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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

Edsurge

They administered surveys to teachers and students and developed assessments that were given when the program started and after it ended. Many rural students have also struggled to access high-quality STEM education because of a lack of resources. They observed classrooms. This barrier is top of mind for Schneider.

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Hey, IT Leaders: When Disaster Strikes, Will Your School Be Ready?

EdTech Magazine

In 2013, just months after I started working as CIO of Bridgeport School District in Connecticut, my biggest fear about the job became reality: The district firewall was attacked. The district was a CDW•G customer, so I worked with an account manager to access the district’s potential data security threats and develop a recovery plan.

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Hey, IT Leaders: When Disaster Strikes, Will Your District Be Ready?

EdTech Magazine

In 2013, just months after I started working as CIO of Bridgeport School District in Connecticut, my biggest fear about the job became reality: The district firewall was attacked. The district was a CDW•G customer, so I worked with an account manager to access the district’s potential data security threats and develop a recovery plan.

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How to direct a districtwide tech transformation on a budget

eSchool News

Beginning a technological evolution When I first became an administrator in the 2013-14 school year, I started a coding initiative. I believed technology would be powerful for our scholars and I wanted everyone to have access to it, but only one student in the entire school signed up for the program. We can (and will!)

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How Differentiated Instruction Can Help You Reach Every Student in Class

Waterford

Content : How the student will access the information. Our programs assign these lessons based on a student’s placement assessment and their demonstrated mastery. Guidelines to assist the implementation of differentiated learning activities in South African secondary schools.

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Kindergarten math is often too basic. Here’s why that’s a problem

The Hechinger Report

Last spring, 47 percent of the district’s fourth graders were proficient or advanced in math on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment test. We are seeing it close gaps for students, and they are more able to access elementary school math.” When teachers have access to well-aligned materials, students may learn more.

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Saga Education and Littera Education Partner to Boost Student Achievement in Mathematics

eSchool News

Saga, a national nonprofit, provides a research-backed math curriculum with a track record of success for middle and secondary grades. Littera’s Academic Support Platform leverages district assessment data to identify students who need tutoring and to support a variety of program models and content.