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ISTE 2018: 5 Best Practices for Adhering to Federal Privacy Laws

EdTech Magazine

The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) was established in 2001 with the No Child Left Behind Act and is known for its provisions dealing with surveys and assessments. Adults often give their information away — social media sites, frequent shopper cards, etc. — Be Honest With Parents and Students on Data Use.

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PROOF POINTS: Why reading comprehension is deteriorating

The Hechinger Report

Since then, scholars have been trying to figure out why their scores dropped so much between 2017 and 2019 on a highly regarded national test known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress or NAEP. Perhaps reading posts on social media and clicking on article links in Google searches are useful types of reading too.

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Secret ‘Fusion Centers’ and the Search for the Next School Shooter

Edsurge

Rather, they are digging through social media and other more ambiguous forms of data to predict and apprehend students who could potentially become threats in the future, and the work may be spreading. Also in May, local media reports from Corpus Christi, Tex., It sounds like a conspiracy theory, but it is not.

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PROOF POINTS: Early data on ‘high-dosage’ tutoring shows schools are sometimes finding it tough to deliver even low doses

The Hechinger Report

Tutoring was a big component of the 2001 No Child Left Behind law that aimed to lift the achievement of low-income children. In June, the state reported huge academic gains for students throughout the state, hitting new five-year records in reading achievement. I know of a principal in North Carolina who did everything above and more (i.e.

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Bloom reheated

Learning with 'e's

In an age of digital media, where learners create, remix and share their own content, an overhaul of Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy was long overdue. Unfortunately, Lorin Anderson's revised model (2001 in conjunction with Krathwohl) of the taxonomy is not as great an improvement on the original model as its adherents might claim.

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Karen has presented at conferences around the country about teaching students to navigate social media and working with teachers to develop digital projects that embrace new media literacies. In her spare time, Karen travels locally and globally in search of new sights, tastes, and absurdities.

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Everything you need to know about AI in education

eSchool News

It’s imperative to start evaluating our tech stacks differently as a part of the learning journey–standardized academic assessment is not the only measure of success. AI helps with automatic grading and assessment creation. Creating personalized experiences for each learner is key. This is widely known as the worst part of teaching.