Shake Up Learning

JULY 18, 2017

Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2017 (AASL). Elementary. 40 of the Best Learning Apps for Elementary. Best 1-to-1 iPad Apps for Elementary School. Assessment. 55 Digital Tools for Formative Assessment. 18 Tools for Formative Assessment. © Shake Up Learning 2017. Class Tech Tips.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Credit: Julia Nikhinson/ Associated Press In 2017, as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice intended to address widespread racial disparities in how students were disciplined, schools in Wicomico County agreed not to misuse emergency petitions. When she arrived at the school, she said, her son was already in handcuffs.

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Data Training Assessment Report 125

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2014 $0. FY 2003 $700,500,000. ” FY 2012 $0.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

Two organizations have been acquired (EMC School bought Zulama in February 2018, ExploreLearning purchased Cogent Education in November 2017). LearnPlatform, founded in 2014 and based in Raleigh, N.C., Cognitive ToyBox (Brooklyn) a game-based assessment platform. At least one—Earshot—has folded. Boddle Learning (Kansas City, Mo.)

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. LINDSAY, Calif. — This story also appeared in The Fresno Bee. Ushering in a new model.

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Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 128

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

I said, ‘OK, I’ll try it, but it’s not going to work,’ ” recalled Lopes, who teaches at the William D’Abate Elementary School. Teaching ranks among the most stressful professions, according to Gallup research from 2014, in which about half of teachers reported high daily stress at work, tying medical professionals for the most-stressful jobs.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

In 2014, 63 percent of students were in advanced classes, whereas in 2015 only 12 percent were in advanced classes and everyone else was taking Math 8. From 11th grade on, students can choose different pathways. The overall achievement of the students significantly increased after de-tracking. Why do these results arise?

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Results from the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress – The Nation’s Report Card – revealed that students have seen little to no gains in math since 2015. In 2014, DonorsChoose.org made the top 10 of Fast Company's list of the World's Most Innovative Companies, the first time a charity has received such recognition.

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STEM Company Elementary Report 41

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Teachers looked at those texts, tried some projects, reported out, and some of that also shaped the vision, which was then delivered to our staff, in actually 2016-2017. And at the end of that year, we did some assessment, and we realized that we needed some more time to build this vision.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. The state’s just reduced that to a requirement of one science, one social studies, one math, and a reading and writing assessment. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2021

As it turns out, many were not at first ; NPR reported that in the fall of 2014, some 21 percent of the grades P-TECH students earned in their college courses were Ds and Fs. Ninth graders are assessed early – and often. “We At P-TECH, ninth grade begins immediately after middle school graduation, every July.

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Industry Report Groups Study 144

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

In 2014, 63 percent of students were in advanced classes, whereas in 2015 only 12 percent were in advanced classes and everyone else was taking Math 8. From 11th grade on, students can choose different pathways. The overall achievement of the students significantly increased after de-tracking. Why do these results arise?

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Groups Study Report Facebook 76

The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

“Teachers would tell me at conferences what I needed to help my son with, they would tell me how he was behaving and everything they did in class, like what they were studying,” said Carolina Rosales, a mother of two elementary-school kids. December 12, 2014 In a world that is extremely digital, we need humanity more than ever.

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Conference MOOC Elementary Assessment 71

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. The district relied on individual schools to call families, while its department of research, assessment and data conducted surveys at individual school sites to find out whether families had an internet connection and computer access.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

Angela has also authored or co-authored 13 books, including Blended Vocabulary for K–12 Classrooms: Harnessing the Power of Digital Tools and Direct Instruction (2017) and the bestseller The Data Teams Experience: A Guide to Effective Meetings (2014). Dr. Kimberly Tyson. Kimberly Tyson, or “Dr.

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Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

In the last few days of the first semester of the 2003-2004 school year I was given the opportunity to speak with the teacher that was leaving the school briefly before he left for Christmas break to understand what the curriculum expectations were for the stand alone computer classes in the elementary school.

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Technology Digital Citizenship Khan Academy Elementary 40

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

Formative assessment is key. Fantastic, Fast Formative Assessment Tools is a helpful article that I wrote for Edutopia. Also see Better Teaching and Learning with Formative Assessment from Advancement Courses. Edpuzzle adds formative assessment and shows us the percentage of the video watched by students.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

In the fall of 2009, ChiTech’s first students filed into its squat, 1950s-era building of drab yellow brick, an abandoned elementary school in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. The document also covers assessments for interpersonal skills and habits of mind. Our principal was very textbook driven,” he said.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

What type of performance-based formative and summative assessment took place? A learning management system can have a tendency to promote a “surface” type of assessment. Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

edWeb.net

MAY 23, 2019

Educators need to think about what elements are impacting a student’s ability to learn when they’re examining assignments and assessments. For instance, if a student is stressed while taking an assessment, it can affect the results. Context: The context of a student’s home and learning environment matter too.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

Morales started out as an elementary-school teacher, then switched to academic counseling, which she’s done at LA High for the past eleven years; Martinez worked there, too, teaching history and social studies, until six years ago, when he was transferred to another high school in the district. Tammy Kim/Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2018

Thompson, 70, is among a small cadre of retired educators who returned to Jackson classrooms for the 2017-18 school year to teach science, math and English, the courses for which the school district has the direst need. Related: How one Mississippi elementary school improved to an A rating.

