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Much ado about NAEP

Dangerously Irrelevant

Yet, if students in other nations took the NAEP, only about one-third of them would also score Proficient—even in the nations scoring highest on international reading comparisons (Rothstein, Jacobsen, & Wilder, 2006). The pundits already are chiming in on the 2022 NAEP results.

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Lessons and Leadership During the Switch to Online Learning

edWeb.net

During a recent edLeader Panel , sponsored by The ProEthica® Program, the superintendent of one of America’s largest school districts spoke with a former state superintendent and other education leaders about key issues affecting students, parents, and educators, including digital access and equity, online privacy, and funding.

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How to Keep Kids Safe

The CoolCatTeacher

In this episode, Shannon Mclintock -Miller and I discuss current best practices about digital citizenship and online safety for kids. If you’ve ever taught kids who have their own smartphones, you know how quickly social media problems can escalate at school. In 2014, Shannon was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker.

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A Simple Guide to Podcasting in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Winner of the ISTE Online Learning Award 2006 and Best Talk Show Host in Education 2014 and many Best Teacher Blog awards, Vicki seeks to shine a spotlight on what works in education wherever it happens in the world. Host: Vicki Davis. Vicki Davis @ coolcatteacher is a full-time classroom teacher in Camilla, Georgia.

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Khan Academy Has Inspired Imitations Across Disciplines. MEDKSL is the Latest.

Edsurge

Since he introduced Khan Academy in 2006, the free, open-access education platform has inspired several knock-offs focused on specific disciplines. I could see that my students were distracted by social media during the lecture. Nobody really knows yet what works for online learning,” he says. “A

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Future Trends Forum #8, with Jim Groom: full recording, notes, and Storify

Bryan Alexander

For more background on containers Jim recommended Marc Levinson’s book The Box (2006). One mentioned that their institution used to host WordPress locally, but is now exploring externally hosted social media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc). He also argued that metaphors of technology are the poetry of our moment.

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Future Trends Forum #8, with Jim Groom: full recording, notes, and Storify

Bryan Alexander

For more background on containers Jim recommended Marc Levinson’s book The Box (2006). One mentioned that their institution used to host WordPress locally, but is now exploring externally hosted social media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc). He also argued that metaphors of technology are the poetry of our moment.

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