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Learning Deeply

In this blog, organized by Harvard education professor Jal Mehta and Washington-based education writer Robert Rothman, students, teachers, administrators, researchers, and policymakers explored the practice and policy issues around expanding deeper learning. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: student learning.

Assessment Opinion A Peek Inside New Hampshire's Performance Assessment Pilot
In an interview with CCSSO's Jennifer Poon, New Hampshire teacher Jennifer Deenik describes what it's like to teach in a school, district, and state pushing the boundaries on student assessment and accountability.
Contributing Blogger, September 18, 2015
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Education Opinion The New Moment in Education, Made Possible by Thousands
A new think tank led by Linda Darling-Hammond can take its inspiration from thousands of students and educators who have been working toward similar goals, says Monica Alatorre of Envision Education.
Contributing Blogger, September 11, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Getting Better: Lessons for Educators From a Surgeon
A renowned physician's examination of improvement science holds lessons for educators, writes Rick Lear of Envision Learning Partners.
Contributing Blogger, September 9, 2015
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4 min read
Federal Opinion How Well Are High School Grads Prepared for Postsecondary Experience?
Provisions in the Senate-passed reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act can help high school students become better prepared for postsecondary education.
Contributing Blogger, September 4, 2015
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Education Opinion Creating Demand for Change: Smart Parents
A new book from Getting Smart offers suggestions for how parents can deepen learning for all students.
Robert Rothman, August 31, 2015
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School & District Management Opinion Trajectory Optimization: Building Better Pathways for Our Students
Teachers can design pathways that improve the arc of students' and schools' performance, says Susan Fairchild of New Visions for Public Schools.
Contributing Blogger, August 24, 2015
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Teaching Opinion What Rigor Is, and What It Isn't
A project in a London classroom shows what rigorous instruction and learning can be, says a teacher at High Tech High Chula Vista.
Contributing Blogger, August 20, 2015
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Education Opinion How Reading Is Like Running
Techniques that enable a humanities teacher from High tech High to persist and succeed at running can be applied to enable students to read effectively.
Contributing Blogger, August 19, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Implementing Project-Based Learning in the 21st Century
Teachers as well as students need to think, feel, and do in order to learn, says a teacher at High Tech High.
Contributing Blogger, August 17, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Educator Competencies for Personalized Teaching
Leaders from the national, state, classroom levels discuss the implementation of educators competencies for learner-centered teaching, developed by the Council of Chief State School Officers and Jobs for the Future.
Contributing Blogger, August 14, 2015
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States Opinion Launching Personalized Teaching in the Classroom
An effort led by Jobs for the Future and the Council of Chief State School Officers has identified the competencies educators need to lead personalized learning effectively.
Contributing Blogger, August 13, 2015
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Education Opinion Equitable Access to Deeper Learning: A Focus on Students With Disabilities
Research-based practices have been shown to help students with disabilities learn deeply, argues Rafael Heller of Jobs for the Future.
Contributing Blogger, August 12, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Now We Know What Summer Can Be: Next-Generation Summer
A five-week summer program for 1,200 students in the Bay Area proved to be a rich learning experience for students and educators alike.
Contributing Blogger, August 6, 2015
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Student Well-Being & Movement Opinion Renaming Noncognitive Skills to Emphasize Success
David T. Conley proposes an alternative name for the so-called "non-cognitive" skills that are vital to students' success in college and the workplace.
David T. Conley, August 4, 2015
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