The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2023

Microsoft 's Free AI Course for Educators Microsoft has an amazing artificial intelligence course for educators that will help you and your education team have the knowledge you need to understand the best practices for artificial intelligence in schools. I highly recommend this free AI course from Microsoft. AIforEducators.

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Lightspeed Systems

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

And, of course, some students struggle with a multitude of factors. In 2015, the introduction of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) recognized the effectiveness of MTSS practices as a more equitable model to support students. Continued assessments monitor progress toward goals, and student plans are adjusted accordingly.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

To do that, the organization plans to work with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) — the folks behind standardized tests including the GRE and the Praxis — to create new tools designed to assess what students are able to do, not how much time they spent studying to do it. Colleges that are trying it have lessons to share.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

At his second college, close to his home in East Hollywood, he says that he had a bad experience with the instructor about an early assignment in a developmental English course. Del Real Viramontes joined its Puente program , which embedded him in a cohort of students in a math and English course sequence.

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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. That, of course, comes with drawbacks.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2016

We have created common unit assessments, focusing on what we believe to be the most important standards, and we are required to meet and discuss assessment results to evaluate our teaching effectiveness. The reconfiguring and implementation of these two areas—curriculum and assessment—undoubtedly costs money and time.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

They say you should never meet your idols, because they’ll probably disappoint you. The company makes no guarantee that your shoddy backhand will improve after taking a course led by tennis sensation Serena Williams, or that you’ll make palatable risotto after watching Wolfgang Puck. But what about learning from them?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 19, 2022

webinar, where I was speaking about so-called First Amendment “Auditors” (their own-self created title, don’t forget), I advised libraries to respond to these highly-disruptive people in their facilities or board meetings as follows. In 2015, the ALA published his book, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Part of the role of an instructional leader is looking at the data of your school—including attendance and assessments—and making informed decisions to ensure that teachers are meeting the needs of students. This is part of the coaching process to make you better.

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Cycles of Learning

JULY 1, 2015

Of course, I will never share this process with my students, as my job is to set up the conditions where they, the Hero's, will shine. Below is an outline of the structure I plan on using for the 2015-2016 school year.

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Cycles of Learning

JULY 1, 2015

Of course, I will never share this process with my students, as my job is to set up the conditions where they, the Hero's, will shine. Below is an outline of the structure I plan on using for the 2015-2016 school year. Click here for the beginnings of that work in my AP Chemistry class.

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Cycles of Learning

JULY 1, 2015

Of course, I will never share this process with my students, as my job is to set up the conditions where they, the Hero's, will shine. Below is an outline of the structure I plan on using for the 2015-2016 school year. Click here for the beginnings of that work in my AP Chemistry class.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2017

At a recent meeting of educational technology policy advisors, a well-informed university CIO casually declared that MOOCs were history. Increasingly, MOOCs are being packaged into series of courses with a non-degree credential being offered to those who successfully complete the series.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 17, 2015

I have often reflected on the idea of formative assessment. Second, it may be better stated as formative learning since I view assessment as a part of the overall learning experience. I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over 3/4 full and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Hope to see you there!

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

When there’s a need for information or new skills, employees today are increasingly turning to instantly accessible sources such as search engines and online course libraries available on their mobile devices. employers spent nearly $71 billion on training in 2016—a figure that was flat compared to 2015. Similarly, LinkedIn’s $1.5

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

MARCH 4, 2019

The school has developed considerably since its inception and our current teaching staff, as well as our student body, continue to guide the school through improvements in course development and the implementation and delivery of our program. Foundations of Inquiry 11 – BAA Course (2012). 2018 Updated Courses.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Those get-up-to-speed courses, however, typically add years to college completion time and thousands of dollars to tuition bills. Chattanooga State Community College , in a 2015 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation case study. He continued, “You’re just not going to finish.”. That’s really how the program came about.”. Harpool says.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 8, 2022

And I had never heard the B for DEIB, I'd heard of, of course, diversity, equity and inclusion, but the B is belonging. So of course, when you talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion, a big part of inclusion is making sure people feel valued, appreciated, supported. And I think that's such a great phrase. in English, and a B.S.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

The English language arts department debuted its curriculum in the 2015-16 school year, and the math, science and social studies departments will introduce curricula during each consecutive school year. The bill will phase in clearinghouse courses over two phases, with the first phase beginning in the 2017-18 school year.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

