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Traditional direct instruction focuses on content knowledge, while maker-centered learning orients around the learner's context.
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Perhaps some memorization of key facts is necessary, but we must set our sights beyond box checking and move toward connection with peers, toward empathy, problem solving, and working through frustrations in pursuit of a deeper, richer understanding of both content and self.
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Currently, the common form of assessment focuses on only one learning outcome type: content. Practices, ways of thinking, and 21st-century skills often fall by the wayside
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Portfolios can showcase a student's abilities, interests, voice, and thinking in a way that test scores and grades cannot.