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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Federal Program Evaluations and Program-Related Reports: The First-Year Implementation of the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund in Five States (American Institutes for Research, 2000). Federal Program Evaluations and Program-Related Reports: National Educational Technology Trends Study (NETTS).

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This Tech Encourages Career Planning When It Matters Most—Before Graduation

Edsurge

To engage students and help them explore their career options, we implemented our advisory program and started using career software in the 2017/2018 school year. Xello’s strategies and techniques to ensure all your students graduate future ready: Discover the five ways online career learning gets kids excited about their future.

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An Interactive Tool Empowers High Schoolers To Take Control of Career Planning

Edsurge

To engage students and help them explore their career options, we implemented our advisory program and started using career software in the 2017/2018 school year. Xello’s strategies and techniques to ensure all your students graduate future ready: Discover the five ways online career learning gets kids excited about their future.

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Let Evidence Guide the Solutions to Student Absenteeism

edWeb.net

Addressing this high level of absenteeism is possible using research-centered strategies, advised a panel of research, attendance, and behavioral science specialists in the recent edLeader Panel, “ Taking an Evidence-Based Approach to Reducing Absenteeism ,” sponsored by EveryDay Labs. Implementation Strategies.

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Transforming a School District’s Leadership and Literacy Instruction to Increase Equity

edWeb.net

After a curriculum audit and a second opinion confirmed the resources being used were not well aligned with the level of text on state tests, there was also a program evaluation that showed disparities in literacy instruction, with some educators not always providing the level of instruction students needed.

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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

However, a resurgence in their use has recently been noted in distance education for program evaluation purposes… Stakeholders desire to prove that participants in distance-delivered courses receive the same quality of instruction off-campus as those involved in the “traditional” classroom setting.

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