The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 3, 2018

A district is assessing itself with a massive project for 800 eighth graders. How to Assess Your District: The Global Challenge Project is an Example. He’s an educator in New Jersey. How the District Uses This Project to Assess Itself. Just learning and sharing. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Writing to Learn: How Writing Positively Impacts Learning & Academic Success The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) states that writing is “ one of the most important skills that students acquire and develop during K-12 schooling. Writing improves reading skills (Graham & Herbert, 2010; Shanahan, 2016).

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2024

If we can move beyond the industrial model and engage in place-based education that connects to the community outside the school, teachers can still be experts, but they can also be facilitators who open the door to a world of potential partners with their own areas of expertise. How will we prepare students for state assessments?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 4, 2024

Research: The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Learning contributed by Michael Mirra Abstract Diversity has been at the forefront of educational discussions over the last few years. ELLs and low-SES students are at an elevated risk for these difficulties (Kieffer, 2010). It is easy for us to forget about socioeconomic status.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

An early warning and intervention system, called BARR, pictured above, was one of the most successful education interventions to come out of the Department of Education’s research and development program that issued $1.4 billion in grants between 2010 and 2016. The failure rate was 74 percent.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

billion state summative assessment market begins to merge with the growing $1.6 billion market for formative assessments? Investors and the education community are closely watching emerging models and how they could shape the markets for related instructional and intervention materials. What happens when the $1.3

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift The latest warning sign comes from college admissions test maker ACT, which compared students’ ACT test scores with their self-reported high school grades between 2010 and 2022. A’s on the rise Percentage of ACT test takers with a grade point average of A, B, or C from 2010 to 2022 by subject.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2023

At a time when school districts are spending money on edtech like never before, it’s perhaps natural that some educators would be skeptical about both the pace and enthusiasm behind it. She co-founded edtech company LangInnov to address what she saw as a gap in the market for assessing Latino children’s reading abilities.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 17, 2018

Goodwin & Miller (2012) provided this summary: In Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock's 2001 meta-analysis, McREL researchers found an effect size for feedback of 0.76, which translates roughly into a 28-percentile point difference in average achievement (Beesley & Apthorp, 2010; Dean, Pitler, Hubbell, & Stone, 2012).

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2023

The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) has selected FEV Tutor as an approved tutoring service in the state’s new Connecticut High-Dosage Tutoring (HDT) Program. Since 2010, FEV Tutor’s targeted high-impact tutoring intervention has focused on accelerating learning outcomes for the hardest to reach low-performing students.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

For ages, the American dream has been built on obtaining a quality education, earning a credential from a degree-awarding entity and then starting a life full of wealth and opportunity. Furthermore, delaying financial literacy education until students enter college can be and has proven disastrous. Department of Education.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2022

The ACT study found that high school grades rose between 2010 and 2022 while scores on the ACT fell. The latest is an analysis of more than 4 million high school seniors who took the ACT from 2010 to 2021. Another bad sign is that the grade inflation detected by ACT closely mirrors Department of Education research.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2024

With interest in the teaching profession waning and enrollment in teacher preparation programs reaching historic lows, all eyes are on the next crop of students — tomorrow’s prospective educators — to make up the deficit. Some of those characteristics are consistent with careers in education.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. They were the most powerful companies in education. They bought other companies to try to blend assessment and curriculum as they also continued publishing. More broadly, I think the promise of data in education is still proving itself.

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100mentors

MARCH 16, 2020

It is now time to break down the last stage of this process: evaluating projects and assessing students. While project evaluation can be an interesting – even pleasant – process for educators, student assessment can be quite tricky. How do we respond to this challenge by assessing innovatively?

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100mentors

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

We conclude this series with the last but not least IB requirements for teaching and learning in the Diploma Programme (DP): assessment and self-management skills. This final installment covers h ow to cultivate students’ self-management skills through teaching informed by assessment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2019

Cristopher Burge who runs the website Cloud Storage Advice , has a great rundown on how cloud computing has revolutionized education: The concept of cloud computing saw its beginnings in the educational sector ever since the first open source websites saw the light of day. Cloud Computing in the Educational Sector.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

When it came to the lesson plan piece, many of my colleagues and I in the Northeastern United States were educated in the Instructional Theory Into Practice Model (ITIP) developed by Madeline Hunter. Feedback is valuable when it is received, understood and acted on (Nicol, 2010). Review of Educational Research: 88(4).

