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Future-Proofing Learning: Preparing Students for an Uncertain Tomorrow

A Principal's Reflections

Future-proofing learning requires a shift in pedagogy, focusing on higher-order thinking, authentic application, purposeful technology integration, personalization, and flexible learning environments. One crucial aspect of future-proofing learning is developing critical thinking and metacognition. Marzano, R. & Kendall, J.

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GED and other high school equivalency degrees drop by more than 40% nationwide since 2012

The Hechinger Report

Red states are where the annual issuance of new high school equivalency diplomas has fallen by more than 50 percent between 2012 and 2016. Specifically, the annual number of test takers who completed one of the three exams has fallen more than 45 percent from more than 570,000 in 2012 to roughly 310,000 in 2016. Data source: Thomas J.

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Identifying the Top Four Challenges in K-12 Education

Digital Promise

For example, South Fayette Township School District implemented computational thinking projects at every grade level, and Piedmont City School District uses competency-based learning so students can work at their own pace. Yet as schools break away from traditional models of education, new challenges emerge. Why is this so challenging?

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A school where you can’t fail — it just takes you longer to learn

The Hechinger Report

Moheeb is part of a new program that is challenging the way teachers and students think about academics, and his school is one of hundreds that have done away with traditional letter grades inside their classrooms. 442 moved away from the traditional system, it lost seven teachers. The year M.S.

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Is Estonia the new Finland?

The Hechinger Report

In 2012, Estonia’s 15-year-olds ranked 11 th in math and reading and sixth in science out of the 65 countries that participated in an international test that compares educational systems from around the world, called the Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA. “We It has worked.”.

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Can testing save arts education?

The Hechinger Report

Educators prefer to call the new exams assessments, because they’re so different in form and format from traditional standardized tests. Research has shown that arts education can improve student achievement in reading and math, as well as increase critical-thinking skills and engage students in school.

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She has ‘the heart of a nurse,’ but can she overcome obstacles to her degree?

The Hechinger Report

One day in June 2012, Hernandez told him to leave. It’s not black and white, there is a lot of critical thinking,” Asknes said. 6 for the virtual ceremony that will replace the traditional in-person pinning ceremony. He was diagnosed with autism at 18 months, and needed special services and early intervention programs.

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