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How DC Public Schools Uses Student Data to Support Mental Health

Edsurge

We've been offering EBT interventions as part of that model since the 2011-2012 school year. Twitter: Child Mind Institute. We needed a better system to capture—and then use—the immense amount of data we were collecting through our EBT interventions. We had to package up the data and send the forms to a vendor for scanning.

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K–12 Schools Work to Incorporate Computer Science into Curriculums

EdTech Magazine

To facilitate increased focus from educators, the International Society for Technology in Education updated its standards for computer science curricula in July of this year, the first time since 2012, EdScoop reports. Engage Students in Data Science Through Activities. At Excel Public Charter School in Kent, Wash., by Eli Zimmerman.

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Standards-Based Grading: How to Start the Journey

The CoolCatTeacher

Her most notable awards include finalist for California State Teacher of the Year, 2012 and ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year, 2015. Blog: [link] Twitter: @NicoleNaditz. You can see her 2015 acclaimed “TOY Talk” on standards-based grading here: [link].

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Virginia’s Portsmouth Public Schools Expands Partnership with Discovery Education to Bring Students in Grades 7-12 State-of-the-Art Digital Resources 

eSchool News

Launched in 2012, the platform provides users with more than 10,000 authentic, interactive video-based science interactives crafted by Pivot’s expert curriculum team and teacher community.

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Google launches free online classes to help you learn better internet search skills

Educational Technology Guy

"Power Searching with Google" is a free, online community based course that helps participants learn how to do better searches and use some of the cool features of Google, such as using the search box as a calculator and finding data right from the search box itself. Registration is open from June 26, 2012 to July 16, 2012.

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New Mexico’s Middle College High School Selects Discovery Education’s Pivot Interactives to Support Student Science Explorations

eSchool News

Launched in 2012 by two visionary educators, the platform provides users with more than 10,000 authentic, interactive video-based science interactives crafted by Pivot’s expert curriculum team and teacher community. A unique interface allows students to change what happens in the video and see how that change affects the outcome.

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Six Sigma in Education - applying quality control systems in education

Educational Technology Guy

Back in 2012 I wrote an article entitled " Business/Manufacturing ideas applied to education " in which I detailed how United Technologies' "ACE" system could be applied to Education and Six Sigma is similar to that. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Note - no one is saying that we should treat students like products.

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