Dr. Shannon Doak

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been heralded as a transformative force. In that earlier post, I highlighted the superficial adoption of technology in education, where tools were used to digitize traditional methods without fostering genuine innovation.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2024

It also ensures that education remains dynamic and meaningful, preparing students to make informed decisions and contribute positively to society. Relevant thinking in an educational context refers to connecting new knowledge and skills to real-world situations, making learning applicable to students' lives and future careers.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 18, 2016

Most schools that dive deep into project-based learning tend to be smaller charter or magnet schools that have the ability to hire new educators and create new schedules and instructional paradigms from scratch. Projects at the school range from two to twelve weeks. What could you do at YOUR traditional school?

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 15, 2011

Somewhere in our conversation that spanned multiple areas of educational leadership, we talked about how we regularly meet with groups of students in our respective schools. We learn more through interactive projects and our own successes/failures than through traditional means of assessment (i.e.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

We learned science. He is the main reason I pursued a degree in science initially, before taking this passion to the field of education. There was one project in particular that has stuck with me to this day. This was by far one of the most powerful learning experiences I ever engaged in as a student.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2020

Administrators, school leaders and educators in my Alabama school district decided that the best way to approach the skills gap in our community, and others like ours, was to use the virtual classroom. And, thankfully, our teachers were able to continue teaching, and our students continued learning. So, how does it all work?

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

It makes sense why so many educators are feeling mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausted. I’d argue that the answer is , in part, giving them the permission and tools to rethink traditional workflows. Too many of the workflows in education are teacher-centered, ineffective, and unsustainable.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 7, 2017

This won’t surprise anyone in education, but class size matters. As I began to pilot NEW School this year, my goals were to: provide students with individualized learning paths. make time for conversations about where students are at in their learning. engage students in meaningful project-based learning.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2019

Backers of project-based learning, and its hands-on relative, maker education, would argue that activities like these not only deepen understanding of academic content but also bolster creativity, persistence, problem-solving and related skills that are critical for success in a rapidly changing world.

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ED Surge

JUNE 10, 2024

At the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) , one of the largest and most diverse school districts in the United States, we constantly plan new educational programs, prioritizing equitable access and ensuring students graduate prepared for success in college, career and life.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

It is a tradition I have continued through the years. What is new is that the pandemic has shone a light on the ineffectiveness of a one-size-fits-all approach to educating a diverse group of students. These goals are hard, if not impossible, to achieve with traditional, teacher-led, whole group lessons.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Department of Education, Dr. Michelle Rodriguez, superintendent of Pajaro Valley Unified School District, and Zandra Jo Galvan, superintendent of Greenfield Union School District, and moderated by Digital Promise’s President and CEO, Jean-Claude Brizard. Still from U.S. Keynote speaker, Michael Bonner, addressing League convening attendees.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

This partnership gives teachers more time and energy to innovate and personalize learning while providing students with the opportunity to actively drive their own growth. The LINCspring platform offers educators access to coaches, like myself, as well as online templates, tools, and resources that help you implement these new ideas.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2021

Even before the pandemic shunted them into online learning, many high school students failed to see a connection between their work in the classroom and their real-world futures. Young people whose education included a work-based learning experience — and with it a sampling of career opportunities they might never have imagined.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Brian Johnsrud Director of Education Learning and Advocacy, Adobe To explore this challenge, EdSurge sat down with Brian Johnsrud , the director of education learning and advocacy at Adobe. EdSurge: How can educators prepare students for the future workforce and foster in-demand skills such as creativity and adaptability?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

For the first eight sessions, half the students had a traditional review class. The kids who had been taught via traditional, explicit instruction switched to reviewing the remaining algebra topics through their errors. And the kids who had been correcting their errors received eight sessions of traditional test prep.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

So, teachers who love the station rotation model may want to experiment with a fun variation of the traditional design of a rotation. This twist on the station rotation model combines the strategic collection and use of data with student agency to create a more personalized and student-centered approach to this blended learning model.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

