WEBINAR VIDEO AVAILABLE: Developing Assessments of Deeper Learning Article
April 08, 2013On March 27, the Alliance for Excellent Education held a webinar on Developing Assessments of Deeper Learning: The Costs and Benefits of Using Tests that Help Students Learn, a new report from the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE).
DEVELOPING ASSESSMENTS OF DEEPER LEARNING: New Report Examines Costs of Current Students Tests, Calls for Exams More Closely Aligned with College and a Career Article
April 08, 2013School districts and states must find affordable and feasible ways to improve student assessments so that they measure high-level skills and knowledge, a new report from the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education finds.
WEBINAR: How to Incorporate Deeper Learning and Personalization into a Race to the Top-District Application Article
October 01, 2012The U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top-District (RTT-D) competition places an absolute priority on personalization.
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EDUCATION FOR LIFE AND WORK: National Research Council Report Says “Deeper Learning” Is “Essential” for Success in Twenty-First Century Article
July 23, 2012A new report from the National Research Council (NRC) finds that the educational approach known as “deeper learning”—deep content knowledge and the ability to use that knowledge to think critically, solve problems, communicate effectively, and be self-reflective about learning—is “essential” for the development of twenty-first-century competencies that individuals need to succeed throughout their educational career and adult lives.
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INCLUSION OF “DEEPER LEARNING” COMPETENCIES VARIES IN STATE WAIVER APPLICATIONS, NEW ALLIANCE REPORT FINDS: Report Argues That Students Need Deeper Learning Skills to Graduate from High School Ready for College and a Career Article
May 14, 2012State applications for waivers under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act vary in the degree to which “deeper learning” skills are reflected in the standards, accountability systems, professional development, and teacher evaluations proposed by states, according to a new report from the Alliance for Excellent Education.
OFF THE CLOCK: New Report Examines How Extended Time Can Impact Student Learning Article
April 30, 2012While acknowledging that support and funding for extended learning time (ELT) have grown considerably in the past several years, a new report from Education Sector finds that more time is not necessarily the cure for poor student performance.
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