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Better Feedback for Deeper Learning

A Principal's Reflections

John Hattie (2009) found a similar effect size of 0.73 Hattie and Timperley (2007) say that effective feedback must answer three major questions: Where am I going? Educational Leadership, 70(1), 82–83 Hattie & Timperley (2007) The Power of Feedback. Hattie and Timperley (2017) shared the following. What are the goals?)

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Charting a Student's Journey: A Guide to Crafting Effective Learning Paths

A Principal's Reflections

2009), researchers found that personalized learning, with a focus on allowing students to set their own pace, led to improved academic outcomes. Research by Hattie and Timperley (2007) suggests that feedback is one of the most potent influences on learning. The learning path empowers students to take control of their learning journey.

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Report: Class of 2018 Has Better Job Prospects than Classes of 2009-2017, but Still Faces Challenges

Edsurge

It found that those in the Class of 2018 have better job prospects than the classes of 2009-2017. The report also found that the underemployment rate for young college graduates is still “significantly higher than it was before the recession” in December 2007. In November 2007, for instance, the underemployment rate was 9.4

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8 Key Focus Areas for Developing a Re-Entry Plan

A Principal's Reflections

Unfortunately, difficult decisions lie ahead, similar to the Great Recession from 2007 - 2009. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) just recently released guidelines for schools that can be found in this decision tree. Rest assured, schools will emerge stronger and better prepared to meet the needs of all learners.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Guidance on the Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed Tech) Program: Funds Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (July 2009). This change remained in appropriations language from FY 2007 through FY 2011. FY 2007 $273,100,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). FY 2010 $100,000,000.

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How the last recession affected higher education. Will history repeat?

The Hechinger Report

million undergraduate students in the fall of 2007 to a peak of 18.1 The 2009 Recovery Act increased the amount of Pell Grants to low-income students to more than $5,000 per year and expanded the number of students who were eligible for it. Legislation raised the amounts that students could borrow in 2007 and again in 2008.

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Much ado about NAEP

Dangerously Irrelevant

In 2009, Gerald Bracey, one of our nation’s foremost experts on educational assessment, stated : In its prescriptive aspect, the NAEP reports the percentage of students reaching various achievement levels—Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. emphasis added].