Educational practices

Creative Learning Systems Awards Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary School First Place in Their Annual Learning Is Different Here™ Contest

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Articles, Education, Learning, Pedagogy, Educational psychology, Educational practices, Lizbeth Goodman, Ingalls, Learning environment, Educational technology, Facilitator, Project-based learning

LONGMONT, Colo., July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative Learning Systems (CLS), the pioneer in comprehensive K12 STEM solutions and developer of the nationally known SmartLabLearning program, announced today that Littleton, CO's Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary School has been awarded first place in their Learning Is Different Here contest.

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  • LONGMONT, Colo., July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative Learning Systems (CLS), the pioneer in comprehensive K12 STEM solutions and developer of the nationally known SmartLabLearning program, announced today that Littleton, CO's Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary School has been awarded first place in their Learning Is Different Here contest.
  • Because of the students' innovative submission, the school will receive a new SmartLab Studio a robust, nearly $50K video broadcasting studio.
  • "Students are empowered, and facilitators are agile, which ignites a creative, inventive, and self-directed learning environment.Our students accomplish the rest."
  • Creative Learning Systems has pioneered converting traditional learning environments to project-based learning experiences since 1987.

MEES International School Brings Silicon Valley Mindset to Tokyo

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Monday, July 5, 2021
Preschool, Other Technology, Technology, Primary, Secondary, Education, Education, Articles, Learning, Pedagogy, Educational psychology, Educational practices, Philosophy of education, Alternative education, Project-based learning, Reggio Emilia approach, Montessori education

Innovative kindergarten education provider MEES International School has announced a full-day project-based learning (PBL) elementary program starting in September 2021.

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  • Innovative kindergarten education provider MEES International School has announced a full-day project-based learning (PBL) elementary program starting in September 2021.
  • At MEES they believe that students have the right to take ownership over their own learning as they engage with fundamental questions.
  • The school nurtures students to become continuous learners who are not afraid of challenges, are versatile, and will embrace new technological developments.
  • MEES International School, founded in 2016, is a Tokyo-based school whose educational philosophy combines the Montessori method, the Reggio Emilia approach, project-based learning, and 21st century technology.

Southern California-Based University Saves Students $25 Million and 14,500 Courses by Counting Prior Learning for Credit

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
E-learning, Educational practices, Pedagogy

It's about respecting where they are now and where they want to go, saving them time and resources in the process."

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  • It's about respecting where they are now and where they want to go, saving them time and resources in the process."
  • By taking these past experiences into account, students are able to reduce the overall time and cost to earning their degree.
  • As a result of this new approach, from February 2018 to February 2021, students saved approximately $25 million in tuition as a result of prior learning credits granted at the university.
  • In addition to increasing affordability, the university has accelerated progression to the degree for thousands of students, waiving over 14,500 courses through its prior learning strategies.

Skillsoft Acquires Pluma to Expand Leadership Development Capabilities

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Internet, Technology, Training, Software, Education, Education, E-learning, Articles, Human behavior, Skillsoft, Human resource management, Educational practices, Blended learning, Leadership development, Digital learning, Skillsoft, Pluma, SKILLSOFT, PLUMA

Skillsoft Corp. (NYSE: SKIL) (Skillsoft or the Company), a global leader in corporate digital learning, today announced it has acquired Pluma, Inc. (Pluma), a leading digital professional development and executive-quality coaching platform, for approximately $22 million in cash.

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  • Skillsoft Corp. (NYSE: SKIL) (Skillsoft or the Company), a global leader in corporate digital learning, today announced it has acquired Pluma, Inc. (Pluma), a leading digital professional development and executive-quality coaching platform, for approximately $22 million in cash.
  • The acquisition deepens Skillsofts Leadership Development portfolio, adds a new modality to its blended learning model, and marks the Companys entry into individualized coaching.
  • Combined, we will make leadership development far more accessible by moving one-on-one leadership coaching beyond the executive levels to managers and individual contributors within companies.
  • We believe that our customers will also benefit from Skillsofts blended learning model and industry-leading content, and we look forward to accelerating our vision for the future of leadership development together with Skillsoft.

MobileMind Launches the Industry's First Crowd-Sourced Professional Learning Hub: MobileMind Community

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Monday, June 28, 2021
Articles, Education, Human behavior, Educational psychology, Educational practices, Pedagogy, Educational technology, Interactive whiteboard, Competence, Project-based learning

ATLANTA, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MobileMind , the modern professional learning hub for schools, has launched MobileMind Community, the industry's first competency-based, crowd-sourced PD platform.

