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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

50 Free Online Courses For Teachers: Spring 2015. Below is a list of 50 free online courses for teachers for Spring 2015, aggregated by Class Central. Go To Class | Next Session : 2nd Jan, 2015. . Go To Class | Next Session : 5th Jan, 2015. . 1368.3x: Saving Schools: History, Politics, and Policy in U.S.

Coursera 40

Coursera Course Moodle Common Core 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 9, 2016

As you read through them please keep in mind that some were new in 2015. Others were ones that I must have waited until 2015 to discover! Reflecting on 2015… Ten Resources I Found Valuable (This is just a small listing of ten…. The people at Common Sense Media (makers of Graphite) bring a collection of educator vetted apps.

Resources 60

Resources Digital Citizenship STEM Conference 60

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 8, 2022

With the emergence of Common Core and very few resources available to align with these new standards, teachers began utilizing OER once again. There was an influx of districts assigning teachers or instructional coaches to compile OER options that reflected the needs of common core. See: Copyright Policy.

OER 97

OER Resources Common Core Digital Badges 97

ExcelinEd

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The reform efforts included a state-funded commitment to a pre-kindergarten pilot program, a comprehensive reading policy featuring a promotion/retention component at third grade, and a required assessment of the knowledge and skills needed to teach the science of reading for aspiring elementary teachers.

Common Core 62

Common Core Assessment Elementary Policies 62

eSpark

JANUARY 5, 2016

On December 10, 2015, President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act, a bipartisan bill designed to address the shortcomings of No Child Left Behind. “ educational policy: College and Career Readiness. Higher standards are right. That’s why we need to fix No Child Left Behind.”. For over ten years, districts across the U.S.

Policies 40

Policies Blended Learning Education EdTech 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

military installations are adopting Common Core — but don’t call it that. Its superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, my fellow member on the National Assessment Governing Board—which sets policies around NAEP — has cited professional development, tutoring and summer learning as some of the interventions that led to success there.

Resources 83

Resources Classroom Education Common Core 83

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

The average performance of the nation’s fourth- and eighth-graders mostly held steady in math and reading from 2015 to 2017, now marking a decade of stalled educational progress, according to the results of a test released Tuesday. The one exception was eighth-grade reading, with the average score rising by one point between 2015 and 2017.

Education 110

Education Common Core Report Academic Standards 110

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The Difference between NCLB, ESSA and Common Core. In 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was implemented, replacing the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). To start, Rowley addressed any confusion regarding the Common Core State Standards. However, accountability regulations may be significantly changed.

Common Core 63

Common Core Guidelines Data Elementary 63

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

My Island View

DECEMBER 7, 2016

https://tomwhitby.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/the-importance-of-andragogy-in-education/. The biggest problem with the implementation of common core, beyond the testing aspect, was the fact that there was no support for PD. It is a key to adult learning and teachers are adults. Teach adults as adults.

Education 54

Education Maker Movement Common Core Social Media 54

My Island View

DECEMBER 7, 2016

https://tomwhitby.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/the-importance-of-andragogy-in-education/. The biggest problem with the implementation of common core, beyond the testing aspect, was the fact that there was no support for PD. It is a key to adult learning and teachers are adults. Teach adults as adults.

Education 51

Education Maker Movement Common Core Social Media 51

My Island View

DECEMBER 7, 2016

https://tomwhitby.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/the-importance-of-andragogy-in-education/. The biggest problem with the implementation of common core, beyond the testing aspect, was the fact that there was no support for PD. It is a key to adult learning and teachers are adults. Teach adults as adults.

Education 48

Education Maker Movement Common Core Social Media 48

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Scores also dropped between 2013 and 2015. Those include holding schools and teachers accountable for student performance, the introduction of more rigorous Common Core standards, the increased use of education technology and the expansion of charter schools.

Education 78

Education Common Core Report Assessment 78

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2018

Even before California became the latest state to adopt policies limiting remedial enrollments, community college remedial math course-taking had dropped dramatically, falling 30 percent over a five-year period, from 1.1 Plus the decline in remedial enrollments appeared in 2015, not long after the Common Core State Standards were implemented.

Data 57

Data Survey Course Common Core 57

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.

Common Core 40

Common Core Assessment Report Groups 40

Connecting 2 the World

APRIL 29, 2016

My colleague, Diane Crosley, an instructor in Natural Sciences at Spring Arbor University, and I gave a presentation at the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching and Learning in Traverse City, MI last October (2015) entitled, "Bridging the skills gap: Preparing Higher Education students for the 21st century workplace."

Analysis 40

Analysis STEM Common Core Industry 40

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

Cederick Ellis and Summit Elementary School principal Lakya Taylor-Washington, the bigger asset in going personalized comes down to removing arbitrary grade level assignments and creating “learning labs,” a style of competency-based learning that Summit has been experimenting with since 2015. All of our classrooms are learning labs now.

Competency Based Learning 69

Competency Based Learning Policies Common Core Elementary 69

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

In 2015, a mere 25 percent of high school seniors were proficient in the subject, according to the National Center for Education Statistics , which produces the most reliable data on academic competency. Dozens of states have incorporated more rigorous standards through the implementation of the Common Core.

E-rate 109

E-rate Strategy Report Common Core 109

eSchool News

MAY 4, 2015

In addition to the free resources, educators can also show their appreciation for teachers by taking advantage of ASCD’s special promotions on ASCD Arias publications and ASCD membership, available only during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4–8, 2015. Special Promotion for Teacher Appreciation Week.

