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Sal Khan: Test Prep Is ‘the Last Thing We Want to Be’

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He’s started working with more schools and districts—instead of reaching students mainly at home—and has partnered with assessment groups, such as the College Board and, most recently, the NWEA for personalized test prep materials. The latter group administers the MAP Assessment—a test designed to measure growth in reading and math.

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Curriculum Design is Emotional Work—This Teacher Makes It Easier

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To somewhat quote Darth Vader, I found the lack of quality edtech curriculum deeply disturbing. competency-based (a.k.a. standards-based) school for at-risk youth, pre-packaged curriculum and assessments offered very little flexibility for personalization or modification. Because I taught at a. Kiddom's Planner.

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Four Ways to Redefine Parent Teacher Conferences—With a Little Help from Ironman

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And from what we’ve gathered, teachers are constantly looking to empower students to take control of their learning. Edtech requires student buy-in too. How to integrate social emotional learning —plus a guide to SEL. How to implement blended learning —plus a guide to blended learning. Resources from Kiddom.

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Why a K-12 Operating System is the Next Step in the Evolution of Edtech

Edsurge

This competency-based system made sense; if students were chronically absent, holding them accountable to a pacing calendar would prove futile. To supplement in-person support offered during class and lunch periods, I published a simple Google site to house my lessons, assessments, and other resources.

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Competency-Based Education: A Reading Journey

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

One very important point here: as with all of my Edtech Elixirs entries and my personal social media posts, this is only Adam Watson's ideal list as of this posting. The book also helped me think more deeply about the importance of advisory scheduling, graduate profiles, and students doing defenses of learning. Stack and Jonathan G.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

techlearning

The NEO mobile app for Windows allows users to access the full feature set within the platform including creating and delivering online classes, assessing students, sharing resources, tracking student achievement, and collaborating on projects. HERO K12, BV INVESTMENT PARTNERS AND SCHOOLMINT ( herok12.com

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Despite predictions that badges would be the “ new credential ” and that we were looking at a “ Future Full of Badges ,” it’s not clear that digital badges have provided us with a really meaningful way to assess skills or expertise. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. The Teacher Influencer Hustle. In 2013, Pearson paid $7.7

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