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“It’s unfair” special education students lag behind under Common Core in Kentucky

The Hechinger Report

Since Kentucky became the first state to adopt the Common Core in 2010, the achievement gap between students with disabilities and their nondisabled peers has widened slightly – despite sweeping expectations the more rigorous standards would help eliminate disparities in academic performance. Reframing expectations.

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An Expanded Definition of Student Success

Digital Promise

Erin Mote and Eric Tucker lead Brooklyn Lab Schools , a group of charter schools in downtown Brooklyn, and are focused on building systems that support an expanded definition of student success. Their approach leverages technology and focuses on the development of relationships between students and with teachers and other adults.

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eSpark–Self-paced Learning for Math and Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

Learning is aligned not just with Common Core and Next Generation Learning Standards, but with many state standards like Ohio’s Learning Standards, Michigan Academic Standards, and Illinois Learning Standards. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. esparklearning.

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The Bare Minimum Of Technology Integration

TeachThought - Learn better.

The Bare Minimum Of Learning Technology. What is the bare minimum of learning technology integration in a classroom? Prevailing local technology use? In that light, we felt like it represented another kind of idea–a bare minimum of technology integration in an average classroom. by TeachThought Staff.

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Looking to Ditch Traditional Grades? Here’s How to Get Stakeholders On Board

Edsurge

Rather than a traditional GPA, the group imagines a credit-based transcript , with links to artifacts that demonstrate students’ mastery across different competencies. When undergoing any departure from the norm, families are perhaps the most difficult group to persuade. “They just make sense.”. First and Foremost: Families.

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Sphero Makes a Big Acquisition in littleBits to Bring Hands-On STEAM Learning to Life

Edsurge

“We are both pursuing the same goal,” says Sphero CEO Paul Berberian, which he describes as providing students with playful tools that nurture creativity as they learn to use and build with technology. But we have different ways of bringing that to life.” Students making and tinkering with littleBits. She declined a request for an interview.)

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What Motivates Maker Educators?

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Researchers also asked respondents to share how many students in their maker clubs or classes hail from underrepresented groups in STEM fields. Another challenge for teachers is the need for more professional development and help in connecting maker activities to curriculum and academic standards.