First, an education leader stands behind a podium with charts and graphs, releases a memo, or otherwise puts the most recent scores out in the world. Teachers and students can point to how the NCLB-related tests have negatively impacted education. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

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Digital Promise

APRIL 7, 2017

Throughout the district, traditional rows of desks have been updated and replaced with flexible learning spaces. million dollar grant from the Ohio Department of Education’s Straight A Fund , the district remade 65 classrooms in six months with state-of-the-art technology and furniture. . As a result of a $13.8

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning. The study, “ How effective is peer interaction in facilitating learning? A meta-analysis ,” was published online December 2019 in the Journal of Educational Psychology. Learning gains were measured by comparing before and after tests.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2017

For anyone who’s spent time in an early childhood classroom, the idea that school should be as much about making friends and having fun as learning the alphabet will sound familiar. The Reggio Emilia method, devised by educators in a city in Italy, also focuses on connecting learning to the real world and integrating arts into the classroom.

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Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2020

This year, the education world has been turned upside down. Since the education system has gone virtual, we no longer get the opportunity to see and watch our students grow in person. Expecting and Encouraging Independent, Self-Directed Learning. A Chance to Reimagine Learning for Our Students. Creativity Abounds.

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ED Surge

JUNE 13, 2022

During that time, I got to know my special education students better and more quickly than others because each had an individualized education program (IEP). Data collection inherent to the IEP process enables educators to more easily personalize learning, pinpointing opportunities for growth, as well as learner strengths.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The students do this through nine-week long, interdisciplinary projects that the Finnish call “phenomenon-based learning,” a term coined by the country’s National Agency for Education. Phenomenon-based learning is a lot like project-based learning, a more familiar term in the United States.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Compared to children at a traditional school, students at Hellerup have a tremendous amount of freedom in how they work. That heightened sense of ownership, which some research suggests could strengthen students’ desire to learn, is one of the many facets of an educational approach called “personalized learning.”

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Related: A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children. “The

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Founder & CEO, Intercultural Education Consulting The metaverse, a virtual, interconnected, and immersive digital space where users can interact with each other and digital environments, holds tremendous potential to transform education. Watch this video to see what teaching and learning in UNIVERSE looks like!

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 9, 2018

For instance, the Hewlett Foundation and the American Institutes for Research have been studying ‘deeper learning schools’ in project- and inquiry-based learning networks such as High Tech High, the New Tech Network, Big Picture Learning, and the EL Schools. Related Posts.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

MAY 28, 2024

As we stride into an era increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, it’s high time we re-evaluate our education system. The traditional content-heavy curriculum, obsessed with low-level content mastery and memorization, no longer fits the bill for our rapidly evolving society.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 27, 2017

Here’s the new list (now 10 items instead of 8): Project- and inquiry-based learning environments that emphasize greater student agency and active application of more cognitively-complex thinking, communication, and collaboration skills.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

When I first became an education journalist back in 2011, there was a lot of talk about individualized instruction, particularly by using educational software to tailor subjects for each student. Others were jumping ahead to concepts that were grade levels ahead of what they would traditionally be learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

Traditional middle schools are very authoritarian, controlling environments.” Here, learning is project-based, multi-grade and interdisciplinary. Traditional middle schools are very authoritarian, controlling environments,” said Ratliff. “A Related: Four new studies bolster the case for project-based learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. The majority of educational technology is designed for student use. Future of Learning. Higher Education.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2024

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! Nowhere has this been clearer than in California. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

Recently, EdSurge podcast host Carl Hooker discussed with field experts how educators can foster creativity for college and career readiness. Tacy Trowbridge Lead for Global Education Thought Leadership & Advocacy Adobe What importance does creativity play when it comes to college and career pathways?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2018

These studies are important because they tell us that teacher-student relationships matter,” said Tyrone Howard, a professor of education at the University of California, Los Angeles, who is writing a book on the research about students’ relationships with their teachers and how well they learn. ”I

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