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Computer literacy: The invisible skills gap?

Neo LMS

Recent reports have found that – not surprisingly – digital natives who have mastered Fortnight and driving while texting are far from being able to distinguish between fake and real news, or adept at mid-skill job requirements for computer literacy. Construct a spreadsheet/document. Can find information on the internet.

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GED and other high school equivalency degrees drop by more than 40% nationwide since 2012

The Hechinger Report

Map created by Jill Barshay/Hechinger Report. Their best shot at earning one is passing a high-school equivalency exam, what was known as the GED before 2014 but has now splintered into three exam options: the new GED , the TASC and the HiSET. Interactive map created by Jill Barshay of The Hechinger Report.

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Tennessee Gives Pearson ‘Emergency’ Test Scoring Contract, Seeks New Vendor

Marketplace K-12

The new seven-month contract with Pearson was finalized using an emergency procurement process after the education department collaborated with the state’s central procurement office, according to a “Frequently Asked Questions” document the department released. Common Core Testing Market Dominated by Familiar Players.

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State Testing Disruptions Likely Produced Dips and Gains in Student Scores, Study Says

Marketplace K-12

While some students’ scores appeared to have been hurt by “logout” interruptions, evidence suggests others may have actually benefited from temporarily getting booted out of the system, a conclusion the authors of the report base on statistical modeling. The Impact of the Interruptions. . Improving the System.

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A vocational school curriculum that includes genocide studies and British literature

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Gretchen Ertl for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Gretchen Ertl for The Hechinger Report. Opened in 2014 when two existing vocational programs consolidated, Essex Tech is preparing to graduate its first senior class to have spent the entirety of their high school careers at the new campus.

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On capturing evidence in a few new containers

NeverEndingSearch

Around this time each year we share the year and we report on accomplishments. It also generates spreadsheet-based reports. Tags can connect to rubric criteria, Common Core or local standards. Here’s a Pinterest board on Annual Report s my grad students are building for inspiration.

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An instructional development framework for developing 21st Century skills in the University

Connecting 2 the World

While the common core curriculum was designed to address this gap between the academic and workplace skill development, the implementation of K-12 curriculum has focused on assessment and standardized teaching rather than development of the of workplace “soft-skills”. Special Report: The Employment Mismatch. Agarwal, D.,