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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Meghan Cureton

Meghan Cureton

The Student- Hero Journey - Innovation in the Classroom - Don Wettrick - 0 views

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    Absolute must read for anyone working with, connected to, or interested in idiploma
Meghan Cureton

'Lesson Study' Technique: What Teachers Can Learn From One Another | MindShift | KQED News - 0 views

  • Next, the teachers do some research on why students struggle with adding fractions. They read the latest education literature and look at lessons other teachers have tried. Typically they have an “outside adviser.” This person is usually an expert or researcher who does not work at the school but who’s invited to advise the group and help them with things like identifying articles and studies to read.
  • he observers don’t focus on the teacher; they focus on the students
  • But the Japanese think about improving teaching.
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  • we need to shift from thinking about how to improve teachers to thinking about how to improve teaching.
  • it’s a long process, kind of the opposite of the one-day workshop
  • Lesson study helps you “get into new habits as a thinker, and as an instructor,”
  • “We are so addicted to quick fixes,” says Hiebert. “If it doesn’t fix things in two years, it’s not worth it.”
Meghan Cureton

Teaching As a Dynamic, Participatory and Creative Act - The Teachers Guild - Medium - 0 views

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    As we think about fuse16 and the potential of certain "packages" for individuals or schools to choose...here is a piece that might give us ideas for the cohort model.
Meghan Cureton

How Teens Move From Innovative K-12 to College - US News - 0 views

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    What a great read on the challenges the K-12 sphere (even High Tech High!) is facing when many higher ed institutions have not yet caught up. Also a great reminder that we have a lot of work still ahead of us to figure out...and we're preparing our kids for life not college.
Meghan Cureton

The 5 C's of innovation ecosystems | Devex - 0 views

  • We’ve supported such process by bringing multiple organizations together for face-to-face learning exchanges, which are designed to provide targeted learning opportunities for innovators.
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      I like this idea for MVIFI - starting in-house with "learning exchanges" across divisions, expanding to schools outside MV, expanding beyond...
Meghan Cureton

Center for Civic Innovation - 1 views

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    In MVIFI infancy, I wonder if connecting w/an org like this could help us expand reach and possibility. Events look neat, too. This model could also provide inspiration as we grow (new education arm launching this year according to their website).
Meghan Cureton

The Next Experiment in Education | TIME - 0 views

  • learners can “stack” these micro-credentials.
Meghan Cureton

I Don't Get Digital Badges | User Generated Education - 2 views

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    HT @scitechyedu
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