iNACOL PLUGGED IN | 09.20.17

September 20, 2017

International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL)

iNACOL PLUGGED IN 09.20.17


Dear Colleagues:

iNACOL is proud to announce its lineup of keynote speakers at the iNACOL Symposium on October 23-25 in Orlando. View the keynote plenary sessions here. This year’s theme is Personalizing Learning: Equity, Access, Quality.
 
If you haven’t yet registered to attend #inacol17, register here today. Here are helpful links to learn more:   

  • Register to Attend
  • Keynote Presentations
  • Sessions and Workshops
  • Pre-Conference Workshops
  • iNACOL Symposium Website
  • Travel and Hotel Information
  • FAQs
Below are the latest events, news and trends shaping the future of K-12 education.
 
 
New from iNACOL’s Blog: Education Domain
 
State Policy & K-12 Competency-Based Education
The traditional, time-based K-12 education system is ill-equipped to prepare all students for success. Even with high school graduation rates at an all-time high (82%), graduates are entering college with 37% needing remediation, and only…
 
Recommendations for State Policymakers to Build Competency-Based Systems
Fully-developed, student-centered systems require significant shifts in policy and practice. They require the right balance of policies that create space for innovation and those that ensure equity with adequate supports and quality…
 
Leadership in Student-Centered, Equitable Learning Environments
Across the world, educators are transforming their schools to create more student-centered, equitable learning environments. Effective leadership is critical to the success and sustainability of this transformation. To better understand how…
 
What Needs to Happen so that Schools Can Meet Students Where They Are?
At the National Summit on K-12 Competency-Based Education, one of the key emerging issues explored was meeting students where they are. CompetencyWorks released a paper titled Meeting Students Where They...
 
 
Upcoming iNACOL Events
 
September Teacher Talk Webinar | How Teachers Can Create Authentic, Real-World, Personalized Learning Opportunities for Students
September 21, 2017  |  6:00-7:00 p.m. ET
Learn more and register.
 
October Leadership Webinar | What Personalized Learning Looks Like Across the U.S.
October 11, 2017  |  2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Learn more and register.
 
iNACOL Symposium 2017
October 23-25, 2017  |  Orlando, Florida
Theme: Personalizing Learning: Equity, Access, Quality
 
 
Plugged In Headlines: Other News in Personalized, Competency-Based, Blended and Online Education
 
The How to Your Why
Bill Zima, CompetencyWorks
 
New Hampshire’s Testing Pilot, PACE, Gaining Ground
Lola Duffort, Concord Monitor
 
Las Vegas High School Testing New Learning ‘Xperience’
Meghin Delaney, Las Vegas Review-Journal
 
Teacher Voice: Six Ways to Build a High-School Internship Program that Changes Low-Income Students’ Lives
Kelli Hillestad, The Hechinger Report
 
Do I Have a Voice? Student Ownership Drives Engagement Among Urban Youth
Jennifer Fredricks, Students at the Center Hub
 
The Intersection of Immigration and Readiness
Rolando Fernando, KnowledgeWorks
 
The Evolving Philadelphia High School
Melanie Bavaria, The Notebook
 
 
iNACOL in the News
 
15 Dimensions of Personalized Learning
Tom Vander Ark, Education Week
As the dominant meme of U.S. education, personalized learning is frequently discussed and debated. We’ve each developed a mental model of what it is aspirationally and how that’s different from what we used to do. While there is…
 
Four Can’t-Miss Education Conferences for EdTech Leaders
Matthew Lynch, Education Week
The field of education has a plethora of conferences and assemblies where educators and industry leaders gather to learn about emerging developments, instructional trends and market disruptors. If you are interested in attending a…
 
Let Learners Get in Their Zone (of Proximal Development)
Marisa Kaplan, EdSurge
“Personalized learning” is a term that people take quite personally — and that leads to a variety of interpretations about what it means. That’s a problem, says John Reyes, director of educational technology for the Archdiocese of Los…

 
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