Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

“More tech-based monitoring and assessment tools will be incorporated into to the instructional mix.” Many schools employ the use of a web filter to meet these requirements; however, administrators required new solutions that extended protection to school-owned devices at home. Indeed, $2.3

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

How can we help student to set regular, short term goals, manage their time, think critically about the strategies they are using and how effectively those strategies are working, access resources and support, and assess their learning? Supporting Self-regulation in Blended Learning Environments. Zeidner (Eds.), San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 27, 2020

As a STEM school, we were proud to have the 2017 Northwest Iowa STEM Teacher of the Year, as well as a state of Iowa Teacher of the Year top five finalist. I am passionate about offering educational opportunities to students and educators alike, realizing that the stronger teachers are, the better the learning opportunities for students.

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Along similar lines, referencing Picciano (2009), Fabbian et al (2017) define a blended learning class as one that “integrates face to face (F2F) and online activities in a planned, pedagogically valuable manner while online activities replace a portion of F2F time” (pp.314-315). Fabbian et al, 2017). 314-315).

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 18, 2017

From there we looked at Formative Assessment and how easy it is to do today. Flipgrid is a video capture app that can be used for things like pre-assessment, sharing what we know, formative assessment, and group conversations. Send a tweet, write a blog post, lead a PLC meeting, share in a faculty meeting.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

That was in 2017. “It That reality, along with concerns about inequities baked into the assessments and a growing demographic gap between students in America and their teachers, has propelled a number of states to reconsider their approach. It began to become emotionally draining. I decided I couldn’t keep doing that to myself.”

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 31, 2017

From there we looked at Formative Assessment and how easy it is to do today. Ensuring that all stakeholders receive the best, most complete information, on a “channel” that meets their needs can be a challenge. Periscope -Live broadcast meetings or other events for parents/community members who can’t attend. No cellphone needed.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

What is surprising is that many teacher programs don’t prepare their graduates well for the rigors of using technology to meet current educational requirements. There is an increased movement towards personalizing the educational experience, practiced with student agency and choice on assessments.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

APRIL 25, 2017

Are you going to Alan November’s BLC in Boston this July (2017)? I would enjoy meeting you! 5 Ideas to Incorporate Assessment in Project Based Learning… Grounded in the Standards. In this post, I wish to speak to the idea of assessment in PBL. Just as important, if not more important, is formative assessment.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 13, 2020

The study looked at data for over five million students in grades 3 through 8 who had taken NWEA’s MAP Growth assessments in 2017-2018. ST Math meets WWC quasi-experiment and ESSA Tier 2 requirements, and the program's unique, patented approach delivers robust results on a national scale. Psychology Today. Hiefield, M.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 21, 2018

Students need technology that will help them meet their existing learning goals. What teachers need most from coaches isn’t adding more tools; it’s meeting all of their students’ needs. Digital Promise’s 2017 report, Exploring Coaching for Powerful Technology Use in Education , talks about what this can look like in classrooms.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 19, 2020

While both concepts support meeting students’ learning needs, they serve different purposes. Yet the differences in the practical usage of personalization and individualization can help improve instructional planning by teachers and be strategic in meeting the needs of all students. Differentiation Defined. Choice-based.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 11, 2019

Whether you are a first-year teacher or a veteran teacher, classroom and system-wide assessments can be a time of high anxiety and stress for everyone involved. in School Counseling Program, Freed-Hardeman University, TN, lays out strategies and ground rules for what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to assessments.

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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. To Meet Students’ Needs! ASCD and OverDrive survey finds digital content used in 80% of schools and districts. What Do Educators Want?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Here are EdSurge’s top stories of 2017 in chronological order—a healthy dose of optimism and skepticism, words of encouragement and caution for the year ahead. Goodbye ABCs: How One State Is Moving Beyond Grade Levels and Graded Assessments What happens when you take away grades and grade levels?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Jennifer Serravallo (@ jserravallo ) is a literacy consultant, speaker, and the author of several popular titles including the NY Times Bestselling The Reading Strategies Book , the newly-released Writing Strategies Book , and the two-time award-winning Independent Reading Assessment Series. Happy 5 Idea Friday! Tweet her @ jserravallo.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

Students also needed support when it came to the end of year state assessments. “We Rocking the CAASPP Both schools have since experienced outstanding increases in their California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) scores. She jumped at the opportunity to pilot the program in her school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Fantastic Formative Assessment Tools ( https://www.edutopia.org/blog/5-fast-formative-assessment-tools-vicki-davis ). Those who leave a review between 2/1/2017 and 2/3/2017 will have two entries for each review. If the winner does not meet qualifications, another winner will be selected. Gail Gibbons ( [link].

