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Meeting Students Where They Are DRAFT 2017
This paper, written by a team from reDesign, provides school and district leaders with an in-depth exploration of the relational, pedagogical, and structural dimensions of meeting students where they are in personalized, competency-based systems of...
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Wyoming's RIDE (Reimagining and Innovating the Delivery of Education) Initiative: Evaluation Report
The Wyoming RIDE (Reimagining and Innovating the Delivery of Education) initiative is the inaugural program of Wyoming’s Future of Learning Partnership, a state-level consortium working together to support innovative education across the state. The...
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An Exploration of At-Risk Learners and Online Education
This issues brief analyzes how online programs deal with at-risk students. First, the authors document a sampling of K-12 online program strategies for at-risk students. Second, the report provides survey responses to determine online delivery and...
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Wichita Public Schools’ Learning Centers
This report identifies Wichita Public Schools as a case study for analyzing disruptive innovation – or the use of computer-based learning. Launched in 1999, these Learning Centers were designed for dropout-recovery and credit-recovery purposes. By...
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Community Schools Case Study Project
Introduction We know that there are many models of innovative learning aimed at systems transformation. This case study series aims to explore the work of community schools, who take a whole-community approach to education that aligns with the...
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Going Virtual! The Status of Professional Development and Unique Needs of K-12 Online Teachers
Going Virtual! 2010 is a follow-up report to the Going Virtual! Research series started in 2007. The purpose of the series is to describe current trends on the status of professional development for K-12 online teachers, as well as identify the...
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Innovation Zones: Creating Policy Flexibility for Personalized Learning
This policy issue brief describes what innovation zones are, why they are important and examples of legislative language from various states. Innovation zones or districts of innovation help state policy leaders identify outdated policies and...
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10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning
Digital Learning Now’s Roadmap For Reform provides lawmakers, Governors, and policymakers with tangible steps to transform education into a model for the world, a system where every student graduates from high school with the skills and knowledge to...
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The Learning Edge: Supporting Student Success in a Competency-Based Learning Environment
The Learning Edge: Supporting Student Success in a Competency-Based Learning Environment delves into the fourth element of the definition of competency education: students receive timely, differentiated support based on their individual learning...
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RETHINK: Planning and Designing for K-12 Next Generation Learning
This toolkit from Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) and the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) is for K-12 district, charter, and school leaders to use in the very early stages of conceptualizing and designing a...
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Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education
The purpose of this report is to explore how to redesign grading systems to best help students gain the skills necessary to be successful. This report explains the weaknesses of traditional grading systems, and how to redesign grading along the 6...
