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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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: student learning.

College & Workforce Readiness Opinion Live Now, Die Later
A high school humanities teacher suggests ways for deep learners to stay alive while developing "college prep" skills.
Contributing Blogger, March 9, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Making Time for What Matters for Teachers
A charter school network brings all of its teachers together for a week of intensive professional development, with great results.
Contributing Blogger, March 6, 2015
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6 min read
States Opinion Are We Actually Engaging Them? A Key Lens for Educational Investment
A study group of state board members outlines policy recommendations for increasing student engagement in learning.
Contributing Blogger, March 4, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Making Time to Push the Learning Deeper
The most striking examples of deep learning occur when teachers invest time to reinforce key habits in depth, says Kathleen Cushman.
Contributing Blogger, February 25, 2015
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School & District Management Opinion Never Give Up on Students: Schools Need 'Grit,' Too
Leaders of New Visions for Public Schools take the concept of "grit" and apply to it to schools, and show it is critical for success.
Contributing Blogger, February 24, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Opinion Let's Get Real: Deeper Learning at Work
Workplace experiences can help students develop the cognitive, interpersonal, and intrapersonal competencies they need in the future, says Nancy Hoffman of Jobs for the Future.
Contributing Blogger, February 20, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion How to Teach for Deeper Learning? An International Survey Provides Insights
A survey of 100,000 teachers in 34 countries suggests ways schools can structure teacher learning to support improved instruction, write Dion Burns and Linda Darling-Hammond of SCOPE.
Contributing Blogger, February 19, 2015
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Assessment Opinion The Role of Testing to Support Deeper Learning
Linda Darling-Hammond proposes changes to the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act to support systems of assessment that enhance learning.
Contributing Blogger, February 18, 2015
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Education Opinion Towards Deeper Civic Learning
Improving civics learning takes active engagement with pressing issues, not a multiple-choice citizenship test.
Contributing Blogger, February 17, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Developing A Sense of Purpose Leads to Deeper Learning
Teachers must ignite students' intrinsic motivation and sense of responsibility by having high expectations, according to a teacher from an Envisions school in Oakland, California.
Contributing Blogger, February 13, 2015
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Education Opinion College- and Career-Ready Graduates Need More From Teachers, Classrooms, and Schools
The founder of Envision Education examines the kind of learning environments necessary to ensure that students are truly college- and career-ready.
Contributing Blogger, February 11, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Waiting and Organizing: Two Strategies for Developing Deeper Learners
A teacher at an Envisions school reflects on approaches that his experience as a coach helped him develop to improve student learning.
Contributing Blogger, February 9, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion The Learning Our Teachers Deserve
Scott Hartl of Expeditionary Learning lays out a framework for powerful and effective professional development for teachers.
Contributing Blogger, February 6, 2015
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School & District Management Opinion Culture First: Setting the Table for Deeper Learning
A Massachusetts school succeeds by "sweating the small stuff" and engaging students in authentic learning experiences.
Contributing Blogger, February 3, 2015
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