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More high school grads are rejecting 4-year pathways

eSchool News

Thirty-four percent of those who graduated from 2020-22 expressed similar uncertainty. Sixty-four percent of students who graduated from high school from 2020-23, reported changing their major since their initial selection and 45 percent reported changing their major two or more times.

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A ‘New Normal’ Requires New Tools for Attendance and Family Engagement

Edsurge

Mini arrived at the Office of School Culture in Michigan’s Lansing School District in December 2020. She came on board to help us assess our attendance goals and strategies several months into a global pandemic. We need to move away from blanket solutions and personalize our efforts, at the same time making them more scalable.

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After the pandemic disrupted their high school educations, students are arriving at college unprepared

The Hechinger Report

From the tiniest kindergarteners to college-ready high school seniors, nearly all students had their education disrupted starting in March 2020. Even in a normal year, Treisman said, students don’t all show up with the same level of preparedness or knowledge base. In March 2020, his twin brother became his only classmate.

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96 edtech predictions for K12 in 2019

eSchool News

With 2019 here and 2020 in arm’s reach, there’s an ever-growing expectation that next-generation tech tools should do a better job of informing educators on which resources improve learning outcomes. There are also a lot of predictions about improving safety and security.

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Lessons and Leadership During the Switch to Online Learning

edWeb.net

Dr. Smith recommends using the community and its knowledge base to obtain information, anticipate issues, and develop solutions. In 2009, Tom was appointed by the US Secretary of Education to the National Assessment Governing Board. Tom was also a member of Chiefs for Change.

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Looking Past COVID: Science Education Post Pandemic

edWeb.net

The 2020 Teaching K-12 Science and Engineering During a Crisis report said 88% of teachers indicated that students spent less time learning science remotely than in a face-to-face situation; only 38% had been involved in experiments and investigations while learning remotely. Assessment.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Despite predictions that badges would be the “ new credential ” and that we were looking at a “ Future Full of Badges ,” it’s not clear that digital badges have provided us with a really meaningful way to assess skills or expertise. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. The Teacher Influencer Hustle. The Gentrification of Sesame Street.

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