Resources 40

Resources Common Core Social Media iPad 40

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

Three area school districts – Sacramento City, San Juan and Folsom Cordova unified – report that detailed cellphone policies tend to be developed at individual campuses, not the district office. Our policy allows for kids to use them” during non-instruction times. ©2015 The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, Calif.).

Video 40

Video Social Media Policies Common Core 40

Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 21, 2016

“Our competitive performance during the last three years has been strong, but the cyclical and policy related challenges in our biggest markets have been more pronounced and persisted for longer than anticipated,” Fallon said in a statement. Ramping Up Online Programs.

Pearson 40

Pearson Company Education Common Core 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2015. The Common Core State Standards. This series always ends up being incredibly lengthy – I apologize in advance – and this year, it threatens to be even more so. “Free” and “Open” For-Profit Higher Education. The “New Economy” Credentialing.

Technology 58

Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 58

eSchool News

MAY 31, 2016

As a teacher leader who has had this conversation with teachers, administrators, policy makers, and parents, I recognize an important distinction to which we must pay attention. People outside the profession often want to see a greater sense of urgency about our work.

Academic Standards 40

Academic Standards Case Study Common Core Policies 40

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

In 2014, ALA Washington’s Office for Information and Technology Policy (OITP) developed a helpful white paper to examine CIPA’s decade-long impact, Fencing Out Knowledge t h a t d e l i n e a t e d f o u r recommendations t o ALA: Increase awareness of the spectrum of filtering choices. Linked to the Common Core Standards for high school.

E-rate 40

E-rate Digital Citizenship Libraries Social Media 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

Each year since, they have won numerous awards, including the trophy for Outstanding Production for the best overall elementary school performance three years in a row, from 2013 to 2015, and again in 2017. Her son, Aaron Wang, starred as the title character in “The Music Man” in the 2015-16 school year.) “I

Dropout 76

Dropout Elementary Report Common Core 76

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

In the latest iteration in 2015, questions covered collaborative problem solving, social skills and even psychological well-being. Thumbs down on Common Core, yes to vouchers and school choice: these are the two positions that’s been most publicized—and to some, worrisome—about Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education.

EdTech 65

EdTech Khan Academy Company Common Core 65

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2017

Mary Fulton, a senior project manager and policy analyst at the Education Commission of the States. Although we only used data from the 2014-2015 academic year in our analysis, we’re making all the datasets we gathered available here. said Mary Fulton, a senior policy analyst at the Education Commission of the States.

Data 40

Data Report Analysis Policies 40

Insight Education Group

DECEMBER 11, 2015

In July 2015, Race to the Top (RTTT), a bold federal initiative that offered incentives to spur innovation in teaching and learning, officially ended. Since the roll out in 2009, RTTT has dedicated over $4 billion to states, impacting more than 22 million students and 1.5 million teachers across the country.

Resources 40

Resources Assessment Education Policies 40

MindShift

AUGUST 24, 2015

” Finn is not just a proud grandpa; he’s a long-established expert on education policy with the Fordham Institute and Hoover Institution. Another policy change that could help: accountability targets that emphasize growth for all students. ” Copyright 2015 NPR. educating its top performers? Here in the U.S.,

E-rate 28

E-rate Education Common Core Policies 28

Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

Inside Higher Ed has a story on Pence’s higher ed policies. Here’s an old article from Chalkbeat on Pence’s K–12 policies. million from a business that pulled in almost $1 billion in revenue in 2015 – with no fines, penalties, or admission of wrongdoing. .” Presidential Campaign Politics.

Education 40

Education Blackboard Common Core MOOC 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2016

This is why Baton Rouge businessman Lane Grigsby ‘s Empower Louisiana political action committee has been able to raise more than $2 million in 2015 from New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, Laura and John Arnold, Alice and Jim Walton of the Wal-Mart Waltons and Eli Broad. Healthy debate helps inspire the policy changes that we need.

Common Core 40

Common Core System Policies Resources 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Teachers participate in a Common Core training session in Kingsport, Tenn. As noted in our recently released 2015 Administrative Report, across more than 21,000 candidates taking edTPA consequentially that year, the average score was 44.53 in comparison to the nationally recommended standard of 42. There is much work to do.”.

Assessment 40

Assessment Training Policies Common Core 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2015

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Conference 28

Conference Libraries Facebook Twitter 28

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

We have pushed many state districts to make significant policy changes that align with instructional and educational best practices, and have encouraged teachers, administrators, and districts to innovate educational systems design. Why does there have to be only one, summative, cookie-cutter diploma for all kids? . First, the basics.

System 80

System Assessment Guidelines Meeting 80

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

True, 2015 was a record-breaking year for ed-tech funding – over $4 billion by my calculations. In part, their struggles are a result of controversies surrounding the Common Core State Standards, which were supposed to streamline and procurement the development of curriculum and assessment.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

para generar aprendizajes colaborativos en el aula - William H.

Conference 62

Conference Education Moodle Common Core 62

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via NPR : “ Trump ’s International Policies Could Have Lasting Effects On Higher Ed.” More about Trump’s immigration policies in a separate section below. And more about Trump and for-profit higher ed policies in the for-profit higher ed section below. Robots hate the Common Core.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46