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This school groups students by ability, not grade level

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Wisconsin school puts focus on personalized learning, student choice, and open learning spaces. It’s after lunch in a combined fourth- and fifth-grade class at Walker Elementary School, and students are working on equivalent fractions.

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U. of Michigan Hints at Growth Plans for Office of Academic Innovation

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We’ve had a lot of success in the open-learning space, driving a fair amount of this growth,” he says. We’ve developed this set of teams that creates exemplary online-learning environments and experiences. In parallel, we’ve developed a team that builds tools that enhance the residential learning environment.

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Why This Chicago Tutoring Center Wants to Be the ‘Whole Foods’ of Education

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Source: The House “It’s the idea you’re taking the space and then layering over these dynamic tutors that have proven to the market that the more tattoos per square inch you have, the more kids respond to you,” Gibori says. Tutors roam around and get pulled into 10-minute mini sessions with students on the fly.

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Is This Hiring Process a Better Way to Find That Perfect Candidate?

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Capitol Learning Academy (CLA) plans to launch in Washington D.C. next fall as a nonprofit private elementary micro-school, starting with ages seven to nine and expanding in both directions to serve a capacity of 150 students over the coming years. To supplement this tuition model, CLA will campaign annually for fundraising.

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Using Cogenerative Dialogues for Learner-Centered Teaching

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Dean-Scott , Texas State University Key Statement: Cogenerative (cogen) dialogues are one learner-centered approach to engaging students in agency for their own learning and development in a course. My students seemed to either not understand my question or have difficulty with the content. Image courtesy of Wix.