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Secretary of Education Richard W. Yet, understanding this history is crucial to understanding the meandering path we are on with respect to determining the best and appropriate future role for the federal government with respect to educational technology – a task I have set out for myself in a series of posts on this very topic.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 20, 2024

These principles of Universal Design have transitioned into the educational sphere through various models, such as Universal Design for Learning (UDL; Rose & Meyer, 2000), Universal Design for Instruction (UDI; Scott et al., Each definition offers a unique perspective on UDL’s purpose, application, and impact in educational environments.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Higher education is heading into the eye of the tornado. Now, more than ever, as educators and institutions, we need to recenter ourselves on our why —not on how we get through this or when this storm will be over. In education, we are really good at focusing on what and how and when, at solving the problems before us.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2017

Across the country, educators and policy makers are searching for ways to develop and implement innovative assessment programs to address accountability requirements and to reform instruction. As both local and state educators consider new assessment models, they find themselves coming up against many issues of time.

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100mentors

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

We conclude this series with the last but not least IB requirements for teaching and learning in the Diploma Programme (DP): assessment and self-management skills. This final installment covers h ow to cultivate students’ self-management skills through teaching informed by assessment.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Kirschner (2017): Argument against tailoring education to preferred learning styles like visual, auditory, or kinesthetic. Newton & Miah (2017): Challenge to the effectiveness of learning styles in education. Pashler (2009): Critical review of the idea that tailored teaching improves educational outcomes. Kirschner, P.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Part of the EL Education network (formerly Expeditionary Learning) since it’s inception, Two Rivers opened as an expeditionary and project-based learning school. The student experience in an EL environment is closely aligned with Outward Bound’s educational philosophy, which emphasizes character, leadership and service.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

My Own Chapter: M oving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. Assessment as an Ongoing Act of Learning: A Heutagogical Approach: Melanie Booth.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today it has been selected for the GSV (Global Silicon Valley) 150, a list of the world’s most transformative private companies in education. About Carnegie Learning, Inc.

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Doug Levin

JANUARY 15, 2016

The Layers of ESSA: Educational Technology in Title IV – 21st Century Schools, Part A. While most people surely love a good layer cake, the layers of provisions governing the new educational technology program in Title IV, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) are nothing if not overly complicated.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

An “uber trend” of remote work for higher education information security is coming, at a time when more connections are being forged between higher ed and other state data. That Horizon Seems to Be … Closer “Higher education may never be the same again after 2020, and that will be an exciting prospect to some.”

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Strategic use of digital tools can help educators who are teaching during uncertain times by providing structure and space for effective learning. There are many technology tools available that can help educators provide clear instruction and foster relationships regardless of when and where students are learning. 2 (2010): 147—59.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”.

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Hapara

JANUARY 16, 2024

? Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] When your school adopts a new edtech tool, educators may be excited or apprehensive. There are educators who are power users of technology and can run with a new tool. The SAMR Model is one way to make sure that educators are able to use a new edtech tool without feeling overwhelmed.

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice. in linguistics from Stanford University, was a faculty member of the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Education from 1974 to 2004. Fillmore is the third recipient of the Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice.

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eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2023

Osmond has approximately 30 years of experience in K-12 education. He first served as the western regional lead for the company’s Education to Workforce Team program and then led the program’s U.S. In addition, Osmond has held executive positions at companies such as Pearson Assessments and Certiport, a Pearson VUE business.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2021

Students today should have a multiplicity of pathways from education into careers—and the educational experiences that shape workforce success must begin long before high school graduation. For example, even as early as 2010, 15 percent of community college entrants (or 1.4

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 30, 2023

It used the NWEA MAP Growth assessment to measure benchmarks and achievements at the beginning and end of the year to determine bonuses for partners. The district also developed goals focusing on increasing the percentage of students at the “Meets Grade Level” score on the STAAR assessment.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2020

Weld North Education, an education company that has long focused on providing digital intervention and supplemental products in the K-12 market, has acquired LearnZillion , a Washington, D.C.-based Weld North Education also offers an English language arts curriculum developed in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Education.

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