"You know the drill—with the winter holiday celebrations come those familiar “Top Ten Lists.” Top ten films of 2016... In keeping up with tradition, we here at EdSurge like to throw our hat in the ring with a selection of the top ten most popular too."
EdSurge has been publishing their Top Ten S'Cool Tools for quite a few years, and you may find some new ones in this list. What makes this list a bit different is that these tools are chosen by the readers of EdSurge. Take a few minutes and see if you can fine one new tool to bring into your classroom.
What happens when a school chooses to introduce student-centered education and the state requires that high schools look at competency-based model, rather than seat-time, to award credits?
Based on this article pretty amazing things can happen. This is not a short article, but it is worth reading. You will hear from students, staff and administrators about the changes that have happened and what is planned for the future. If the idea of a competency-based model is new to you it may change your perspective on education. Take the time to read this report. You may also find yourself checking out some previous reports from Hechinger. Throughout the report there are links to previous reports that share additional information on some of the concepts discussed.