Personalized Learning Maine Style.

• Authors : Bellavance, Mary¹

Subjects: *INDIVIDUALIZED instruction; *EDUCATION; *STUDENT-centered learningMAINE; UNITED States

• Source: Educational Leadership. Summer2014, Vol. 71 Issue 9, p62-65. 4p.

• Abstract: The article discusses the development and implementation of a personalized, (customized) student-centered learning approach to

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ABOUT THIS REPORT.

• Authors : Bushweller, Kevin C.

Subjects: *INDIVIDUALIZED instruction; *EDUCATION

• Source: Education Week. 10/22/2014 Supplement, pS1-S1. 1/3p.

• Abstract: An introduction is presented for the journal's special report, entitled "Taking Stock of Personalized Learning," identifying major ...

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Learning and Teaching in the 21st Century: An Education Plan for the New Millennium Developed in British Columbia, Canada.

• Authors : Boyer, Wanda¹; Crippen, Carolyn L.¹

Subjects: *EDUCATION; *LEARNING; *TEACHING researchCANADABRITISH Columbia. Ministry of Education

• Source: Childhood Education. Sep/Oct2014, Vol. 90 Issue 5, p343-353. 11p.

• Abstract: This article describes how a ministry of education in Canada is responding to new developments in educational thinking related to 21st ... Copyright of Childhood Education is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple ...

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Library to Learning Commons.

Subjects: *EDUCATION; *EDUCATIONAL change; *INFORMATION commonsCANADA

• Source: Education Canada. Jan2014, Vol. 54 Issue 1, following p46-46. 4p.

• Abstract: The article discusses the importance of a learning commons in the climate of educational reform in Canada. It looks into a ...

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Gail Pletnick.

• Authors : DAVIS, MICHELLE R.

Subjects: *SCHOOL superintendents; *EDUCATION; *INDIVIDUALIZED instructionARIZONA; UNITED StatesPLETNICK, Gail

• Source: Education Week. 3/5/2014, Vol. 33 Issue 23, pS31-S32. 2p.

• Abstract: The article profiles Gail Pletnick, the superintendent of Arizona's Dysart Unified School District. It notes that under her leadership, the district was one of the ...

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Effectiveness of Green-BIM Teaching Method in Construction Education Curriculum.

• Authors : Jin-Lee Kim¹

Subjects: *BUILDING information modeling; *SUSTAINABLE architecture; *PROJECT method in teachingCALIFORNIA State University, Long Beach

• Source: Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2014, p1-11. 11p.

• Abstract: This paper presents the results from an ongoing NSF TUES project that develops a unique and innovative virtual approach, named as Green-BIM teaching method, to ... Copyright of Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition is the property of ASEE and its content may not be copied or emailed to ...

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The high heritability of educational achievement reflects many genetically influenced traits, not just intelligence.

• Authors : Krapohl, Eva¹; Rimfeld, Kaili¹; Shakeshaft, Nicholas G.¹

Subjects: *ACADEMIC achievement; *ACHIEVEMENT motivation; *INTELLECT

• Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 10/21/2014, Vol. 111 Issue 42, p15273-15278. 6p.

• Abstract: Because educational achievement at the end of compulsory schooling represents a major tipping point in life, understanding its causes and correlates is important for individual ... Copyright of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America is the property of National Academy of Sciences and ...

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Empowering twenty-first century assessment practices: designing technologies as agents of change.

• Authors : Carter, Deb¹ (AUTHOR) ; Crichton, Susan¹ (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *EDUCATIONAL evaluation; *TEACHING methods; *INTERACTIVE learningCANADA

• Source: Educational Media International. Dec2014, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p295-309. 15p.

• Abstract: The overarching questions guiding this interprofessional design-based research study are: (1) How might a suite of assessment tools help K-7 educators visualize learningCopyright of Educational Media International is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted ...

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Role Blending in a Learning Environment Supports Facilitation in a Robotics Class.

• Authors : Jormanainen, Ilkka¹ ; Sutinen, Erkki¹

Subjects: *STUDY & teaching of robotics; *DATA mining; *SCIENCE teachers

• Source: Journal of Educational Technology & Society. Jan2014, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p294-306. 13p.

• Abstract: The open monitoring environment (OME) uses a novel data-mining approach to enhance teachers' pedagogical interventions in a robotics class. According to earlier studies, decision trees ... Copyright of Journal of Educational Technology & Society is the property of International Forum of Educational Technology & Society (IFETS) and its content may not be ...

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Using a learning management system to personalise learning for primary school students.

• Authors : Edmunds, Bronwyn¹ ; Hartnett, Maggie²

Subjects: *INDIVIDUALIZED instruction; *LEARNING Management System; *PRIMARY schoolsNEW Zealand

• Source: Journal of Open, Flexible & Distance Learning. 2014, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p11-29. 19p.

• Abstract: This paper reports on one aspect of a descriptive multiple-case study which set out to explore the role of a learning ... Copyright of Journal of Open, Flexible & Distance Learning is the property of DEANZ and its content may not be copied ...

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