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An Onboarding Course to Help Your New Edtech Hires Empathize With Educators

Edsurge

The class reads about Common Core and completes a few samples of Common Core assessment questions to understand the student and teacher experience using these materials. Then as a group, we try on different perspectives and opinions of how Common Core assessments are shifting the focus of American education.

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OPINION: How top charter schools became an ‘afterthought’ in one state

The Hechinger Report

In 2007, Massachusetts eighth-graders even tied for first in the world on international science testing. In 2010, the Commonwealth ditched English and math standards that were a model for other states in favor of weaker national standards known as the Common Core. State SAT scores rose for 13 consecutive years. points each year.

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From Silos to Sharing: Why Are Open Educational Resources Still So Hard to Find?

Edsurge

In 2007 the Hewlett Foundation’s funding helped create OER Commons. Department of Education spearheaded the #GoOpen movement, a collection of efforts to spur educators, publishers and technologists to make OER more available and easily accessible. Last year, the U.S. Forty-two states and Washington, D.C.

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OPINION: It’s time to stop the clock on math anxiety. Here’s the latest research on how

The Hechinger Report

Ashcraft and Krause (2007) found that math anxiety severely impacts student’s ability to enjoy math, motivation to take more math or do well in math. Related: In Texas, new math standards look a whole lot like Common Core. They do not say this about other subjects.

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How little is too little money for schools?

The Hechinger Report

percent in 2007. The district also embraced the new Common Core standards, despite controversy elsewhere. He wants to keep schools open and ensure our students continue to have access to a quality education. percent in 2007. Graduation rates rose from 52.5 percent in 2000 to 78.4 Related: Schools on U.S.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Angela Maiers Tonight - LOTS of 2014 Global Education Conference Updates - Proposal Deadline, Keynotes, and Volunteering

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Webinars are free, but when you purchase the "Mattering IS the Agenda" toolkit you get exclusive access to the recordings. You’ll learn about the important role digital citizenship played in the district’s 1:1 initiative and Common Core Technology Project. More information and login details at YouMatter.me. More information.

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3 Apps to Prioritize Your Day

Ask a Tech Teacher

a way to quickly accomplish common tasks. easy access from digital devices that teachers commonly carry. Started in Israel in 2007, feature-packed Waze was purchased by Google about a year ago which means it can share features with–and from–Google’s in-house Google Maps. – See more at: [link]. Conclusion.

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