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Schools Are Desperate to Stop Violence. Will These New Guidelines Help?

Edsurge

After the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, Virginia became the first state to require colleges to conduct threat assessments , later requiring K-12 schools to do the same. A method for schools to figure out which student threats foreshadow violence, threat assessment was adapted from the Secret Service. Controversial Practices?

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Designing, Assessing, and Implementing Educator Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

In early 2019, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) launched the Certification and Licensure Collective to engage with a wide range of stakeholders who support states to improve all parts of the system, including initial licensure, renewal, and license reciprocity to support teacher mobility. Be selective!

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5 Ways K–12 Teachers Can Take a New Approach to Computational Thinking

EdTech Magazine

Wed, 01/23/2019 - 16:34. New educational guidelines from ISTE stress the importance of contextualizing science, technology, engineering and math skills through everyday classroom activities. . During this project, teachers can pepper in digital formative assessments to test how students are absorbing computational thinking methods. .

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How teaching informed by Assessment fosters learner Self-Management Skills: Simplifying Approaches to Teaching & Learning Series (Part 6)

100mentors

We conclude this series with the last but not least IB requirements for teaching and learning in the Diploma Programme (DP): assessment and self-management skills. This final installment covers h ow to cultivate students’ self-management skills through teaching informed by assessment. How can you turn this around?

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How teaching informed by Assessment fosters student Self-Management Skills: Simplifying Approaches to Teaching & Learning Series (Part 6)

100mentors

We conclude this series with the last but not least IB requirements for teaching and learning in the Diploma Programme (DP): assessment and self-management skills. This final installment covers h ow to cultivate students’ self-management skills through teaching informed by assessment. How can you turn this around?

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Demonstrating the Impact of Powerful Learning: HP Teaching Fellows and Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

In 2019, 26 educators were chosen for the inaugural class. These educators demonstrate the Powerful Learning principles, which are a set of guidelines that support educators in designing learning experiences to engage the hearts and minds of learners. Applications close December 15, 2019.

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6 ways to bring statistical literacy to any classroom

eSchool News

A student who is data literate and understands how to apply statistical concepts can review sets of data with confidence, observe patterns, assess what is and is not significant, and come away with insights that inform their understanding and actions. Are your students ready? How to bring statistical literacy to the classroom.

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