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content-rich guaranteed curriculum that is consistently well delivered and clear lessons that have frequent checks for understanding.
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The best online learning works on a mastery-based system—where students do not advance until they have mastered a concept (as opposed to the current system where everyone moves on no matter if they have mastered the concept) and thus there are frequent check-ins to see how much a student understands and to cycle back into more learning opportunities where appropriate
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he schools were joyous places. This, he said, seemed to be the foundation for everything else he observed
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ecause the lessons were beautifully crafted, clearly designed to be as engaging as possible.
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were lined with other teachers who were collaborating in the design of these lessons.
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Educational Leadership:The Effective Educator:The Flexible Teacher - 1 views
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Effective teaching is variable
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They do not teach the same way and use the same instructional repertoire year after year
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Effective teaching is contextual
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It’s not just about the kids watching the same lecture the night before. For us, the big piece is having teachers use data to make instructional decisions about their students,
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Students worked through those initial units quickly, but she could see when they hit their “pain points”—sometimes on material covered several grades earlier. The Los Altos Pilot Administrators, teachers, and students in Los Altos School District share their experiences with Khan Academy. Source: The Khan Academy Administrators Teachers Students “In order for me to get that kind of understanding of a student, I would have had to sit down one-on-one and work through problems and see a pattern, which I’m happy to do, but it takes a lot of time,” Ms. Caldwell said. “This confirmed my suspicions and allowed me to remediate much more quickly.”
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“I was able to identify those learning gaps in real time, whether it was from 3rd or 4th or 5th grade, and I was able to remediate and saw those learning gaps begin to disappear
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What Does It Mean To Be A Change Leader in Education? - 0 views
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The first world that change leaders must understand deeply is the world for which they are preparing their students.
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They realize that the world no longer cares how much students know, but rather what they can do with what they know.
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he second world effective change leaders understand is the world of students
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What Does It Mean to Be a "Change Leader" in Education? - 0 views
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First, successful change leaders clearly articulate the need for change to a variety of audiences in ways that are intellectually coherent and emotionally compelling. The ability to do this requires that change leaders immerse themselves into radically different worlds
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nderstand deeply is the world for which they are preparing their students
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what skills, what habits of mind, and what dispositions
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“I work almost full time while getting my master’s degree,” he said. “As an undergraduate, it allowed me a better balance between school, my work and my social life.”
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online courses are a cost-effective way for universities to meet increased demand while coping with steep reductions in state funding in recent years, administrators say.
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The number of online courses offered at Iowa’s three public universities has grown by nearly 25 percent from 2005-06 to 2010-11, data from the Iowa state Board of Regents show.
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Waukee parents frustrated with grading system | The Des Moines Register | desmoinesregi... - 0 views
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There used to be a huge focus on teaching, and now we’re focused on learning,” he said. “Now it’s a simple statement but has huge implications for the classroom.”
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The top three reasons for advocating the traditional letter grade among parents were: “like the old way,” “afraid kids won’t be prepared” and “can’t compare students.”
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91 percent said they agree or strongly agree with the phrase “overall I have an understanding of where I am in my learning and the areas that I need to continue to learn.”