Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Assessment. It's important because it shows that assessment drives they way we teach. Cathy proposes a causal link between the way we conduct assessment in formalised education and the deficit we see today in the workplace. Do you have good examples of authentic assessment? What is authentic assessment?

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Assessment Case Study Outcomes Report 67

eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

This year, many districts are replacing state standardized tests with PARCC or Smarter Balanced, two Common Core-aligned assessments designed to measure college readiness. Schools using PARCC have the option of taking a mid year assessment as a means of monitoring student growth.

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Assessment Common Core Blended Learning Analysis 52

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2019

Pretty well, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)—also known as the Nation’s Report Card. And it’s good news: Students tested in 2018 showed improvements over those in 2014, the year the first NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) assessment was administered.

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wwwatanabe

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

Formative assessment helps teachers make data-informed decisions to plan for and/or adjust instructional activities, identify potential misconceptions, monitor the pace of instruction, etc. 21st Century Learning Assessment Professional Development' View data as a group snapshot in a graph, or view individual data from audience.

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 11, 2018

Lately, I have been focusing on “common assessments” versus “common understandings.” ” I have written about this in the past and shared the following ideas on why “common assessments” do not necessarily do what they hope they do.” Assessment of learning. Assessment of learning.

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Assessment Learning Outcomes Strategy 77

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Notes from TCEA 2014 Legislative Panel 2/4/2014 Notes are summaries of what I understood the panel members and questioners to be saying, and as such should not be taken as direct quotes. Third Question: HB 5 reduced required high school assessments from 15 to 5. There will be challenges to assessing what we offer collectively.

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

In a recent discussion, I was asked about “common assessments” in a classroom. The thought here is that no matter what classroom you were in, the assessments would look the same. If I ask students to show that they understand the same objective, does the way we assess truly have to be the same?

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Assessment Differentiated Instruction Classroom Technology 68

Georgia Test Prep

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

If you’ve got a child in the Georgia state school system, then you’ve probably heard of the Georgia Milestones Assessment System and how important it is. This post is a comprehensive guide on what the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) is all about. Grades 3 – 8 will take the End of Grade (EOG) assessment.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Over time, they have learned that some of the skills that are most critical for success are difficult to teach and even harder to assess. It’s not always as simple as purchasing a curriculum, or even modifying an existing set of assessments, because in many cases, these materials don’t yet exist.

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Technology Tidbits

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

mobile app Top 100 Sites/Apps of 2014 Been for Education - A innovative site for Social Learning that allows educators to surf and collaborate on the web w/ their students in a safe environment where educators create/manage student accounts. Finally, any site/app that was in a previous years list will not be in this one. iPads/Chromebooks).

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Reading By Example

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

All of this information helped us assess the water quality of the creek. Assessments are then developed for each standard and associated task, which should reveal students’ capacity for that content or skill. We could then report to the community our analysis and our recommendations for environmental improvement. References.

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Assessment Learning Study Examples 58

SpeechTechie

JUNE 26, 2014

Michelle Garcia Winner) A new concept in assessing and treating early learners in play contexts is the Social Thinking GPS (Group Play and Problem-Solving Scale): ME-based players are self-focused on their object-oriented play and include adults when adults join their attention "in a tunnel" or follow the child’s lead.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

2014) in “ Confidence in prior knowledge, self-efficacy, interest and prior knowledge: Influences on conceptual change ” sheds light on prior knowledge as what students bring into the learning environment – a mix of accurate scientific understanding and misconceptions about a specific topic. Sandmann, A., Sures, B.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2015

This past summer representatives of all arts education groups gathered at the headquarters of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) to benchmark the “model cornerstone assessments” developed for each discipline’s national standards. These model cornerstone assessments help bring the National Standards into focus.

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 18, 2014

L os Gatos, CA – June 17, 2014 — OpenEd ( www.OpenEd.io ), the largest K-12 educational resource catalog, today announced a free tool designed to enable teachers to easily create assessments with the question types required by Common Core standards. OpenEd Assessment Creation Tool - www.OpenEd.io/#!/assessments

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Common Core Assessment Tools Resources 70

Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 1, 2014

2014 is the third year they have published the report, exploring innovations in teaching, learning and assessment. Take a look at here: [link] news/news/2014-innovating- pedagogy-report. The Open University''s annual ''Innovating Pedagogy'' report has just been published.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 2, 2024

Positive Impact on Cognitive Aging : Bilinguals show better performance in later-life cognition, including general intelligence and reading, even for those who acquired a second language in adulthood (Bak, Nissan, Allerhand, Deary, 2014). The task assesses executive control components like working memory, inhibition, and shifting.

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E-rate Study Analysis Assessment 112

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

has been awarded the 2018 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Assessment Tool or App. has been awarded the 2018 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Assessment Tool or App. We are thrilled that MobyMax was recognized not only as the Best Global EdTech company, but also the Best Assessment Tool or App.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Author of Teaching Mythology Exposed: Helping Teachers Create Visionary Classroom Perspective, Blogging for Educators, Teaching Students to Self Assess: How do I help students grow as learners?, She has made the Bammy Awards finals for Secondary High School Educator in 2014 and for blogging in 2015.

