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Connected Learning: The Power Of Social Learning Models

Connected Learning is an answer to three key shifts as society evolves to a 21st century networked society.

Many projects don’t yield transferable learning because too little attention is given to the meta-cognitive and idea-building work.

While we think in a linear way, learning is non-linear. Curriculum must center real-life problems & issues, vs. a linear set of competencies.

I can offer a fairly sobering picture of what ails the American high school, drawn from our student survey.

Let’s Focus On Local Assessment by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education If you agree that the track we are going down on high-stakes

Thanks to gamification on networks like Khan Academy, students can enjoy solving problems as they gain ranks and compete with one another.

Learning / April 22, 2014 / Grant Wiggins

We know the strong relationship between feedback & achievement. What about the one between feedback, personalization and, hence, motivation?

What Is The Value Of Education? by Andrew Koved, fedu.org My whole life I’ve been in love with 2 in

The definition of gamification is the application of game-like mechanics to non-game entities to encourage a specific behavior.

Learning / March 23, 2014 / New Teacher

9 Steps To Scaffold Learning For Improved Understanding by TeachThought Staff Scaffolding is a critical teaching strategy that can support

4 Pillars & 12 Standards Of Flipped Learning by Kari M. Arfstrom, Executive Director of the Flipped Learning Network Flipped

In a recent study, researchers examined the relationship between student cognition and school achievement as measured on standardized tests.