The Principal of Change

APRIL 11, 2023

There has been a multitude of conversations regarding assessment and grading practices, focusing on shifting practice that makes more sense not only for the current time we live in but also moving forward. She had said, “How we assess drives our teaching, not the other way around.” ” I would agree.

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Evelyn Learning

AUGUST 22, 2023

education system. ASSESSING THE DOWNFALLS Declining Academic Performance: While the U.S. Source: NEPC Inequity Across Districts : One of the profound injustices in our system is the glaring inequity across school districts. Source: NCES Community Involvement : A robust education system thrives on community support.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2023

In this third post, the author describes lessons learned while leading a cohort of diverse schools and districts through a process of strengthening their edtech systems. Each team worked on addressing a specific problem of practice in their school system.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Think back to an assessment you took in your elementary years. The assessments you took were not that memorable; you probably didn’t have a lasting connection and there was absolutely no impact on you as a learner whatsoever. So why can’t we do that in a class that [only] allows for traditional assessments? Let’s embrace that!

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2024

Meanwhile, digital media, heavily reliant on visuals and text, with audio often secondary, is playing an increasing role in education. Audio is often a secondary consideration; particularly once users can read. For example, username/password login forms can be replaced with QR codes; many school-oriented systems have already done so.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

We wondered about the role of AI in one specific teaching practice: assessing student learning. Then again, we wondered, could an AI scoring and feedback system really help students as much as teachers could? Teachers have the ability to say, 'What were you trying to tell me? Because I don't understand.'

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

When a public school system in the San Francisco Bay Area explored replacing traditional grading practices with a form of “standards-based grading system” meant to eliminate bias, it sparked widespread opposition from parents. This school system is hardly alone in drawing controversy over changes to grading systems.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

But how are we addressing the ways that the system has failed our secondary students when they first learned to read? In the coming year, that broad trend will continue, with a shift to looking beyond knowledge building as schools, districts, and states begin improving capacity and creating systems aligned to the science of reading.

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Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2021

This is the story of a student who got lost in the system. My investigation led me to one simple conclusion: The lack of a coherent system failed him. Our system, that we governed as administrators, failed him. Although the RTI framework includes many components, Jason guided my focus on assessment. We had to do better.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

Nonprofits will seek opportunities to ensure assessments and curricula measure and teach essential skills most important to secondary and higher education students and institutions. Tying CenterPoint’s’ data literacy services to CAE’s assessment approaches offers mutual clients innovative solutions to address potential learning gaps.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2019

What sort of backup system is already in place? I talked with the outgoing IT director about any existing recovery systems and previous related discussions. Working with the CDW account manager, we chose a Barracuda backup system and backed up everything on multiple servers. Most systems were up within a few hours.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 14, 2021

The plan also includes investments to replace all lead pipes and service lines in drinking water systems to ensure no child is at risk of exposure to lead. Assess Need and Target Investments Where They’re Needed Most. States will need to conduct comprehensive needs assessments of their own facilities. See What’s Worked.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2020 and 2021, Congress passed the CARES and ARP Acts, which created and added to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Program ( ESSER ). As a first step, assess your top 10 most expensive ESSER programs and answer these questions: What is our plan to close out or continue to fund this particular expenditure?

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Digital Promise

MAY 14, 2019

The results of large-scale tests may be used by schools or policy-makers to make important decisions such as grouping students by ability or assessing how well schools are doing. Across Canada, researchers and educators have documented the need to transform how the provinces assess literacy and consider more innovative designs.

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Neo LMS

MAY 28, 2019

In 2000 the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) released its first PISA results (Program for International Student Assessment), and Finland has never been the same again. The effect on education outcomes is significant. Learning has been a national priority since the Finns achieved independence from Russia in 1917.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

In the coming years, the final funding decisions made by current district leaders will serve as a litmus test to determine if they have proactively addressed the internal capacity needed at the system level to support their chosen allocation of funds. Will they prioritize short-term fixes, or will they root their decisions in sustainability?

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TeacherCast

AUGUST 30, 2015

Edsby is a robust, cloud-based, mobile learning management system that incorporates social learning, course planning, assessment management, and much more into a simple, easy to use package for the entire school community. About Company. Edsby transforms how students, teachers, parents and administrators engage.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2019

What sort of backup system is already in place? I talked with the outgoing IT director about any existing recovery systems and previous related discussions. Working with the CDW account manager, we chose a Barracuda backup system and backed up everything on multiple servers. Most systems were up within a few hours.

