Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 30, 2015

Here are my notes from today’s 2015 Iowa STEM Summit … Welcome , Lt. STEM should be a catalyst for active learning. Learned enough English to transition into regular classes in 8th grade, finished all high school coursework by 11th grade, now taking 5 AP classes as a senior. Kim Reynolds & Mary Andringa.

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STEM Wiki Training Elementary 100

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Learn some thinking routines and how to apply these valuable techniques in your classroom. Karen was the 2015 Tennessee State Teacher of the Year and I interviewed her at the NNSTOY Conference in DC this summer. She was State Teacher of The Year for 2015. Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. What do you wonder?

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Classroom Elementary Examples Company 557

Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

An empowered parent is an asset to their child’s learning (at school and at home), as well as to the school community. When schools prioritize parent empowerment, families are seen as equal partners and key contributors to the school community, which ultimately helps to create the best possible learning environment for students.

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Classroom Secondary Analysis Strategy 299

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

I hope you are enjoying this series on formative assessment, and I am sure you will find these tools most valuable. as you continue to amplify formative learning with digital technology. 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. Collaboration.

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Assessment Tools LMS Learning 60

Lightspeed Systems

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As primary and secondary schooling takes up a large portion of a child’s life, it’s at school where struggling children are frequently identified. 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.

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Assessment Data System Groups 64

Battelle for Kids

AUGUST 5, 2015

August 5, 2015, Volume 2, Issue 9, Number 3. Few measure up to the standards for today's PBL, Project-Based Learning, and its many variations, all sprouting in secondary as well as elementary classrooms. Introduction of the letters "P-B-L" to many educators brings a highly predictable shrug. "So So what else is new?"

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Secondary Elementary Assessment Examples 100

Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

As the largest school district in Rhode Island, Providence Public Schools makes up 25% of the state’s entire elementary and secondary student population. Nearly 1,900 teaching and learning staff are employed in 42 schools, each equipped with various types of technology tools (42 in all). In partnership with.

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Case Study Data Learning Mobility 95

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. higher education courseware business despite gains in digital—all because of secondary textbook market’s impact. Gartner projects that spending on U.S billion by 2023.

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Chegg Software Industry Pearson 158

Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2016

“We dropped over $10,000 last year on a math product, but I’m not sure if it’s really helped our students learn.”. Over the past few years, “efficacy” has entered the edtech lexicon as a word commonly used to reference whether or not edtech is driving student learning. Sound familiar? Google is distracting, ethics are a mess.".

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Technology Classroom EdTech Secondary 116

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

As schools reckon with learning equity, they’re often focused on academic progress. Evidence of Learning: Smith said the key questions he asks are “Are all students learning?” and “Are they learning enough?” McKnight served as the Director for Secondary Leadership Development Programs in Montgomery County Public Schools.

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Education Secondary Policies Professional Learning 67

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 26, 2017

We are also hosting a giveaway contest with her book on assessment. Quickly learning to connect with students and develop rapport, she was able to recognize the most important part of teaching, relationships. She has made the Bammy Awards finals for Secondary High School Educator in 2014 and for blogging in 2015.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 27, 2020

These and other important lessons from Oregon’s Gresham-Barlow School District were discussed during a recent edWebinar , hosted by AASA, The Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network , with the district’s Superintendent, Dr. Katrise Perera, and Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Lisa Riggs.

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Professional Learning Assessment Outcomes Secondary 58

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

.” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2015 $0. the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S. FY 2014 $0.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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Education Professional Learning Study Case Study 120

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

In theory, proficiency-based models let students learn at their own pace, speeding up if they grasp a concept quickly, and getting extra help if they struggle. In practice, though, it can take many different forms, including independent study, learning communities and online programs. Kelly Field, for The Hechinger Report.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

Disconnection between teaching and learning: Teachers often confuse covering the material with teaching to the kids—if they teach to understanding, then the classroom becomes a different environment. They need to develop relationships with each student, learn about their individual situations, and help them as needed. Noguera, Ph.D.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2019

The once novel technology behind chess- and gameshow-playing computers is all but commonplace today; it’s in everything from medical diagnostic applications to Gmail spam filters—and as some high school and college students are finding out, a new generation of online tools for foreign language learning.

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Software Company Study Flipped Classroom 144

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Students work on individual projects in the blended-learning classroom of Jessica Anderson, in Deer Lodge, Montana. A student-centered personalized-learning model known as competency education has gained traction over the past five years as states have developed policies to promote its adoption in both elementary and secondary schools.

