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6 reasons to improve teacher and principal evaluation policies

eSchool News

New data and analysis released by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds ample opportunities for improvement in states’ teacher and principal evaluation policies. covering essential, evidence-based components of teacher and principal evaluation systems.

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Discover the Latest In Learning on the Research Map

Digital Promise

This site features actionable summaries and videos on key topics like STEM learning and family engagement, as well as an interactive visualization of education research. This site features actionable summaries and videos on key topics like STEM learning and family engagement, as well as an interactive visualization of education research.

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

Doug Levin

Yet, understanding this history is crucial to understanding the meandering path we are on with respect to determining the best and appropriate future role for the federal government with respect to educational technology – a task I have set out for myself in a series of posts on this very topic. On November 22, 1996, U.S.

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Experiences in Self-Determined Learning: Moving from Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0

User Generated Education

The Teachers. Stewart Hase contacted a group of us due to our interest in heutagogy for the purpose of writing a chapter in an edited book. This past week, because of their hard work, this book has been published through Amazon. It is titled Experiences in Self-Determined Learning and can be found at [link]. The Table of Contents.

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Should students read 20 minutes a day?

Reading By Example

If you Google the phrase “read 20 minutes a day”, you will get page after page of articles, posts, and videos praising this practice. Still, I understand teachers’ interest in holding students accountable for reading regularly. Teachers are the same way.) Reading log templates sometimes accompany the content.

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8 Ways to Help New Teachers Thrive (and Veteran Teachers Too!)

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Immediately, we can start to help new teachers and help each other in the process. The research gives us some insight into how each of us can help other teachers thrive. We can help new teachers and each other thrive. 24) Jackson, C.

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Games for girls

Learning with 'e's

Games based learning is currently a hotly debated topic in education and is a fertile field of study (Holmes, 2011; Abrams, 2009). This paper explores the use of game consoles to support learning for young students (ages 8-11) and evaluates their recent success in primary education. I''m a big advocate of student publications.

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