EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Notes from a TCEA 2011 Concurrent Session John Lopez Texas Education Agency All TEA Power Points from TCEA will be uploaded to TCEA Project Share group for this conference. These became available for districts to order in the Spring of 2011. Format of digital materials being submitted is all over the map. Also need time for PD.

Instructional Materials 45

Instructional Materials Pearson Mobility Secondary 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

” Pearson cut 4000 jobs – 10% of its staff. “The number of states planning to use the new tests dropped from 45 in 2011 to 20 in 2016,” Education Next observed this fall , and many states and districts have opted to use the SAT or ACT instead of those assessments created by the Common Core consortia, SBAC and PARCC.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

” Via Geekwire : “ Google quietly donates $10M to University of Washington in another major computer science gift.” ” Via Education Week : “ New Online Tool Aims to Help K–12 Leaders Choose Instructional Materials.” Via the AP : “How Google Chromebooks conquered schools.”

Education 45

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45