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  • ATLANTA, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MobileMind , the modern professional learning hub for schools, has launched MobileMind Community, the industry's first competency-based, crowd-sourced PD platform.
  • MobileMind customers can now create and share quality-assured micro-courses across all topics, methodologies, and technology with other MobileMind districts.
  • MobileMind Community allows districts to save valuable time creating district-scaled PD for common training topics like learning acceleration, project-based learning, interactive whiteboards, LMS, and even subject-focused PD.
  • MobileMind is a Google professional development partner offering a cloud-based, asynchronous professional learning platform designed to help teachers integrate technology into the classroom to improve student outcomes.

Lumio wins prestigious CODiE award; learning tool's interactive lessons help educators engage students on their devices as in-person classes resume

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Friday, June 25, 2021
Articles, Education, Learning, Educational psychology, Educational technology, Educational software, Collaborative learning, Pedagogy, Educational practices

Lumio offers solutions for teachers returning to in-person instruction to provide the same dynamic, interactive lessons they created to engage students on their devices during remote instruction.

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  • Lumio offers solutions for teachers returning to in-person instruction to provide the same dynamic, interactive lessons they created to engage students on their devices during remote instruction.
  • Lumio allows teachers to transform their lessons with interactive activities, games, group workspaces, and assessments.
  • SMART Notebook is the world's most popular collaborative learning software, and Lumio - the award-winning online learning software - consistently innovates based on educator feedback.
  • With a full range of products used by millions of educators and students around the world, SMART creates connections that matter.

Companies Need to Completely Rethink Approach to Learning

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Education, Articles, Learning, Educational psychology, Educational practices, Pedagogy, Educational technology, Personalized learning

Learning must become much more personalized and contextual if companies want to engage their learners and drive real impact on behaviors and performance.

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  • Learning must become much more personalized and contextual if companies want to engage their learners and drive real impact on behaviors and performance.
  • On one hand, more than three-quarters of companies say that business leaders rate learning as highly important to the organization.
  • Learning strategies are not properly aligned with business outcomes and the actual process of learning with many employees seems completely divorced from their jobs, said David Wentworth, Principal Learning Analyst at Brandon Hall Group.
  • Delivering learning at scale requires a technology ecosystem to develop and deliver personalized learning, Brandon Hall Group research reveals.

Teaching Strategies Recognized as Top Workplace by The Washington Post

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Educational psychology, Education reform, Curricula, Educational practices

"At Teaching Strategies, we are driven by and united in our commitment to our mission: providing the early childhood field with innovative, effective resources that help them to build high-quality programs," said Teaching Strategies CEO John Olsen.

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  • "At Teaching Strategies, we are driven by and united in our commitment to our mission: providing the early childhood field with innovative, effective resources that help them to build high-quality programs," said Teaching Strategies CEO John Olsen.
  • We're proud to be recognized among the top workplaces in the Washington area."
  • The Washington Post hosted a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday, June 17, to recognize the top-ranked companies.
  • Today, Teaching Strategies connects teachers, children and families to inspired teaching and learning experiences, informative data, stronger family partnerships, and professional learning through the leading early learning platform.

Students learn better with Science Bits, research proves

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Articles, Education, Pedagogy, Education reform, Curricula, Philosophy of education, Educational practices

- Science Bitswas created by the International Science Teaching Foundation (ISTF) and is the first digital science curriculum based on scientific evidence of how people learn.

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  • - Science Bitswas created by the International Science Teaching Foundation (ISTF) and is the first digital science curriculum based on scientific evidence of how people learn.
  • - The five-year study analyzed the performance of science students from four schools, with two schools using Science Bits, two schools used standard textbooks.
  • The study noted a conceptual learning improvement in Science Bits students of almost half a standard deviationin educational research a significant effect and remarkablecompared to the control schools.
  • Students from Solc School in Barcelona, also saw improvement:
    "Science Bits classes are built on inquiry, reasoning, and contextualized application which helps students grasp key science concepts better.

CED Report Details K-12 Remote Education Deficits During COVID, Offers Ideas to Effectively Harness Technology in Future Learning

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Articles, Education, Pedagogy, Educational practices, Educational technology, Blended learning, Distance education, Learning

It highlights the benefits of continuing to use technology in K-12 education and offers policy recommendations to mitigate learning loss following more than a year of at-home instruction.

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  • It highlights the benefits of continuing to use technology in K-12 education and offers policy recommendations to mitigate learning loss following more than a year of at-home instruction.
  • "Remote learning fundamentally changed the delivery of education, and now, the K-12 system is reaching a critical inflection point," said Lori Esposito Murray, President of CED.
  • In its new report, CED offers five proposals that business leaders and policymakers should implement to harness remote learning technology more effectively in the future.
  • While many students, teachers, and parents struggled with remote learning, promising practices to deliver more effective blended learning settings have emerged.