ExcelinEd

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Early literacy policies being enacted in states across our country are so much more than “retention policies,” as some believe. It’s true that the policies do end social promotion of third graders, but retention is used only as a last resort.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 15, 2019

“Until recently, gaming in education has been very propriety in nature,” says Ryan Schaaf , assistant professor of educational technology at Notre Dame of Maryland University and co-author of the book Game On: Using Digital Games to Transform Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. . School technology typically moves slowly,” he continues. “If

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2018

Like thousands of other students, Domonique failed a standardized test called the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) in fourth grade and she was automatically held back. Seventeen states have similar policies that require holding back students in the third grade if they don’t pass a standardized reading test.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2020

In 2017, the federal government set a goal for our society: To support 60 percent of all Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 in earning a two- or four-year college degree by the year 2020. In 2017, Dr. Michael T. Secretaries of Education to serve on the National Assessment Governing Board. Source: M.T.

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Doug Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

In light of these questions, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Education (“ED”) will hold a Student Privacy and Ed Tech workshop on December 1, 2017 in Washington, D.C. School administrators lack guidance, resources, and the capacity to assess the reasonableness of their own and third-party data security practices.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

Education policy should be top of mind as state policymakers continue their legislative work this spring. Such change will require states to create the policy flexibility needed for local innovation to flourish. A decade ago, barely half of all states had policies in place that allowed for personalized, competency-based learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Where do you hope education technology will go in 2017? Oh, The Places Edtech Will Go – loosely adapted from Dr. Seuss by Isabelle Hau, Omidyar Network 2017 should be another big year for edtech Six big trends we expect. Edtech will allow for formative assessment, And greater competency impressment. Edtech , New U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2022

The strategy relies on what economists call “efficiency wage theory,” which posits that increasing wages based on performance leads to greater output and lower employee turnover, says Emma García, a senior researcher at the Learning Policy Institute. There are three main ways that teacher pay impacts student outcomes, García says.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

2017 is shaping up to be a big year of what-if’s. To prepare students to thrive in an increasingly globally connected world, it is critical that technology is used to facilitate collaborative problem solving and allow students to create and “show what they know” beyond standard assessments. education technology agenda. What do you say?

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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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Shake Up Learning

MAY 11, 2017

The post How to Easily Assess Student Writing in Google Docs appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Assess Student Writing in Google Docs with WriQ. WriQ is currently a FREE tool that helps teachers assess writing in Google Docs. Learn all you need to know about the trainer assessment and application! See: Copyright Policy.

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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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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

has been awarded the 2018 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Assessment Tool or App. has been awarded the 2018 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Assessment Tool or App. We are thrilled that MobyMax was recognized not only as the Best Global EdTech company, but also the Best Assessment Tool or App. million students and 1.5

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

The Learning Policy Institute calculates the cost of distance learning at about $500 per student for a total of $3.7 Here are five existing policies that policymakers and local officials are likely to lean on to ensure that funds are used effectively, with regard to investments in remote learning programs and services.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Under Dallas Independent School District policy, Tha’s parents didn’t need to sign him up for advanced math. During its regular session, the Legislature passed a bipartisan bill mandating every student who performed in the top 40 percent on a fifth-grade math assessment automatically be enrolled in advanced math for sixth grade. “We’re

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ExcelinEd

MARCH 20, 2019

In 2002, state legislators enacted a comprehensive K-3 reading policy, and Florida was awarded the federal Reading First grant—a nationwide reading initiative, driven by the National Reading Panel report. In 2017, Mississippi was second in the nation in fourth-grade reading learning gains. the statewide reading initiative.

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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.” Despite the good intentions of targeted policies and increased attention to equity and accessibility initiatives, the achievement gap persists 2. Evaluation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 18, 2018

In 2015, Idaho adopted an open-enrollment policy allowing families to send students to their school of choice. This was good for families, but given the many challenges Coeur d’Alene faced daily, the policy had the potential to greatly affect matriculation throughout the district. How NOT to Assess Student Writing.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

Fourth-graders didn’t improve in 2017 in either subject. 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. Policy changes may play a role too.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

There’s a new grade out there and no clear guidance yet from the state as to what should be covered in it,” said Alix Gallagher, Director of Strategic Partnerships for Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), based at Stanford University. High-quality transitional kindergarten is seen as a bridge between preschool and kindergarten.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 14, 2017

