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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: student learning.

Education Opinion Would You Know Deeper Learning If You Saw It?
The director of publications for Expeditionary Learning identifies the characteristics of classrooms in which deeper learning is happening.
Contributing Blogger, February 2, 2015
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Assessment Opinion Fractal Patterns, Playing Jazz, and Other Variations on a Metacognitive Theme
To "measure what matters," first we must learn how the skills and dispositions that matter are developed. A network of states and partners are leading the way.
Contributing Blogger, January 29, 2015
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Assessment Opinion Chasing (and Catching!) Butterflies: Empowering Learners Through Standards and Personalized Assessments
How one school district in Maine empowers students to meet proficiency standards and learning targets through personalized educational experiences.
Contributing Blogger, January 27, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Opinion Next-Generation Learning and Career Readiness
Better together: the respective movements toward career readiness and next-generation learning environments should come together to provide the learning experiences that truly prepare students to succeed.
Contributing Blogger, January 26, 2015
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7 min read
Federal Opinion The Global Shift, Part 2: The Case of Poland
Poland, a nation with rapidly improving student performance, revamped its curriculum in 2008 to focus on critical thinking and problem-solving.
Robert Rothman, January 22, 2015
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Federal Opinion Deeper Learning Is a Global Concern
A new report from OECD shows interest in many countries in developing a broad set of knowledge and skills for students.
Robert Rothman, January 20, 2015
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Federal Opinion To See the Future of Education, Look Beyond ESEA
Two relatively unheralded events in Washington, DC, show that ideas about the future of education are on the table.
Robert Rothman, January 16, 2015
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Standards & Accountability Opinion Light the Way to Systems Thinking
A tool developed by New Visions for Public Schools enables school leaders to use data as a flashlight, rather than as a hammer.
Contributing Blogger, January 12, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion An Economics Lesson: Teaching for Disciplinary Understanding
A college professor examines his experience in teaching economics to suggest ways that teachers can develop students' understanding so that they will be able to use their knowledge in the future.
Jal Mehta, January 9, 2015
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Education Opinion Why 'Doing School' Undermines Learning
Schools encourage students to get good grades, not to learn the knowledge and skills relevant to the disciplines, argues a graduate student and former English/language arts teacher.
Jal Mehta, January 8, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Unlearning Is Critical for Deep Learning
Developing new instructional approaches requires teachers to let go of longstanding practices they might have considered successful.
Jal Mehta, January 6, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Confessions of a Reflective Practitioner
A physics teacher at High Tech High thinks back on his teaching and considers what to do differently.
Contributing Blogger, December 18, 2014
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Equity & Diversity Opinion In the Wake of Ferguson, Where Are Standards for Equity?
Education should build character as well as knowledge, and should support social justice to enable people to live together in the 21st century, says a humanities teacher.
Contributing Blogger, December 16, 2014
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Education Opinion A Clear-Eyed Look at the Promise of Digital Tools in Learning
A new report by Christopher Dede offers evidence for ways technology can support effective instruction.
Contributing Blogger, December 12, 2014
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