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Turning ‘Google Maps for Education’ From Metaphor to Reality

Edsurge

Alignment of Data Standards for Describing Learning Objectives When applying the Google Maps metaphor to learner navigation, the points of interest on the map are competencies—the things that a person can learn, such as skills, knowledge, dispositions, and habits of practice. K-12 learners.

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Survey: Teachers could improve their content knowledge

eSchool News

High school teachers may not be getting sufficient opportunities and training to learn the very subjects they are teaching–and students are taking notice–according to new findings from YouthTruth Student Survey and a new analysis on education colleges conducted by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ).

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#AskExcelinEd: What is CTE, and how can it serve students in your state?

ExcelinEd

research; The rethinking of what authentic work-based learning opportunities mean from a policy perspective; and. A look at one state on the front lines of CTE reform. Why CTE Matters for Students in Your State. As we continue our work with Burning Glass Technologies on Credentials Matter 2.0,

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Not enough students have mentors, and we must change that

The Hechinger Report

For instance, a 2015 analysis of Harvard law school graduates found that women who had not become partners in a firm had fewer mentors during their first five years than either women partners, or men who had not achieved partnership status. Likewise, schools must adopt more work-based learning programs.

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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

” A Hechinger Report analysis found that such lofty goals were common in the 10 years after Hurricane Katrina, particularly between 2008 and 2013, when dozens of new charter schools opened across the city. “The It’s stuff that we learned.”. It’s stuff that we learned.”. At the time, the projection seemed realistic. “I