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Personalized Learning Learning Policies Assessment 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Secondary schools can only take in 36 percent of students who finish primary school. Pearson, through its Affordable Learning Fund , has also invested in several Africa-based education companies. Humanity’s future may well be in Africa, where 60 percent of the population are under the age of 25. Yet their prospects are perilous.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2019

That’s where he learned that students were struggling to complete the lessons on their own, and why he had to redesign the platform to make it more accessible for teachers to use in the classroom. He returned to Apple in 2015 after it acquired LearnSprout, only to leave in 2017 for a brief dabble in politics.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

“Today’s education technologies, when supported by the right polices and leadership, enable school systems to truly personalize learning,” said Keith Krueger, CEO, CoSN. “It It is therefore imperative that current and future student assessments are in sync with America’s transformational, digital environments.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. About 20 other states sprinkled elements of personalized learning into their plans.

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Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 72

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) started collaborating on game-based learning (GBL) in developmental math and writing instruction in the mid-2000s, they had no idea what they were setting in motion. The Levelfly game-based learning platform includes a profile page that enables users to view and share information about themselves.

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Game-Based Learning STEM Secondary Study 60

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2018

And that could be why just 38 percent fourth grade students performed at or above proficient on the latest National Assessment of Education Progress for science, which was administered in 2015. employment in 2015, according to the U.S. But as we do new things, we learn more.”. Such jobs made up 6.2 percent of all U.S.

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Elementary Education Survey Report 85

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

Achieve3000 is the leading literacy solution in blended learning programs today, specializing in cloud-based, differentiated learning solutions for school-aged youth as well as adult learners. Our differentiated instruction solutions will give these kindergarteners-to-be the right start on the road to college and career success.

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Blended Learning Secondary Differentiated Instruction Academic Standards 0

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

When the lecture ended, they had yet another to chance to learn: A physics video chat with their tutor, a sophomore physics major at Yale. Holmes County Central High School is one of eight rural schools participating in a new, blended learning AP Physics program. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Online Learning Learning Course Blended Learning 68

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. Teachers can modify and redistribute the materials without violating copyright laws. Pushes like the U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

I was inspired to write this post because of the soon to be released episode 536 (to be released on August 5, 2019 ), where a third-year teacher, Edwin Thomas Minguela, and I talk about the lessons he’s learned in his first two years of teaching. 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24) 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24)

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Policies Groups Elementary Study 236

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2016

2015 PISA test scores for mathematics. Source: OECD, PISA 2015 Results (Volume I), page 177. Results from Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a test in reading, mathematics, and science administered every three years in about 70 countries by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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Comparison Secondary Exercises Study 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

In 2012, Estonia’s 15-year-olds ranked 11 th in math and reading and sixth in science out of the 65 countries that participated in an international test that compares educational systems from around the world, called the Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA. Photo: Sarah Butrymowicz.

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Secondary System Survey Study 0

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Here’s what we’ve learned along the way. The First Year In the first year of our virtual co-planning, we first wrote common assessments, then later common lesson plans and projects, before beginning video conferences to reflect on and edit our work. Co-teaching can be an incredible asset for schools with few resources or staff.

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Analysis Course Trends Assessment 60

Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

That post included our school’s limited progress in embedding technology into instruction that made an impact on student learning. We used three strategies to assess growth from fall to spring: Instructional walk trends, student engagement surveys, and digital student portfolios. 2015-2016: 19% growth from fall to spring.

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Elementary Classroom Survey Assessment 40

Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

That post included our school’s limited progress in embedding technology into instruction that made an impact on student learning. We used three strategies to assess growth from fall to spring: Instructional walk trends, student engagement surveys, and digital student portfolios. 2015-2016: 19% growth from fall to spring.

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Elementary Classroom Survey Assessment 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Sue is a leader of innovation in the library field, pioneering new transformative methods of community engagement including integration of participatory STEAM learning into all library services and launching the first ever Fabrication lab, the FFL FabLab, in a public library.

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Libraries Conference Outcomes Secondary 34

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2016

The exam, known as PARCC — which stands for Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers — was aligned to the Common Core, a set of national educational standards for what students should be able to do in each grade in English and math. But the shift to the Common Core State Standards meant it would have to go.

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Common Core Assessment Report Groups 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

With people of color expected to make up a quarter of the state’s population by 2035, these gaps represent an economic threat to Minnesota; unless more residents get to and through college, there won’t be enough qualified workers to fill the jobs that require a post-secondary degree or certificate. “[O]ur

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Dropout Secondary Course Report 75

iLearn Technology

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

What it is: Woot Math uses adaptive technology to personalize the math learning experience in new ways for 3rd-6th grade students. Woot Math is adaptive, as students use it, it gets “smart” and creates learning pathways based on the specific needs of the student. The illustration of concepts is brilliant!

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