The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

It’s been over five years since Kentucky adopted the Common Core, guidelines for what students need to know in math and the English language arts in each grade. Introduced as an ambitious educational reform at the end of the last decade to make sure that, across the U.S., Middle and high school students’ scores also dropped. “Of

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eSchool News

MARCH 24, 2016

New report finds Common Core is affecting reading and math — but not test scores. On that point, it appears Common Core’s changes are winning out over entrenched practice. Scores from strong, medium, and non-implementers of Common Core were within a single NAEP scale score point — considered negligible.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

That’s the record that Miguel Cardona, Connecticut’s first Latino commissioner of education, would bring to the highest education office in the country, as multiple news reports say the Biden-Harris administration plans to name him as its nominee for Secretary of Education.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Inspired by Shannon McLintock Miller ''s list of favorites from the Edublogs Best Free Education Web Tool 2013 list, I put together three lists of my own. What does your list of favorites look like, what would you like to explore, and what''s not on the Edublogs Best Free Education Web Tool 2013 list that''s on your radar screen?

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The Mobile Native

MAY 19, 2013

Cross Post from @TonyVincent "Learning in Hand" It''s my pleasure to be on the team organizing Mobile Learning Experience 2013. Mobile educators from across the country are gathering for three days to share, collaborate, and explore the many facets of mobile learning. Please consider presenting at Mobile 2013.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Since the 1990s, education stories emanating from Massachusetts have largely been positive, but that started to change over the last decade. The decline has accelerated, and results from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have pushed the state into the “learn-from-our-mistakes” category. Related: U.S.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

Heck, our education system has become so good at maintaining the status quo and enforcing compliance throughout that we and many others have been brainwashed into thinking any other course of action would be foolish. If education is good for one thing it is making excuses not to move forward.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The average performance of the nation’s fourth and eighth graders mostly declined in math and reading from 2017 to 2019, following a decade of stagnation in educational progress, according to the results of a test released on Oct. Scores also dropped between 2013 and 2015. In fourth-grade math, the gap widened by eight points.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

This year, they have decided to rely instead on what NASSP members have reported as the issues that keep principals up at night, such as Common Core implementation, new teacher evaluation models, and dropout prevention and graduation rates. While attendees are at Ignite 2013, they will get to reclaim that time and make the most of it.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2018

The teaching team challenged themselves to start with the very fundamentals of what their digital teaching program needed to achieve, and they wanted to align it not only with CCSS (Common Core State Standards) but also with ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) guidelines , as well as the P21 Framework for 21st Century learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

There is a great deal of talk these days about micro-credentials and digital badging as a means to acknowledge professional learning of educators. Acknowledging the informal learning of educators had been a long- neglected area in schools, and Ms. Micro-credentials can be used to guide, motivate, and validate informal learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2021

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. The program, launched in 2013, isn’t new. Subscribe today! Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Source Information: 1820s ; 1898 ; 1960 ; 1916 ; 1921 ; 1929 / 1929 ; Late 40s - early 50s ; Late 50s - early 70s / Late 50s - early 70s ; 1965 ; 1980s ; 1983 ; 1994 ; 1999 ; 2001 ; 2005 ; 2010 ; 2013 ; 2012 - 2018 / 2012 - 2018 ; 2020.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Trump has voiced his pick for Education Secretary, saying he’ll appoint Republican philanthropist and school-choice activist Betsy DeVos to the position. I am honored to work with the President-elect on his vision to make American education great again. So what does a DeVos appointment mean for K-12 and higher education in the U.S.?

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 22, 2013

We can all agree that professional development is essential in any profession, especially education. This has resulted in fewer and fewer opportunities for educators to attend out of district learning opportunities as there is no funding to support travel, registration fees, and expenses. Something has to give though.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 19, 2013

We''re just a few days away from the 2013 Homeschool Conference. Steve Steve Hargadon Co-Chair, 2013 Homeschool Conference PARTIAL LIST OF PRESENTATIONS: Listed in US-Eastern Daylight Time. Short Term Online Language Review Courses - Edwige Simon, Educational Technology Specialist 8:00pm Closing Keynote - Peter Gray'

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 18, 2013

Here in Chicago at the 2013 Annual Conference, ASCD posted their Annual Report for 2012. This report showcases the association’s achievements and serves as a resource discovery tool for educators who seek programs, products, and services that empower them to support the success of each learner.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 15, 2013

The Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership ( TICAL ) and I are pleased to announce the inaugural worldwide and online School Leadership Summit, Thursday, March 28th, 2013 (SchoolLeadershipSummit.com). To be kept informed of the latest conference news and updates, please join the Admin 2.0 February 1st, 2012.