Same for Matific, which gives students math practice tailored to their skill level, and Edgenuity, which develops online courses. Online course creator Edgenuity claims that its math course led to an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests at Altamont High School in Utah. This story also appeared in USA Today.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Be on the look out for future posts entitled the ABC’s of PBL and Deeper Learning and also 40 great education sites to discover in 2015. I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over half full. Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 15, 2022

LEARNING AGENDA: Starting at the top of the river: meetings with school district and school campus officials. Meeting with the local School Resource Officer (SRO). Safe, sane, and successful parent meetings. In 2015, the ALA published his book, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities. in Psychology.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2018

Among a slew of teaching awards, Garg has received UCLA’s Eby Award for the Art of Teaching and was named the 2015 California Professor of the Year. You can also watch this Course Hero video on Vimeo. Let Professor Neil Garg Inspire Your Course Design. See how Course Hero can help inspire your course design.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Of the district’s 230 schools, 36 expressed interest in being a test school, eight participated in the pilot and five ultimately received funding and support to launch the wall-to-wall model in Fall 2015. They’re invited to meet the candidates and ask questions during the interview. This is evident in the teacher hiring process.

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Personalized Learning Elementary Learning Case Study 154

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The district aligned curriculum, instruction and assessment to meet learning standards recently adopted by the state and modeled on the Common Core state standards. percent in 2015-16. Our programs were not meeting students’ individual needs. Mary Parish Public School System in Louisiana in 2015.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Community colleges are known for innovating to meet the challenges of educating some of the nation’s most disadvantaged students: low-income, first-generation, minority, and adult learners. Instructors can use this data to assess what additional supports students may need on their way to fully understanding each lesson.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

My bet is that by 2040, our children will look back on this period between 2015 and 2030 in education technology much the same way internet historians look to the period 1995 to 2010 as the birth of the commercial web. Working closely with partners, I spent the years from 1993 to 2004 starting and leading a handful of technology startups.

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Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 160

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 19, 2022

The ability to show the webinar (live or recorded) to a group located in the same physical location or in the same virtual meeting from one log-in: $299. In 2015, the ALA published his book, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities. Not all in the same room, of course.) or in Niche Academy). in Psychology.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The ability to show the webinar (live or recorded) to a group located in the same physical location or in the same virtual meeting from one log-in: $299. In 2015, the ALA published his book, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities. Not all in the same room, of course.) or in Niche Academy). in Psychology.

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Libraries Accessibility Training Groups 71

Edthena

JUNE 7, 2021

He presented earlier this year at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Meeting on “Observing Equitable Practices: Using Online Video Observations and Reflection to Teach Equity and Inclusion in Classrooms.”. You can watch the full video of the presentation above, and read on for highlights and take-aways.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 2, 2022

The ability to show the webinar (live or recorded) to a group located in the same physical location or in the same virtual meeting from one log-in: $299. In 2015, the ALA published his book, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities. Not all in the same room, of course.) or in Niche Academy). in Psychology.

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Report Libraries Accessibility Training 76

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The districtwide shift towards blended learning began in 2015 when Erica Hartman was hired as Supervisor of Technology Integration. Teachers across MSD agree that technology presents a new path for meeting diverse student needs. She uses i-Ready , which provides both diagnostic assessments and level-appropriate practice.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 19, 2016

How many high-school students are capable of meeting the College Board benchmark? In these states in 2015, the percentage of students averaging at least 500 on the reading section ranged from 33 percent (in D.C.) Not all of those graduates have B- averages, of course. via [link]. Image credit: B , Nadège. No related posts.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

when it comes to the LMS software that serves as the virtual classroom, online gradebook and other functions used in just about every college course these days. The company was founded in 2008 and went public in 2015 (at $18 a share), and plans to continue to operate with its same management team after the acquisition.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The ability to show the webinar (live or recorded) to a group located in the same physical location or in the same virtual meeting from one log-in: $299. In 2015, the ALA published his book, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities. Not all in the same room, of course.) or in Niche Academy). in Psychology.

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Libraries Accessibility Training Groups 64

Marketplace K-12

MAY 18, 2016

million for scoring 2015-16 assessments in Tennessee after the state terminated a contract in April with Measurement Inc. Pearson, a global education company that counts assessments as less than 10 percent of its total revenues , will score about 1.8 Pearson has been awarded a contract worth about $18.5 million tests.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2022

I sent this meme out to the faculty at my high school in May with an invitation to meet with me and reflect on this past year of teaching. In August of 2015, I was 37½ weeks pregnant with my first child. Of course he couldn’t. Content Warning: pregnancy loss/stillbirth. Is that a thing? It should be a thing.

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