end education for students.”
  • Teachers generally teach approximately 19 hours per week. The balance of their time is focused on working with their colleagues, reaching out to families and other duties
  • 96% of teachers are unionized
  • High levels of teacher education and preparation allow them to be more independent in the classroom.
  • Broad commitment to the vision of a knowledge-based society.
  • Educational equality
  • Education is free of charge to all, including books, meals, transportation and health care
  • “Our secret is investing in early intervention so that students don’t need it later.”
  • Sweden and Norway spend less on the front end and more later in remediation.
  • The principal works as a pedagogical director.
  • A culture of trust in which no school inspectors or national exams exist.
jeffery heil

The rise of K-12 blended learning | Innosight Institute - 0 views

  • In the year 2000, roughly 45,000 K–12 students took an online course. In 2009, more than 3 million K–12 students did.
  • In Disrupting Class,* the authors project that by 2019, 50 percent of all high school courses will be delivered online
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