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ASIDE

MARCH 3, 2017

Source: NAIS The National Association Of Independent Schools (NAIS) 2017 Annual Conference just wrapped up in Baltimore, Maryland. We want to express our sincere thanks to the room full of educators who came to our Friday session, “ Where Learning Meets Design: Taking Control Of The Visual Classroom.”

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 28, 2017

GAME-BASED LEARNING FROM LEGENDS OF LEARNING NOW MEETS SCIENCE STANDARDS IN TWO MORE STATES Research-Based Games Already Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards WASHINGTON, D.C.—Aug. Legends of Learning offers thousands of games and assessment items for earth and space, life and physical science classes.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 19, 2017

To meet this goal, Montgomery and his team created a design thinking curriculum, where students learn how to first understand a problem and end-user, then brainstorm solutions, create prototypes, analyze data, and finally, engage in multiple design iterations to solve a problem.

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techlearning

JUNE 12, 2018

June 12, 2018—A new research study titled “ Ready Efficacy: Research on Ready Program Impact” demonstrates that Curriculum Associates’ Ready Mathematics and Ready Reading instruction for Grades 3–8 meets the federal funding requirements for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). In 2017, Ready materials were used by more than 3.5

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 26, 2022

To quote Tom Loveless, former director of the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution, in most states the Proficient label is “significantly above” what most state policymakers and assessments deem as ‘grade level,’ and the more accurate NAEP proficiency level for most states would be closer to Basic.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

Rocking the CAASPP Both schools have since experienced outstanding increases in their California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) scores. Fourth graders at Montgomery improved their CAASPP scores by 164% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year—their first year using the platform.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2022

Reaching a Boiling Point With 15 minutes before and after the bell to plan and less than three hours of weekly prep, I’ve never really had enough time to meet the requirements of my job, even before the pandemic. Most of these “solutions” came with hours of training and meetings that ate into my planning time. There was the NCELI (N.C.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

At the same time, our middle school science department made the switch from traditional grading to standards-based assessment and overhauled our philosophy to focus on fostering revision practices. Since our switch to standards-based assessment in 2016, I've been keeping records on academic achievement and revision behaviors.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 5, 2017

Assessment is project-based so be prepared to be a fully-involved and eager risk-taker. Class starts July 10, 2017 and ends July 30, 2017. That’s three weeks, five hours a week, plus a one-hour weekend virtual meeting each week. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2023

eSpark also correlates nicely with NWEA’s MAP Growth [an assessment to help teachers determine instructional strategies]. Educators know that engaged students learn more, as evidenced in this 2017 Gallup Poll. We have class meetings often, which help me stay engaged with how well the tool is supporting our learning goals.”

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

State law requires public schools to retain a third grader scoring on the lowest achievement level on the Reading Summative Assessment unless he or she qualifies for a good-cause exemption. The post Mississippi raises the bar students have to meet to pass third grade appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2021

In her remarks, Chan mentioned Nottingham Elementary School , which closed for nearly four weeks after Hurricane Harvey in 2017, but invested in mental wellness and belonging in its recovery, and later saw test scores rise. It’s not always an easy task to develop a successful digital tool that aids social-emotional growth.

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Waterford

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In fact, self-care can be one of the best ways for parents to not only meet their own needs, but also their family responsibilities. By eating well, sleeping enough, and find ways to meet your personal needs, you’ll be better able to care for your children and fulfill other personal duties.[5]. Vistas Online, 2017, pp.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2016

million assessments, and is on track to hit 4 million in 2017. CEO Andrew Mason says the company is working to build beyond multiple choice grading and hopes to soon provide a tool that can read and assess handwritten assignments. It’s been used for more than 2.5 FlashGrade generally charges between 5 to 25 cents per test.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Teacher Yasmin Kudrolli sat on a low chair and lit a candle to start the morning meeting in her prekindergarten classroom in Oakland. A 2017 study of California’s pre-expansion transitional kindergarten programs found that children who attended were better prepared for kindergarten than those who didn’t. OAKLAND, Calif. The bill Gov.

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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. billion in 2017. Despite having invested in dozens of edtech startups over the past decade, Quazzo says there are no shortage of intractable problems remaining in education.

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Waterford

MARCH 3, 2020

Provide students with an opportunity to model active listening skills by holding regular classroom meetings.[7] 7] The subject of these meetings (anything from class policies to recent academic topics) doesn’t matter so much as the structure. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 2017, 14(1), pp. Colombi, A.G.,

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2022

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. Just as ACT scores declined, so did 12th grade math scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a national achievement test. As grades rose, achievement fell.

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