Nonetheless, to the degree K-12 schools rely on the internet and online tools and services for their daily operations, disruptions of school operations must be assessed as a threat. While these disruptions have real-world implications for schools, they do not necessarily involve a breach or unauthorized disclosure of school data or records.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2023

Parents want their children to have learning opportunities across a variety of modalities, and they want learning to be assessed through demonstration of mastery as opposed to traditional assessments like standardized tests. Throughout history, Americans have always been willing to pay (through taxation) to educate our country’s youth.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

The retention policy is part of a state law passed in 2021 that was meant to boost long-lagging reading scores and stem pandemic learning losses. Third graders must now pass the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, or TCAP, at the end of the year to avoid repeating third grade. Because it is just one assessment.”

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 4, 2023

The CITES framework encompasses six integral components: Leadership Infrastructure Teaching Learning Assessment Family Engagement To facilitate swift adoption and integration, each facet of the framework is readily available on the CAST Center on Inclusive Technology & Education Systems website.

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edWeb.net

JULY 30, 2021

Iterative process: Again, schools should continuously assess what is and isn’t working, modify their plans, and try again. Assess the climate for belonging: It’s not enough to say all students and staff belong—they need to feel it at every level (interpersonal, institutional, and instructional). Three Keys to Creating Equity.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Education policy leaders at the federal level and beyond were exploring the growing role of competency-based education and non-traditional providers —and calls were growing for stronger connections between universities and the world of employment. "The To start off, it’s worth thinking back to 2016.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

According to a report published in 2017 by the Economic Policy Institute, large urban districts spend approximately $20,000 on every new hire. Loss of Funding Persistently high turnover rates also come with a significant financial cost for school districts.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Mississippi’s gains came as students in many states did worse in 2019 than they did in 2017 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) — to the disappointment of leaders, educators and parents across the United States. But huge swings in policy are often more disruptive than helpful.

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PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 20, 2023

A 2017 study discovered that 86% of college students confirmed they’ve been cheating this way or another. In 2016, three major Australian universities expelled 2 students, imposed severe penalties on 70 students, revoked 4 degrees, and revised their assessment policies to secure honest academic performance.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2019

In the summer of 2017, the head of Edge, Rick Singer, sent an email to Littlefair letting her know that they “had someone to take the classes” for her son and that he would let her know “what it would take to complete so we can bill,” according to the court filings.

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Waterford

MARCH 3, 2020

7] The subject of these meetings (anything from class policies to recent academic topics) doesn’t matter so much as the structure. Teaching How to Listen: Blended Learning for the Development and Assessment of Listening Skills in a Second Language. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 2017, 14(1), pp.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

Every day more schools and districts are switching to Lumio – it’s truly a flexible, time-saving tool that makes it easy to turn your PDFs, Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Notebook files into engaging lessons with interactive activities, games, group workspaces, and formative assessment ALL built right in. See: Copyright Policy.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Credit: Julia Nikhinson/ Associated Press In 2017, as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice intended to address widespread racial disparities in how students were disciplined, schools in Wicomico County agreed not to misuse emergency petitions. When she arrived at the school, she said, her son was already in handcuffs.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

More than 13,000 more students failed the algebra Regents exam in the most recent 2017-18 school year compared to the previous year, pushing the failure rate up from 25 percent to 30 percent, according to a December 2018 report by education policy consultant David Rubel. “You have a prediction system in place.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Chris Caren was nominated to share his thoughts by Arjun Singh, who wrote for the project in 2017. In 2018, there remains a need for this form of safeguard, alongside new technologies, instructional practices and institutional policies that encourage students to be authentic on paper, in person and beyond the walls of the classroom.

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PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 20, 2023

A 2017 study discovered that 86% of college students confirmed they’ve been cheating this way or another. In 2016, three major Australian universities expelled 2 students, imposed severe penalties on 70 students, revoked 4 degrees, and revised their assessment policies to secure honest academic performance.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

Whatever way the argument skews, one thing is for sure: schools need to come up with policies to address this issue. In 2017, a study was conducted which states that even when a smartphone is not in use, its presence can reduce available cognitive capacity. He also served on a number of curriculum and assessment committees.

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