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edWeb.net

MAY 12, 2022

The panelists noted the importance of establishing structures and systems that support the transformation process, and engaging classroom teachers, specialists, and administrators in developing a comprehensive and cohesive approach. At the Secondary Level. First Steps and Long-Term Goals. (MT),

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Lightspeed Systems

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As primary and secondary schooling takes up a large portion of a child’s life, it’s at school where struggling children are frequently identified. Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) is a conceptual framework that prompts educators to provide personalized academic and behavioral strategies for students with diverse needs.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This is especially true for secondary students. Younger learners are used to SEL (socio-emotional learning) practices like sharing circles and morning meetings; these procedures tend to fade away as students get older and into more specialized secondary content. However, you do NOT have to do ALL of these strategies.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA recently released results of a yearlong study examining the effectiveness of a reading fluency intervention targeting struggling middle school readers from historically marginalized populations or those living in poverty. school district in 2022-23.

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The Jose Vilson

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The setup usually lists a set of skills that seem like common sense: how to do your taxes, how to work through the legal system in ordinary situations, how to determine your credit score etc. But we’re fortunate because we’re educators and generally know what to look for in pedagogy, curriculum, and assessment.

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Neo LMS

MAY 19, 2020

To quote a study on Evolllution , “60 percent of respondents said technology has fundamentally changed post-secondary teaching and learning. With new kinds of learners entering the education system, it’s time new leadership does as well. Read more: 4 Examples of the best digital access initiatives. Work interdepartmentally.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 1, 2020

Our current educational system is now more dynamic and complex due to Covid-19. As school systems around the world move toward a remote learning model, consideration of the needs of both teachers and students is imperative. Remote Learning AP Culture of Assessment. A guest post by Dr. Courtney Pepe. and ending at 6:45 p.m.

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 29, 2020

The current public education system has stagnated. This system should be created with an OPEN SOURCE mentality so that it is perpetually being redesigned and refined. Changes necessary at the basic level of our current system: Eliminate structured classrooms. Barriers to entry: Our current system is massive and unable to pivot.

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2024

Last week, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), in partnership with SAS, launched the Missouri Data Visualization Tool (MO DVT), a web-based application that offers easy-to-use reports and analysis on academic performance, including achievement and growth data aggregated by subject, year, and grade.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Secondary trends, found in only a few of the reviewed resources, included: blended learning, dashboards and learning analytics, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. Joosten believes that it is critical to link technology to teaching and learning and recognize that each piece of technology is a part of much larger systems.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In the summer of 2016, a community of educators, research design partners, and over 150 teens and young adults in Colorado engaged in a bold experiment to rethink how quality and impact might be measured in a modernized system of learning. Our current approach of summative assessments has few fans. Framework for the Future of Learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As a bonus, these sessions can allow educators more opportunities to measure student achievement through informal assessments, potentially providing new holistic accountability measures. 15 These increases in achievement show great potential for using high-dosage tutoring as a school improvement strategy.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

With PLCs, we decide as a team that ‘this’ is really what every student at Benton High School leaving Algebra 1 should know how to do,” says Brandy Beckman, Secondary Math Instructional Facilitator. Often, PLC groups take the lead in creating curriculum, resources, or assessments. They have particular goals for students in each grade.

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Hapara

AUGUST 18, 2023

Systemic issues reflected in teacher bias and bullying We can’t ignore the fact that in the United States today, learners who are different often become the victims of bullying and bias. These issues may appear isolated but largely stem from systemic problems facing the nation’s schools. Why is diversity an issue for schools?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

But it may be enough to know the report exists and can be freely downloaded and doom-scrolled to assess the thinking of dozens of experts. Data Tendrils Increase Their Reach Higher education data is being connected in more ways, including into K-12, workforce and early childhood data systems. Postsecondary and Secondary Credentials.”

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2023

Within six months of high school graduation, only 51 percent of the class of 2022 enrolled in post-secondary education, down from 56 percent from the class of 2019. Policy Center predicted that only eight students out of every 100 ninth graders in the district would earn a post-secondary credential within six years of high school graduation.

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eSchool News

JULY 10, 2019

The Algoma District School Board (ADSB), located in Ontario, Canada, serves a diverse group of 9,400 students across 39 elementary and 10 secondary schools. Our district uses the School Effectiveness Framework (SEF), a tool that is based on best practices, to help us effectively monitor, reflect and gather teacher data throughout our system.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2021

This “blurring” of secondary and postsecondary education could point to a new way forward: a model that is neither high school nor community college but a combination of the two that saves students time and money, while offering them new kinds of guided support and preparation for careers.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Then, there are those who count all late work for full credit because the goal is to assess mastery rather than speed. The truth is that companies do not want to shut off their clients’ water, they want the payment owed, just as I wanted my students’ work to be able to assess their level of mastery.

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