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Turning ‘Google Maps for Education’ From Metaphor to Reality

Edsurge

Open Registry of K-12 Learning Standards State academic standards help define the learning objectives for U.S. These standards have been traditionally published only as human-readable documents, such as PDFs, that can’t be used directly by education technology tools. K-12 learners.

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Digitizing Curriculum Development: Think Efficiency

edWeb.net

And then sharing it with people meant handing over a document or a PDF at best.”. Stakeholders should assess their digital beliefs to see where they stand, and also consider tech affordability and accessibility with regard to digitization. This scattershot method begs the question: Where’s the efficiency? What’s Out There Now.

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In 2019, What’s REALLY the Definition of a Teacher?

EdNews Daily

Causing others to know something is, in fact, at the core of every single industry. They deliver specific chunks of knowledge that are outlined by academic standards and required by school policy in the curriculum, not random tangents of knowledge. Formative and summative assessments. Data entry. Discipline.

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Take Two: Clever’s Newest Effort to Help Teachers Try Before They Buy Edtech

Edsurge

Soft-launched last summer, the library currently houses more than 100 educational apps, which teachers can browse by subjects or categories (like assessment or presentation tools). The disconnect between what school leaders buy and what teachers actually use is well-documented. Success has proven elusive.

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A Common Language: 30 Public Education Terms Defined

TeachThought - Learn better.

The difference in the performance between each ESEA subgroup (as defined in this document) within a participating LEA or school and the statewide average performance of the LEA’s or tate’s highest achieving subgroups in reading/language arts and mathematics as measured by the assessments required under the ESEA.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

Teachers can create multimedia assessments and activities for their students, who record and embed their responses. Yet the publishing industry, our library collections, our library spaces, and our library staff are just now starting to catch up to the needs of the students we serve.