Graphite Blog

JUNE 29, 2017

This UK-based developer offers a student engagement platform with formative assessment tools like quizzes, interactive presentations, polls, and video discussion similar to Edpuzzle. What's Different: In addition to the normal assessment features, Spiral has a tool called Team Up. Take a look at Spiral.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

They demonstrated how the RIASEC assessment and Beable’s life-ready literacy system boost student involvement in academic subjects and get high levels of engagement as students connect real-world learning to the classroom. KinderLab Robotics is dedicated to universal STEAM literacy.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2019

based professional organization of about 50,000 people in science education and business, says science educators constantly assess whether their students would master concepts best through hands-on experiments or a digital tool. Loomer says the eScience acquisition talks began around 2017 but became serious this summer.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

million (Seed) 2017 EduLab Brightwheel $10 million (A) 2017 GGV Capital ClassWallet $1.5 EduLab , a subsidiary of JIEM, a Japanese research and assessment provider. (It Sinovation also funds companies in other technology sectors including robotics and Big Data.) Funding Deals for U.S. Based Company. Authess $2.2

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2017

How a school defines student success influences its design and impacts critical aspects such as professional learning, curriculum, assessment and school culture. EdSurge takes full responsibility for all editorial content. Eighth graders who are taking a capstone course on U.S.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

I am taking dates for 2018 with 2017 just about full… Mike Gorman ( [link] / ). It provides the opportunity for independent learning, self-regulation, formative assessment, and self regulation. Technology also allows for new assessment techniques allowing students to demonstrate learning in creative and innovative ways.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Two weeks before testing day, after weeks of struggling robotically through course content, we ditch the projects and texts we are working on to focus solely on test practice, fueled by Powerpoints featuring sample test questions from prior years. My work on this team prompted me to reevaluate my approach to curriculum and assessment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2019

This Show is From the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast Vault Andrew Stadel’s show aired in 2017 and was the top show of 2017 how to help kids really learn. The Dash and Dot robot wonder pack from Wonder Workshop Stay tuned at the end of the show for how to enter. This is one of the top shows of the 10-Minute Teacher of all time.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

Education technology accelerator programs are often studded with robotic kits or educational games. It’s why San Francisco-based Qualified aims to cut down on the amount of time and money companies and institutions spend assessing technical skills with a platform that automates coding assessments and assignments.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 27, 2017

A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. Take a look below and try to assess the deeper learning and rigor in the following projects. Students in robotics studying gear ratio program a car to go through maze. Check out my Booking Page and as always… thanks so much! Quick Notes.

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The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Other than running the original post from 2017 through Grammarly (where were you back then!!), As I reread this one, I think about how many people have challenged the process of school to make many of the things I discussed in this original post from 2017 happen in today’s context. . Grades as a driver. We are all very special.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 11, 2017

It is back to school time 2017 for many of us in the United States and beyond… welcome to the future! I am now almost booked through the rest of the 2017… very few dates left. Some say that someday robots or some kind of two way wireless radio will take over education. Check out my Booking Page .

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2017

Using a completely adaptive learning engine and technology-enhanced assessments, UpSmart provides the right level of instruction and practice on each topic for each student. The webcast will take place on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. ET and will be hosted by Donell Pons, M.Ed.,

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

It’s a major pain point in the education system: Between 40 percent to 60 percent of college students now need some form of remedial math, or English, or both, and the United States ranks 36th out of a comparison group of 79 countries in math proficiency, according to the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2017

Five years ago, in an essay called “ 2017: RIP OER? ” To the best of my knowledge there is no one really working on next gen OER—OER that are interactive, simulative, really rich with multimedia AND combined with OAR [open assessment resources] that drive diagnosis, remediation, and adaptation.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 24, 2017

Five years ago, in an essay called 2017: RIP OER? , To the best of my knowledge there is no one really working on next gen OER – OER that are interactive, simulative, really rich with multimedia AND combined with OAR [open assessment resources] that drive diagnosis, remediation, and adaptation.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

Many ESSA requirements went into effect during the 2016-17 school year; others will be enacted during the 2017-18 school year. Since 2015, Mississippi has required all 11th-grade students to take the ACT assessment, which measures whether students are ready for college and careers. The plan will be submitted to the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

School leaders wanted to include their input as they plan the opening of a new high school in 2017 (check out the story here ). The school offers a science, technology, engineering, arts and math curriculum, along with extracurricular activities such as robotics, coding and art.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

million as of 2017; the U.S. Engineering students can see and learn the functioning of a machine or robotics. An online interactive STEM curriculum, with its frequent assessments and quizzes, compels students to understand concepts rather than learning by rote. Every mistake they make in an assessment helps them learn better.

