Shake Up Learning

MAY 25, 2021

The post 4 Projects that Go Beyond Traditional Assessment – SULS0111 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Jen shares ideas that will help teachers go BEYOND traditional assessments like reports, essays, presentations, and cookie-cutter assignments. 4 Projects that Go Beyond Traditional Assessment with @virtualgiff.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The program—short for “no grades, no grades”—is hallmarked by the schools shifting to a more competency-based assessment structure and removal of grade levels. The program follows six key tenets: project-based learning, learner agency, whole person development, blended learning and competency-based assessment.

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 11, 2018

Lately, I have been focusing on “common assessments” versus “common understandings.” ” I have written about this in the past and shared the following ideas on why “common assessments” do not necessarily do what they hope they do.” Assessment of learning. Assessment of learning.

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techlearning

APRIL 3, 2018

Istation , a Dallas-based provider of educational technology, reports that a study conducted by the Morgridge International Reading Center ( MIRC ) at the University of Central Florida ( UCF ) shows that student results on Istation assessments can predict performance on the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA).

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Sean Wybrant, 2017 Colorado Teacher of the Year, has students building virtual reality and augmented reality experiences. Palmer High School, in Colorado Springs District 11, was named the 2017 Colorado Teacher of the Year by Interim Education Commissioner Katy Anthes at an assembly on October 11, 2016. Listen to the Show.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

billion in grants between 2010 and 2016. billion between 2010 and 2016 to education nonprofits and researchers for the purpose of developing and testing new ideas in the classroom. Credit: Staff/ The Hechinger Report Education journalism is chock full of stories touting some brand new idea that could fix schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 25, 2019

Monica is the author of Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality: A Scannable Solution for Your Classroom (Corwin Press, 2016) and #FormativeTech: Meaningful, Sustainable, and Scannable Formative Assessment with Technology (Corwin Press, 2017).

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The program began in March 2016 at MIT, a comprehensive middle school with 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Instruction was driven by data-rich, strategic and reflective practices using online formative assessments such as Newsela quizzes, STAR Reading and district-aligned Edulastic assessments. About the Literacy Initiative.

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Let's see what resonated on social media in 2017. I’m using these tools to bring you the best of what I shared in 2017. A Visual Guide to Formative Assessment Tools. You don't need a virtual reality viewer to take your class on an expedition" from @KarlyMoura [link] — Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) January 16, 2017. ??

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Digital Promise

JUNE 26, 2019

Since March 2016, over 2,000 schools and educators have signed the Maker Promise to register their commitment to providing maker learning experiences for all students. Originally launched in November 2017, the Maker Learning Leadership Framework supports educators’ maker learning programs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

She was named Oakridge Teacher of the Year and Arlington Public Schools Teacher of the Year in 2016. Fantastic Formative Assessment Tools ( https://www.edutopia.org/blog/5-fast-formative-assessment-tools-vicki-davis ). She was named Oakridge Teacher of the Year and Arlington Public Schools Teacher of the Year in 2016.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2022

ACT’s researchers calculated that the number of test takers with an A average surpassed the number of B students after 2016. Today, A students make up a majority of ACT test takers, some of whom are not college bound and take the test as a required high school assessment. Something interesting is happening in 2016.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Editor’s Note: ‘Tis the season of giving, eating and reflecting, a time to look back on 2016 and to make bold predictions about what next year may hold. 2017 is shaping up to be a big year of what-if’s. Here’s what Shauntel Poulson, a general partner at Reach Capital, had to say. education technology agenda. What do you say?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Editor’s Note: ‘Tis the season of giving, eating and reflecting, a time to look back on 2016 and to make bold predictions about what next year may hold. Where do you hope education technology will go in 2017? Edtech will allow for formative assessment, And greater competency impressment.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

According to Project Tomorrow’s 2017 Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning , 56 percent of parents of school-aged children are concerned that their child isn’t learning the right skills in school to be successful in college or a future job. But, are the students ready for what awaits them? They may be on to something.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 19, 2017

For example, before the 2016-2017 school year, they invited researcher Melina Uncapher, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco, and CEO of the Institute for Applied Neuroscience , to share research that would help them better understand their “end users”: students.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

To start off, it’s worth thinking back to 2016. Five years ago, the application of data and algorithms to the HR function—as well the use of pre-hire assessment—were in a fledgling stage. Yet, there remains plenty of confusion or ignorance in the marketplace about the basic differences between “certificates” and “certifications.”

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2023

language education was published in 2017, with data from less than half of the country’s K-12 schools. Without a national standard or requirement, foreign language enrollment and assessment varies widely by state, but Edweek reported in 2017 that one in five K-12 students in the U.S. Of the small portion of the U.S.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

84% say schools should assess students on their interpersonal skills, and 66% say schools should be held accountable for these test results as well as for academic skill results.”. Testing, testing: “49% of public school parents say standardized tests don’t measure aspects of their child’s education that are important to them personally.”