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Classroom BYOD Secondary Twitter 205

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2020

based provider of digital K-12 instructional and assessment tools has agreed to acquire Australian education technology company 3P Learning in an all-cash deal worth approximately AU $189 million, or approximately US $135 million. IXL Learning , a San Mateo, Calif.-based The transaction is subject to a shareholder vote.

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IXL Learning Company Learning Assessment 144

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Our 2014 Gaming in Education online conference start tonight! Whether you''re passionate about game-based learning or just getting your toes wet, Gaming in Ed celebrates the value that games offer in educational settings.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2015

Reliable assessments for classroom use remains a challenge, says Google-backed study. A small study recently conducted by the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) found a dearth of valid and reliable assessments for measuring student learning in computer science education.

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Assessment Study Survey Conference 40

eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2024

Feldman and researchers (2014) explain: “The more bullying was related to low GPA in middle school, the more it predicted decreases in school attendance for girls toward and during high school.” Negative outcomes are documented for school attendance and academic achievement, as measured by GPA and standardized assessments.

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Outcomes Analysis Study Report 99

eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2023

Parents want their children to have learning opportunities across a variety of modalities, and they want learning to be assessed through demonstration of mastery as opposed to traditional assessments like standardized tests.

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Education Study Report Assessment 105

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Renaissance Learning , a provider of K-12 software and assessments, including the widely used STAR tests, has agreed to acquire Nearpod for $650 million. Dating back to 1986, Renaissance Learning has established its name in the education market largely through its STAR assessments and Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Math programs.

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IXL Learning Learning Company Assessment 189

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Public schools are attended by students from various cultural, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds, having different assessed levels of cognitive and academic ability. Next, teachers work collaboratively to plan both instruction and assessment using the curriculum maps. Who Are the Not-So-Common Learners? & Honigsfeld, A.

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Common Core Assessment Strategy Advocacy 239

100mentors

OCTOBER 1, 2019

These approaches and tools, intrinsically linked with the IB learner profile attributes, enhance student learning and assist student preparation for DP assessment and beyond” (IBO, 2015). Support students in assessing resources. Let’s wrap up this post with the most important part of research: teaching students to assess resources.

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Learning Assessment Outcomes Guidelines 133

Digital Promise

APRIL 30, 2018

Since 2014, Digital Promise has been building an innovative ecosystem of micro-credentials in partnership with educators, professional development organizations, states, and school districts. These micro-credentials are developed, assessed, and awarded by more than 40 partner organizations with content expertise.

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Social Media Professional Learning Assessment Personalized Learning 185

Edsurge

MAY 29, 2020

That means going beyond high-stakes assessment to providing services to support social-emotional wellbeing and career-navigation skills. The group also invested in startups building assessment and adaptive learning technologies, and invested $10.5 million in New Markets Venture Partners, an education technology venture investment firm.

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Assessment Adaptive Learning Company Technology 96

Philly Teacher

MARCH 17, 2014

I’m sure that we will see the landscape shift even more as schools begin to move away from focusing on The Test as the sole assessment, as more and more schools adopt digital learning tools and as more and more school leaders realize the potential of their staff to learn together and from each other.

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Conference Edcamps Social Media Common Core 68

Doug Levin

MAY 27, 2015

.” Among the data sources for her remarks, Dr. Wartella referenced Northwestern University’s own “ Parenting in the Age of Digital Technology: A National Survey (Revised June 2014). While both the content of what is being viewed/played and the context in which it is being used (e.g.,

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

billion dollars out-of-pocket nationally and $920 million at two-year colleges during the 2013 to 2014 school year to take developmental courses—courses in which just more than one-in-four students prove to be successful. This, understandably, presented a grave concern for business and industry, legislators, educators and ultimately students.

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Handbook Education Digital Divide Course 180

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

Nearly 2 out of every 5 eighth graders don’t even have the most basic math skills, according to the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). On the international Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) , American 15-year-olds rank toward the bottom of economically advanced nations in math achievement.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

When we arrived at Betty Best Elementary in Houston in the summer of 2014 and dug into the school’s data, we saw there were 627 office referrals during the previous year. From 2014 to 2018, we reduced the number of office referrals by 37 percent, in-school suspension days by 52 percent, and out-of-school suspension days by 97 percent.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

I’ve supported teachers as they navigate frustration about rapidly changing curricular trends and assessment requirements, figure out where they stand on teaching reading , and — over the past few years — learn how to reach students during and after the height of the pandemic. But we can’t yet see what the new forms will be.”

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Education Social Media iPad Trends 205

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 14, 2018

Using that information, administrators chose to integrate DreamBox , a software solution designed to help math teachers teach and assess students. After one year, students who participated in the program scored on average 97 percent higher on the STAR assessment than those who did not, according to a case study.

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E-rate Case Study Strategy Report 242

eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2021

Launched in 2014 for secondary grade students and in 2020 for elementary school students, Listenwise harnesses the power of listening to advance literacy and learning in all students by using podcasts as classroom texts, amplifying content and providing students practice in required listening skills.

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Secondary Elementary Company Assessment 71