The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

Advancement Courses has a free micro-course – Launching Online Learning. Now is the time we all need to educate ourselves on effective online teaching and I recommend this course as a great place to start. You can connect with Tom on social media. Register for this free micro-course.

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Policies EdTech Future Ready Elementary 529

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 24, 2022

If middle and elementary school students are forced to repeat grades because they fall short of a standard anchored to NAEP proficient, vast numbers will repeat grades. Designating NAEP proficient as the achievement benchmark for accountability systems is certainly not cautious use. emphasis added].

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Assessment Report Comparison Outcomes 363

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

As a new school year begins, a number of district leaders are scrambling to address concerns from parents and staff that their chosen online learning platform features content that is racist, sexist or inappropriate for children. 25, two days before her district’s first day of school.

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Learning Social Media Video Online Learning 203

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

percent (about 11,000 students) in 2018-2019. By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time.

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Strategy Learning Data Dropout 191

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As conspiracy theories spread across social media and misleading news stories are shared in internet echo chambers, educators across the country – and the world – are trying to battle misinformation by teaching students to be better consumers of news, media and data. A follow up report in 2019 found similarly dismal results.

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Social Media Data Course Report 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

Grosso and Hameed both believe the transition to remote learning in the U.S. Generation Z students may be digital natives, easily connecting with friends and family on social media apps, but that doesn’t mean they understand how to use the internet as a tool. This need for digital literacy is actually universal.

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Learning Advocacy Report Google 144

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2020

This connection means even more during the current health crisis, as the coronavirus pandemic has shaken up the education system with a shift to online learning. Now schools are formulating plans to reopen, most likely with some combination of online and in-person learning. How would I engage with students?

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Learning Social Media Report System 110