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ExcelinEd

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

High poverty, inequitable access to a high-quality education for poor families and students of color, and a well-known history of low student achievement all made for an unusually bad situation in Mississippi for a very long time. So, what do you do when you have been at the bottom of every educational achievement list for decades?

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wwwatanabe

NOVEMBER 23, 2013

The 2012-2013 data showed we were not very different from other districts; therefore, our teams set their own goals for higher-order thinking and depth of knowledge. Isn''t this what the Common Core is trying to accomplish? Why do you think higher-order thinking and DOK learning activities should be goals of educators?

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models. Superintendent Dr. Christine Johns explained her reasoning to reimagine Utica’s Kindergarten program: “Early childhood education makes a significant difference. million for technological improvements.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models. Superintendent Dr. Christine Johns explained her reasoning to reimagine Utica’s Kindergarten program: “Early childhood education makes a significant difference. million for technological improvements.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Good for you. But that’s not my job. And honestly, it’s probably not your job either.).

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

However, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), an organization that has been mapping proficiency standards for 15 years, says the gap between how states define proficiency is narrowing. NCES has been administering the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exam since 1969.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2017

So the company set out to make Kahoot Studio, a curated library of ready-to-play kahoot games for K-12 educators and their students. Ramping up for revenue Since launching in 2013, Kahoot has offered its platform for free to most users. Our primary focus is on schools and core curriculum,” says Harrell.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 14, 2013

You can follow Mrs. Dale''s educational adventures on her very impressive blog : Mrs. Dale is a whiz with implementing tech tools in her classroom. Take a look at what she learned during EdmodoCon 2013. from EdmodoCon 2013 Create CCSS Edmodo quizzes that strategically tie standards to each question for even more comprehensive feedback.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 29, 2016

More than half the states have made their tests more difficult to pass, bringing proficiency rates more closely into line with the those of the rigorous National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, according to a new study. The map has been updated as states report results.<p><a

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2016

These prompts are aligned with Common Core and/or a variety of state standards. Education applications. Recently, Revision Assistant, in collaboration with the College Board Advanced Placement Program©, added writing prompts from the 2013 AP© exams designed to help students prepare for that exam. Get feedback.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

There was some talk that, despite being vociferously anti-union , Michelle Rhee’s support for the Common Core was allegedly a deal-breaker. Of course, DeVos has supported groups that back the Common Core in the past, including Jeb Bush ’s Foundation for Excellence in Education.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Education assessment leader Scantron joins the fully integrated instructional content of ASSIST’s cloud-based program RENO, NV, Feb. 13, 2018 —ASSIST Education announced the recent integration Scantron Performance Series, a computer-adaptive K-12 diagnostic student assessment, published by Scantron.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

At the end of every year since I founded Hack Education in 2010, I’ve reviewed what I think are the most important and influential trends in education technology. This is about the stories we’re told about education, about technology, and about education technology. (No

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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

A venture capital firm backed in part by retired NBA basketball superstar Kobe Bryant is making its first-ever education investment in an online tutoring company for Chinese children who want to learn English. VIPKID, also founded in 2013, provides online home English tutoring to children ages 5 to 12 in China using virtual classrooms.

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Education Politics. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Congress, in an effort to limit federal involvement in higher education, has voted to eliminate Obama-era regulations on teacher-preparation programs.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “177 Private Colleges Fail Education Dept.’s

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edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

Educators must first have a deep and cohesive understanding of what they’re trying to accomplish in the classroom and how they’re trying to do it. With 20 years as an educator, Dr. Removcik’s experiences include teaching mathematics, leadership at both the school and district level, and working for a Pennsylvania Intermediate Unit.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 10, 2015

The most recent data from the National Association of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed that 58% of US fourth grade students are below proficiency level in mathematics (The Nation’s Report Card, 2013).

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Ever since taking the helm as CEO in 2015, Marten Roorda says ACT has closed 10 deals in which it has invested in, acquired or formed strategic partnerships with educational companies. In 2013, nine people left the institute to start OAT. A closed market doesn’t grow. You need open standards for everyone to benefit.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

For over a decade, North Carolina has been the site of one of the most sustained, successful initiatives in education: giving all students in all schools access to broadband internet with WiFi in every classroom by 2018. They had seen previous top-down initiatives fizzle with little progress to show in actual schools.

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