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Standards-Based Grading: How to Start the Journey

The CoolCatTeacher

Nicole Naditz on episode 478 Standards-based grading — where students are assessed by specific standards — is being discussed or implemented in many districts. Her most notable awards include finalist for California State Teacher of the Year, 2012 and ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year, 2015.

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Using Data-Driven Instruction and SEL to Make the Most of Assessments

EdNews Daily

Like all districts in Texas, we live and die through accountability ratings based on how our students perform on the state’s STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests. To this end, we began using Renaissance Star Assessments districtwide in the 2015–2016 school year.

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Lexia Celebrates 40th Anniversary 

eSchool News

About Lexia Lexia®, a Cambium Learning Group brand, is a leader in science of reading-based solutions. With a complete offering of professional learning, curriculum, and embedded assessment, Lexia helps more learners read, write, and speak with confidence. For more information, visit www.lexialearning.com.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

When teachers engage in this collaborative culture, they share best practices, develop interdisciplinary projects, and contribute to professional learning communities, leading to more innovative teaching strategies and cohesive learning environments. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p.

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Preparing Students for Online Assessments with Digital Literacy Skills

edWeb.net

Online assessments are becoming more common, and students who have strong digital literacy skills often score higher on them. Students who lack these skills may not be able to effectively demonstrate mastery of key concepts in math, reading or writing on online assessments. They can also take practice assessments using the devices.

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What Does it Take to Become a Trusted Instructional Leader?

Edsurge

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Melvin Love, principal at Oxmoor Valley Elementary School in Birmingham City Schools in Alabama. When I came to this school in 2015, our data from the state of Alabama showed an eight percent proficiency in reading in grades three through five.

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Michigan School Administrators’ Journey Toward Increased Equity and Inclusion

edWeb.net

Work on developing culturally proficient communities during the previous decade has now led to the creation of a professional learning program designed to increase equity and inclusion during the 2020s, in collaboration with the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.