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College and career readiness

Colleges go SAT/ACT-optional to ease burden on students

A growing number of colleges and universities have gone test-optional, dropping requirements for SAT and ACT standardized test scores as the coronavirus outbreak hinders students’ access to the exams.

Dell’s Garry to keynote Day 2 of Academic Esports Conference

Dell Technologies’ Senior Director of Education Strategy Adam Garry will discuss how to break down silos that exist between K-12 and higher ed through esports.

Tips for getting started with an esports program in K-12

Simply generating a conversation around esports can help your K-12 school get on a path to be a game-changer, but be sure to set out a strategy and get buy-in from stakeholders.

Steinkuehler to keynote Academic Esports Conference

The California-Irvine professor and former White House Senior Policy adviser will discuss “The Intellectual Life of Esports” in the inaugural event’s opening session.

Kansas educators look ahead with school redesign

Kansas educators were working on a school redesign project focused on personalized learning, soft skills and community partnerships when the coronavirus closed schools.

Competency-based learning: Why it’s not all about the answers

Competency-based educators in New Hampshire's Sanborn Regional School District constantly develop new performance tasks that allow students to show mastery.
Thu Mar 12th, 2020

Utah district devotes entire high school to competency-based learning

Students at Launch High School will work on experiential, hands-on learning projects through which they will demonstrate mastery of standards.
Thu Mar 12th, 2020

How 5 districts elevate learning with competency-based education

K-12 leaders transitioning to competency-based education share their learning experiences and offer guidance.
Thu Mar 12th, 2020

How a big district shifts to competency-based education

Leaders at Mesa Public Schools recognized that, though they had a high performing system, traditional school models were not preparing all students for the future.

Thu Mar 12th, 2020

Why competency-based education de-emphasizes time

Competency-based education in one Vermont district transformed the traditional end-of-semester exam week to a “retake week” that lets students catch up.

Thu Mar 12th, 2020

3 districts that developed innovative programs targeting at-risk students

Here are three K-12 districts being honored as Districts of Distinction runners-up for developing innovative programs that target at-risk students.

Thu Mar 12th, 2020