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New EdTech Resource | Visual Edge: Graphic Organizers for Standards Based Learning

6/17/2016

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Author: Sargy Letuchy of The Visual Edge
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Common Core Standards pose many challenges for students and teachers, including quantity, rigor, and a lack of precise resources. In terms of quantity, teachers are asked to teach and students to learn over 60 standards in 180 school days. In terms of rigor, many standards are cognitively-demanding and require higher-level thinking skills, such as multi-variable analysis and evaluation.

Finally, there aren't many comprehensive resources available for the middle and high school standards. The Visual Edge: Graphic Organizers for Standards Based Learning, Common Core 6-12 is designed based on the principle that visual learning is an effective, efficient way to tackle these challenges.


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Social Learning Platform OpenStudy Joins the Brainly Community

6/15/2016

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Peer-to-Peer Platforms Collaborate to Build Stronger Online Learning Hub
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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jun 14, 2016) - Brainly, the world's largest social learning community for students, today announced that it has acquired the U.S.'s leading peer-to-peer study help platform, OpenStudy. Together as one community, the Brainly and OpenStudy platforms will offer students the most comprehensive, collaborative online learning tool available to encourage academic exploration.​


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Guest Post:  The Three Biggest Lies of Assessments Technology

6/3/2016

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Author: Chris Morgan of Solution Tree
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In my work as an educational software designer, I have the privilege of collaborating with hundreds of schools and districts, administrators, teachers and many educational researchers and experts.  In doing so, I’ve often noticed a conflict in schools between what is mandated for funding purposes and what has proven to make a difference in student learning. 

One of the most glaring examples of this is the manner in which assessment technologies have been designed and adopted.  Below I point out the three most prevalent misconceptions (lies) in this area.


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