The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

Since the biennial test, called the National Assessment of Educational Progress or NAEP, was first administered in the early 1990s, student achievement, particularly in math, steadily improved until the late 2000s, then flatlined. . Policy changes may play a role too. We must do better for all children.” Then, nearly all U.S.

Education 111

Education Common Core Report Academic Standards 111

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2017

The New Schools Venture Fund estimates that K-12 schools collectively spend about $9 billion per year on instructional software, digital assessments, laptops and tablets for students and teachers. Five factors currently drive this demand for improving the quality and scalability of education technology: Higher academic standards nationwide.

EdTech 60

EdTech Accessibility Future Ready Academic Standards 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2020

Her extensive background in education and public policy includes a role as Assistant Secretary of Education and Counselor to Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander under George H.W. As Assistant Secretary, she led the federal effort to promote the creation of voluntary state and national academic standards.

Policies 36

Policies Academic Standards Company Assessment 36

edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

He has published over 250 research articles in academic journals, book chapters in edited volumes, research reports, and editorials in major newspapers. He serves on the boards of numerous national and local organizations, including the Economic Policy Institute, the National Equity Project, and The Nation. About the Hosts.

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Secondary Policies Professional Learning Outcomes 61

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2019

It proved useful in finding teachers to help develop our lesson plans, assessments and professional development. Hiring outside and field sales reps is another geographic consideration when selling to specific states. We primarily used Craigslist for all hires except sales and software development. We covered topics such as number of U.S.

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Company EdTech How To Meeting 128

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Standards Several – Vendors produce tools that correspond with the Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) , specifications that define how systems exchange and manage information about learning standards and/or competencies in a digitally-referenceable way (goodbye PDFs!). What’s Out There Now.

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OER Analysis Data Academic Standards 53

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In addition, teachers can also use Seesaw to create a class blog, communicate with students and families, create and curate activities from a robust and ever-growing library, and assess student work via digital portfolios. This allows teachers to assess student progress over time. How do I set up my class in Seesaw?

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Google Android Video Accessibility 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2016

That part of the story is over, and the new part of the story (is one) with a new assessment and a more typical life cycle.” “Superintendents, principals and teachers have all worked diligently to implement higher academic standards and help students achieve better outcomes.

Academic Standards 40

Academic Standards Report Assessment System 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

As the teacher, you’re used to being the control valve for content, assessment, feedback, and reporting. Yes, you’ve got a pile of academic standards that have to be mastered. Grant Wiggins has a great analogy for standards—building code. You probe, prompt, front-load, and assess. Cool, huh? Anybody but you.

Technology 40

Technology Gamification Digital Citizenship Academic Standards 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2016

That would allow for a more “robust view” of how the English learner population does over time, said Delia Pompa, senior fellow for education policy at the Migration Policy Institute. For instance, she said she does a quick nonverbal math test with new students at her school to get a sense of where they are academically.

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Common Core Data Elementary Groups 40

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

In fall 2007, Larry Berger, CEO of Wireless Generation (now Amplify) was invited to submit a paper to an “Entrepreneurship in Education” working group led by Rick Hess, the director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. I’d recently moved to Washington, D.C. and he asked me to co-author the piece.

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Instructional Materials Case Study Assessment Company 139

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Schools are supposed to revise the IEP document annually in partnership with the student’s parents and conduct a barrage of assessments to reevaluate the child’s disability classification every three years. Michael’s IEP allowed him to work in small groups, have extended time on assessments and use a computer for written assignments.

Education 111

Education Strategy Report Training 111

EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

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. Following all school, district, state and federal policies. Definition #2 – Guiding the Studies. Data entry.

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Khan Academy Academic Standards Software Exercises 145

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

First, many educational markets are shaped by public policy. For example, specific policies regarding academic standards, testing requirements, and charter school authorization caps can give rise to specific types of products. The surge of teacher evaluation policies across the country has spurred a.

Policies 60

Policies Academic Standards Common Core Exercises 60

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

APRIL 15, 2022

Grades are not primarily based on "one-and-done" assessments, and early missteps can be corrected and improved without cost to the student's grade. Won't this just allow students to not take assessments seriously? One-and-done assessment is clearly a terrible way to measure student learning.

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Assessment Course Academic Standards Policies 52

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2018

That’s the idea at least behind the latest summative assessments from Project Lead the Way , a project-based STEM curriculum, which is introducing new tech-based question types to measure a raft of noncognitive skills from collaboration to general problem solving (in addition to subject-specific questions about engineering or coding concepts).

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Assessment STEM Academic Standards Course 78

Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2019

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). For instance, a curriculum director may decide that one math program does not align with the district’s academic standards, while another one does.

EdTech 119

EdTech Libraries Software Company 119

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2016

In her area, for example, the Lafayette Parish School System is the agency in charge of the coordinated enrollment system, and is also responsible — with some oversight by the state — for evaluating how well both public schools and private child care centers like Comeaux’s meet minimum academic standards required to qualify for funding.

Education 40

Education System Academic Standards Policies 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Gamify compliance to institutional policies instead of social change and disruptive creativity. Say we value depth over breadth, but then have policies and systems in place that imply the opposite. Actually believe that every single student can master every single academic standard–without making them think they hate learning.

Education 40

Education Academic Standards Policies Mobile Learning 40

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

EDSBY UPDATES ( edsby.com/edsby-k12-dataaggregation-analytics/ ) Edsby announced that it has built sophisticated data aggregation and analysis capabilities that allow states, provinces and countries to optimize their education investments and policies. Acer ( edu.pa@acer.com

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Chromebook Pearson Student Data Privacy Data 45

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 11, 2015

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. 105-244, 20 U.S.C.

Education 40

Education Secondary Assessment Data 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Anyone interested in improving schooling through digital tools has to distinguish between what the media hypes and what policies are actually adopted. Then, one has to further distinguish between the hyperbole and adopted policies and programs before determining what teachers actually do in their classroom lessons.

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Technology Policies Education Academic Standards 80

The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2019

In exchange for a significant investment of federal funding, states like Tennessee would volunteer to enact new policies to raise standards, increase accountability, build new data systems and lift caps on the number of public charter schools. States from coast to coast made significant — and unprecedented — policy changes.

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Policies Academic Standards Data Assessment 52

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Teachers can create multimedia assessments and activities for their students, who record and embed their responses. In a qualitative survey of 750 public libraries and 750 school libraries, the researchers discovered that public school policies often act as barriers to the ability for school libraries to engage with students on social media.

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Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 98