Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2018

In the past, kids in K-2 would get a reading assessment with their teacher but students in upper grades were just expected to be able to read. It was difficult to ascertain those students’ reading levels unless you were a reading specialist, and even then, assessments were performed individually and were very time-consuming.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 20, 2013

ASCD’s Free Educator Summer Professional Development Resources ASCD School Improvement Tool — Designed for use in schools and school systems around the world, this online tool offers educators a comprehensive needs assessment as they prepare for the coming year. Sessions will be archived for later viewing.

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Resources Common Core Policies Advocacy 84

Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In his 2010 book, Building Social Business, micro finance pioneer and Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus defines “social entrepreneurship” as an “initiative of social consequences created by an entrepreneur with a social vision.” The company also donates a significant amount of earnings to schools and charitable causes.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

During the last school year, only 40 percent of fourth-graders nationwide scored at a proficient level in a nationwide math assessment. That was the district’s first year taking the PARCC assessment, a college- and career-readiness test mandated by the state of Illinois, and the results were dismal, though not exactly surprising.

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How To Common Core Elementary Report 82

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2016

The exam, known as PARCC — which stands for Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers — was aligned to the Common Core, a set of national educational standards for what students should be able to do in each grade in English and math. Related: Common Core testing showdown in Massachusetts.

Common Core 40

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The group points to slumping test scores as a reason why change is needed: Eighth grade math scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress have been flat for a decade, with just 34 percent of students testing proficient in 2019, as the gap between the highest and lowest performers grows.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 1, 2016

Assessments are built into both systems. In 2010, Marlin Equity Partners purchased Compass Learning for $32 million from Reader’s Digest as part of that company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Most Math Curricula Found to be Out of Sync With Common Core. The two businesses are well-established in the marketplace.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Gearing up for the Olympics in 2020, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government has announced major changes for education, including adopting fully online and computer-based testing and requiring college admission to assess a full spectrum of applicants’ credentials, including extracurricular activities. In the U.S.,

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MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

During the last school year, only 40 percent of fourth-graders nationwide scored at a proficient level in a nationwide math assessment. That was the district’s first year taking the PARCC assessment, a college- and career-readiness test mandated by the state of Illinois, and the results were dismal, though not exactly surprising.

How To 39

How To Common Core Elementary Survey 39

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

From 2000 to 2010, the demographics in the Bluegrass State shifted dramatically: the number of English learners grew a whopping 306 percent. Related: Closing gap for immigrant students under Common Core in Kentucky is a moving target. Kentucky is at the forefront of this challenge. It’s not just Kentucky.

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Policies Data Common Core Comparison 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

When she became superintendent in 2010, one of the first decisions to cross her desk was whether to join a new suit against the state. The district also embraced the new Common Core standards, despite controversy elsewhere. Kansas City became one of the lead plaintiffs. Our kids need these initiatives,” Smith said. Fair funding.

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Common Core Report Groups Meeting 40

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

MARCH 10, 2020

Martin (2010) Don't let the slim nature of this book (151 pages!) Lastly, both Transforming Schools and Breaking with Tradition explain the need for change in performance assessment practices, and the urgency for creating new performance assessments that better match competency-based learning.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

In fact, student choice is so important to BIE that it has included it in the rubric it uses to assess units of study to ensure that student choice is encouraged and utilized. Results from a 2010 study show that when. Results from a 2010 study show that when. Patall, Cooper, & Wynn, 2010). Choice + Agency = Learning.

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Learning E-rate Report Common Core 48

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Cardona probably first caught the collective eye of the state’s education and political leaders in 2010 when he was appointed co-chairman of a legislative task force studying the state’s intractable academic achievement gap between racial and socioeconomic groups. The other co-chair was then-Sen.

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Education Elementary Common Core System 122

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Bits of student performance data are only just starting to trickle out of the pilot schools, so it’s too early to assess most of them quantitatively. Summit partnered with Stanford’s Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity to develop the rubric for evaluating the cognitive skills in each grade. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

Marketplace K-12

JULY 12, 2016

Nevada officials announced Tuesday that a common-core assessment consortium will credit the state $1.8 million as compensation for problems that derailed a spate of its assessments last year. From Common-Core Group Over Testing Mishaps appeared first on Market Brief. Test Results from N.D.,

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Common Core Groups Assessment Training 40

eSchool News

MARCH 22, 2019

About 10 years ago, in 2010, when Common Core was launched in the U.S., As technology continues to evolve, we will likely see it playing a facilitating role in assessing the student’s level of understanding. It’s this third piece that we are finally embracing.

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EdTech Industry Common Core Study 111

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

But it appears that the massive growth that the sector has experienced since 2010 stopped this year. In part, their struggles are a result of controversies surrounding the Common Core State Standards, which were supposed to streamline and procurement the development of curriculum and assessment. Funding has shrunk.

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Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. But in 2010, the company, co-founded by Gina Bianchini and Marc Andreessen, announced that it would no longer offer a free version. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

Every year since 2010, I’ve undertaken a fairly massive project in which I’ve reviewed the previous twelve months’ education and technology news in order to write ten articles covering “the top ed-tech trends.” More analytics. More data collection. More surveillance.

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