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A Tide of Understanding

April 10, 2014

Bill Zima

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation

A Tale of Two States

April 9, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Education Domain Blog

New research on affective and motivational factors of learning in online mathematics courses

April 8, 2014

Kathryn Kennedy

Issue(s): Issues in Practice

Chewing on Learning Progressions: Some Food For Thought

April 7, 2014

Kaili Phillips

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field

Education Domain Blog

Kansas: High quality online learning increases equity in education

April 4, 2014

Susan Patrick

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity, Issues in Practice

Learning My Lesson

April 3, 2014

Caroline Messenger

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, Activate Student Agency

Gateways, Not Grades

April 2, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Igniting Learning at the Making Community Connections Charter School

April 1, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Voices from the Field: Growth Mindset

March 31, 2014

Michelle Finn

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Listening to Our Critics: Offering Multiple Assessments on the Path to Proficiency

March 28, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Audacious Thinking

March 28, 2014

Rose Colby

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Education Domain Blog

Parent and student perceptions of blended learning – a case study by Dr. Jason Siko

March 28, 2014

Kathryn Kennedy

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Engage Community

Education Domain Blog

Michigan’s K-12 Virtual Learning Effectiveness Report published

March 28, 2014

Issue(s): Issues in Practice

Competency Education Supports Both Traditional and CTE Learning

March 26, 2014

Brian Stack

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field

Another Brick in the Wall

March 25, 2014

Jonathan Vander Els and Ellen Hume-Howard

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field

Next Stop, Level 4

March 24, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field

Education Domain Blog

Webinar: North Carolina Virtual Public School Student Perceptions and Expectations (Recording Link)

March 24, 2014

Kathryn Kennedy

Issue(s): Issues in Practice

Education Domain Blog

2014 iNACOL Symposium proposals due Wednesday, 3/26!

March 23, 2014

Kathryn Kennedy

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Where is the Love? Leading transformational change, beyond information and technology

March 21, 2014

Dan Joseph

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation

A Growing Body of Research

March 20, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Learn Lessons from the Field

Raising the Bar at Sanborn Regional High School

March 19, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Addressing Root Causes at Memorial Elementary School

March 18, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Understanding Grading in Competency-Based Schools

March 18, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Sanborn Regional School District Flips District Reform

March 17, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field

More on Implementation in Maine

March 14, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones