iNACOL PLUGGED IN 10.18.17
Dear Colleagues:
The iNACOL Symposium is next week, October 23-25, in Orlando, Florida. Connect with us during the event on Twitter at @nacol and #inacol17. Attendees can find conference information and plan their schedules by visiting the iNACOL Symposium website or downloading the iNACOL Symposium mobile app. Here are helpful links in advance of the Symposium:
Below are the latest events, news and trends shaping the future of K-12 education.
New from iNACOL’s Blog: Education Domain
Why the Increased Focus on Social-Emotional Learning?
With increasing frequency, social-emotional learning (SEL) is getting renewed attention — in research, in policy and in the classroom. It’s not a new concept, so why is there new interest? Education stakeholders increasingly realize that it…
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…
Upcoming iNACOL Events
November Leadership Webinar | Charting the Course for the Next Phase of K-12 Competency-Based Education
November 8, 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
Catalyzing Equity through Culturally Responsive Education and Competency-Based Education
Chris Sturgis, CompetencyWorks
When the Focus Is On The Student, Not The Class
Rachel Gotbaum, NPR Ed
Personalized Learning… Is It All a Matter of Time?
Julia Freeland Fisher, Christensen Institute
A Learner-Centered Culture Includes Educators, Too
Amanda Avallone, Next Generation Learning Challenges
Taming the Wild West of Digital Badges and Credentials
Michael Horn, Forbes
Competency-Based Instruction in Concord Means New Grades on Report Cards
Lola Duffort, Concord Monitor
iNACOL in the News
Why Students in Public and Private High Schools Will All Benefit from a Mastery Transcript
Patricia Russell and Susan Bell, Education Dive
Some might say we’re unlikely partners because we represent two distinct areas in the educational universe — private and public schools. As different as we may seem, we share so many of the same goals for students. In fact, after learning…
From Personalized Math to Micro-Schools, This NewSchools Cohort is Reimagining Learning
Bruce Anderson, EdSurge
How do you find educators who want to completely rethink our notions of what a school is and design something entirely new? That was the question gnawing at Scott Benson two years ago when he ran into his friend — and fellow senior…
EdReform in the Modern Era
Tom Vander Ark, Education Week
Most of what is considered innovative today has a long sordid history behind it. American education reform over the last hundred years has been driven by some recurring themes: early learning, school models, standards-based reform…
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…
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