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Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

2016-2017 brought another tremendous change to the lower school due to a grant for STEAM experiences. We create opportunities for our students to not only integrate technology in the classroom but have some computer science, robotics, and coding opportunities that support grade level curricular learning as well.

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The Principal of Change

JULY 17, 2017

We live in an era where robotics and artificial intelligence will replace many of our current jobs. Students might interview a group of people or set up a needs assessment and this pushes them to think about others and to see things from a new perspective. It was about putting in your time so that you could make it in the world.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

In some schools, curricula have dramatically narrowed to focus heavily on areas of high-stakes assessment and remediation. AND making comes in so many flavors (and in many places!) The action in our huge open technology wing engaged kids in robotics and coding and CAD and now, 3D printing. robotics teachers (OMG! game design.

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Kathy Schrock

JANUARY 1, 2017

The lessons and activities are broken into six categories– basic electronics, amateur radio, satellite communications, radio science, remote sensors, and MAREA (a robot). They also have a Radio Communications curriculum for students studying to attain their license.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

Or one for the Robotics Club, National Honor Society, Made with Code, Girls/Boys Scouts, etc. Learn all you need to know about the trainer assessment and application! © Shake Up Learning 2017. We can also use Google Classroom to help connect and share resources within our school clubs and organizations. What do you think?

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2017

K-12 education in the first quarter of 2017, and iOS claimed 73 percent of the mobile market–up from 70 percent in 2016. Schools said they expect to see an increased use of digital platforms for teaching, learning and assessment, along with more personalized learning, in the coming school year. The Kahoot!

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The Principal of Change

MAY 28, 2017

As many schools are moving towards comprehensive reporting, sharing with students through thorough comments and assessments what they have learned, many students still ask, “What’s my grade?”, We are more than robotic bookshelves, conditioned to blurt out facts we were taught in school. Grades as a driver. We are all very special.

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Edsurge

JULY 4, 2017

There are hundreds of sources for digital assessment online that uses the same technology that these digital scantron pictures are doing for them. Blanca Herrera: Here it is: personalized learning. First of all, I really feel that concept gets misused. Kids hate it, the teachers hate it. It's just inefficient as it ever was.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

According to McKinsey’s 2017 study , the average teacher worked 50 hours a week (a number that has grown to 54 hours post-pandemic, according to 2022 research ). AI helps with automatic grading and assessment creation. The idea that a robot can replace teachers is laughable. That time is now. AI can eliminate much of this.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Director of Academics Robotics Unplugged: Introduction to Engineering - Melda N Yildiz Sharing International Exchange Through Mutlimedia - Elaine Huang, Alumna Storytelling goes global - Ms Silvana Carnicero Strategies to Increase Student Transfer of Knowledge to Real-World Contexts & Facilitate 21st Century Skills - Tamara Galoyan, Ph.D.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. The AI LAB is designed to allow students to work in different stations such as: Humanoid Robotics, Industry 4.0,

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The adaptive Apex Learning Tutorials for intervention, remediation, and preparation for high-stakes assessments were proven to improve students’ performance on the Tutorials from pretest to posttest by more than 50% and by an average of 23 to 26 percentile points during the 2016–2017 school year. announced the U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2019

The learning model is based on an architecture design studio, and is a far cry from the assessment and standards-based paradigm of most education systems around the world. NuVu first came on KA’s radar in 2017 when Ian Munro, the Scottish school’s rector, was studying at Harvard. But how are students being assessed?”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

In his 2017 book Platform Capitalism , Nick Srnicek posits that platforms are poised to become the fundamental business model of our digital world – key to the new economy, clearly, but also key to political and social systems (and what these will become under the control of these powerful technology companies).

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The NEO mobile app for Windows allows users to access the full feature set within the platform including creating and delivering online classes, assessing students, sharing resources, tracking student achievement, and collaborating on projects. Registration for the course began November 1, 2017. exclusively through FuelEd.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Our elementary and middle schools utilize i-Ready diagnostics to form enrichment and intervention groups,” says Dr. Julia Lamons, assessment supervisor at Greene County Schools. This technology solved another of the district’s biggest struggles—implementing an effective common assessment among 12 elementary and middle schools.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

I mean, 2017 really sucked, and we’re all feeling it. It’s a reaction, I’d say, to the current obsession with artificial intelligence and a response to all the stories we were told this year about robots on the cusp of replacing, out-“thinking,” and out-working us. ” “ Can Grit Be Measured?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Alexander inspires an innovative approach to learning by embedding interventions led by Istation’s assessment data into the school’s daily instruction. In the wake of the tragedy in Uvalde, TX earlier this year, school administrators across the nation began assessing ways to protect students.

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