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Education Report Groups Classroom 69

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

In 2017 , the National Center for Teacher Residencies gave a $13 million SEED grant to local training programs. early 40 years ago, when Molière was in fourth grade at Jefferson Davis Elementary School in eastern New Orleans, she was screened and found eligible for the district’s gifted and talented program.

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Classroom Report Analysis Training 86

MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

When Billy Gibson, 18, was in elementary school, he couldn’t spell his own name. Scores on the National Assessment for Educational Progress showed most students were not reading proficiently. ” Billy graduated from Jemicy in 2017. Students at or above proficient reading level. Disagreements Over Reality .

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Training Report Groups System 78

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2018

percent in 2017. Give them more control over the manner in which they’re taught and how their work is assessed and you’ll produce more involved, successful students. percent in 2017. In 2014, the high school was chosen as the top urban high school in America by the National Center for Urban School Transformation.

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E-rate Report Assessment Study 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2019

Aliah Corona and Dakkota Ryf, both 8 in this photo, check the force it takes to move a bag of potatoes six inches using wheels during their third-grade STEAM enrichment class at Pioneer Elementary School in Quincy, Washington. Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. QUINCY, Wash. — Related: Alaska Native students pursue STEM with great success.

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How To Elementary STEM Report 112

edWeb.net

MAY 27, 2021

After starting with individual work, the next phases cover district assessments and audits, designing a district plan, and then providing support and coaching during the implementation of the plan. And equally important is determining all the assessments and grading are free of bias and accurately reflect student mastery.

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Professional Learning Elementary Policies Assessment 62

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The Institute of Education Sciences gave contestants 20 question items from the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a test administered to fourth and eighth graders to track student achievement across the nation. But a 2014 study found that these “feature” models worked reasonably well.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2017

A 2014 report from the American Institutes for Research and the National Center on Family Homelessness ranked Mississippi 49th out of the 50 states in identifying and serving homeless children. A 2017 report by the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness ranked Mississippi last in identifying homeless students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. Friday, August 25, 2017. Learn more about formative assessment. If you want to listen – Monica Burns did a fantastic podcast episode about her Favorite Formative Assessment Tools.

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Social Media Blended Learning Data Blackboard 236

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

In a 2017 study published by the Institute of Labor Economics, researchers found that low- income black male elementary school students who were paired with a black teacher in the third, fourth, or fifth grades were 39 percent less likely to drop out of high school. Multiple violations culminated in out-of-school suspensions.

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Education Outcomes Study Assessment 145

MindShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

Alessandra, a student at Pioneer Elementary School in rural Quincy, Washington, spent part of the fall term in an enrichment class focused on teaching elementary-age students the principles of engineering design through a curriculum designed by educators and scientists at Boston’s Museum of Science.

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STEM How To Elementary Report 44

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

A network of charter schools in California and Washington developed the Summit Learning Program for their students almost a decade ago; the model got a boost in 2014 from Facebook engineers after Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, visited a Summit middle school. Related: The messy reality of personalized learning.

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Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 121

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Our elementary and middle schools utilize i-Ready diagnostics to form enrichment and intervention groups,” says Dr. Julia Lamons, assessment supervisor at Greene County Schools. This technology solved another of the district’s biggest struggles—implementing an effective common assessment among 12 elementary and middle schools.

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Classroom Schoology Khan Academy Blended Learning 54

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

A student at Belmont-Cragin Elementary School. Lee Elementary, a Pre-K-8 school on Chicago’s southwest side. “I As part of their jobs, special education teachers assess students and develop teaching plans based on each student’s skill levels. Credit: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

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Personalized Learning Education Learning Elementary 145

MIND Research Institute

MARCH 29, 2018

Clay Spring Elementary (Florida). Clay Spring Elementary has been strongly implementing the ST Math program since 2015, and they continue to see proficiency gains across all of their student groups. In the 2016/2017 school year, students as a whole increased from 59% to 66% in math proficiency.

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Accessibility Elementary Mobility EdTech 46

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

We’re not trying to force anyone into teaching,” said Kristyna Jones, who co-founded BE2T in 2014. Black students who have a black teacher in elementary school are more likely to graduate high school and go to college. At Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Eleanor McMain Secondary, Nathaniel and Nathan Albert were inseparable.

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