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ASIDE

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Source: NYSCATE The theme for the 2016 annual conference of the New York State Association For Computers And Technologies In Education ( NYSCATE ) was "Unleash The Superhero In You." See you in 2017. Perhaps the keynote comment by Adam Bellow ( @adambellow ) summed it up best, " Technology does not drive change; it just enables it."

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

Students Perform on the Most Recent Assessments?” UNESCO (2017, September 2017). May 20, 2016. .” Retrieved January 21, 2022, 2022, from [link]. 2019, October 14, 2021). “How Did U.S. ” The Nation’s Report Card. Retrieved January 31, 2022, 2022, from [link]. ” Fact Sheet. 12 Comments.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

In 2016, our school began putting intentional effort into getting our students to value the learning process and to focus on growth rather than grades. To Resubmit or Not to Resubmit—That Became the Question By 2017, my students were still setting up meetings to ask me, “How can I get my grade above a 90 percent?"

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2021

The number of eighth graders who said they read 30 minutes or more a day, besides homework, declined by 4 percentage points between 2017 and 2019. The percentage of public school students who said they read 30 minutes or more a day, besides homework, declined by 4 percentage points from 53 percent in 2017 to 49 percent in 2019.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

It also forecasts that district spending on hardware, networks, and major system software will see a slight increase in 2017, rising to $16.2 2016 was also the highest year on record for digital curriculum spending. The Learning Counsel’s Assessment Tool and Survey proved to be a valuable aide in this process.

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techlearning

MARCH 19, 2018

During the 2016-2017 school year, five public school districts in Rhode Island used STEMscopes NGSS in their elementary schools. The 2017 NECAP results show that the districts that used STEMscopes outperformed the rest of the state on their fourth grade proficiency rates in science.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

People took note, and now, we’re back for the third year, rebooting the Fifty States Project for 2017, sponsored in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Describe the challenges and/or solutions to implementing and assessing personalized learning in the classroom. But this time, there’s a twist. Apply here.

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Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

Anxiety about grades and assessments is one of the major causes (outside of ACEs) of student stress.[12] Voices in Urban Education, 2016, 43, pp. Advances in Pediatrics, 2016, 63(1), pp. Academic Pediatrics, 2017, 17(8), pp. Social Science & Medicine, June 2016, 159, pp. Inability to control their emotions.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Assessment. Research reveals that students ubiquitously perceive assessment as something that is “done to them [sic] by someone else — and is out of their control.” Retrieved October 1, 2017: [link]. [2] 2016, May). New Assessment Beliefs for a New School Mission, Phi Delta Kappan, p.22-27. 6, 2016, pp.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

In Pearson’s 2017 full-year results report , the publisher stated that “we have concluded the strategic review of our US K12 courseware business and have classified the business as held for sale.” In July 2017, it sold a 22 percent stake in Penguin Random House for about $1 billion. (It billion) in 2017. “It and the U.K.”

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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The total volume of PC sales in that market fell by 12 percent in the first half of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, despite solid numbers in the U.S. According to Futuresource, volumes in the first half of 2016 increased to 6.4 percent of units sold in the second quarter of 2016, up from 6.3 million shipments from 5.7

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Educators use a variety of resources to meet the needs and interests of individual students, including videos, images, games, non-fiction text and varying types of assessments. 2016 digital education survey. Sources Consulted: Picking and choosing digital content. We asked teachers what they want from edtech. Here's what they said.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Auster (2016) integrated screencasts into her Introductory Sociology course, applying what she describes as a supplemental model. The blended learning format enabled the instructor to work individually with students, facilitate small group discussions connected to their texts, and deliver targeted formative assessments. Fabbian et al.’s

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

This facet of modern education transcends the traditional use of textbooks and blackboards, weaving digital tools seamlessly into the learning process (NETP, 2017)). In these classrooms, ” students regularly communicate, collaborate, self-reflect, problem solve,and peer-evaluate about their learning” (Hansen & Imse, 2016, p.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The College Board recently released its Advanced Placement (AP) program results for the class of 2017—and it’s largely a mixed bag, with a greater number of overall test takers but significant achievement gaps still impacting success rates. percent for the class of 2017, achievement between demographic groups continues to vary significantly.

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2021

These include “a huge change in assessments and how people demonstrate mastery” in ways other than through standardized testing, she notes. GSV Ventures launched in 2016 with a $97 million fund, and has since invested in 65 edtech companies. billion in 2017. Several past GSV investments have turned into a big payday.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

Our second grade students in our 2/3 Band went from 29% proficient in September 2016 to 77% proficient in June 2017 on i-Ready reading assessments. Our English Language Learners went from 54% proficient in September 2016 to 85% proficient in June 2017.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Learning.com’s EasyTech offering includes self-paced lessons, application exercises, quizzes, discussions and pre- and post-assessments to prepare students for today’s online classrooms and the digital world. To learn more, please visit [link]. About Learning.com. Founded in 1999, Learning.com currently partners with one in six U.S.

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