Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 26, 2019

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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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2019

In a previous EdSurge piece , I described how economics and technology trends tend to drive educational innovation by providing models that reformers build into their visions, sometimes unconsciously. In contrast, the American education system, despite efforts to centralize elements like academic standards, remains enormously fragmented.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

Wilhelm believes technology can help teachers quantify student outcomes, ensuring more buy-in to a competency-based model. We’re doing things that are a little radical but still grounded in academic standards. . We’re doing things that are a little radical but still grounded in academic standards.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2019

“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.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2017

In this ever-dynamic landscape, “common” standards for education seemingly get a bad rap, but they’re useful, particularly for the development and distribution of open education resources (OER). When OER curation was in its infancy, there were few common standards in place for vetting and cataloging this content.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Another challenge for teachers is the need for more professional development and help in connecting maker activities to curriculum and academic standards. The tools and resources required don’t come cheap: 92 percent of educators said information about grants were somewhat or very important.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2018

Imagine is owned by Weld North Education, a private equity firm that has amassed a portfolio of more than 10 education technology companies over the years. curriculum market shifted towards purchasing materials aligned materials to Common Core and state academic standards, the organization began building new offerings based on these U.S.

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Education with Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2015

The final grade in a course or even a ten week grade probably does not reflect the actual academic learning.These grades may not reflect the academic standards (Common Core, standards or proficiencies) for that course. Badges allow teachers to focus specifically on student standards or proficiencies.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2016

A common set of academic standards could alleviate the discovery issue, but several states have withdrawn from the Common Core State Standards and decided to adopt their own. were part of the Common Core initiative, but several have dropped this school year.)

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2015

Alma Technologies, a provider of a holistic student engagement platform for K-12 schools, has added a standards tracking tool intended to empower educators more effectively teach to proficiency against any set of academic standards. The Standards Tracker is available for the 2015-16 school year.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2016

Technology, collaboration, and new standards are changing the classroom at a rapid pace. The need for more practical and effective professional learning opportunities for teachers is especially important right now, with new academic standards being introduced and adapted in schools across the country. image via AP ].

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

It’s at this point that we could talk about critical abstractions—how you made them feel, discoveries they made about themselves, or networks and technologies that they discovered under your guidance.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

Although Illinois adopted Common Core standards in 2010, Berwyn North, a kindergarten through eighth-grade district with 3,084 students , had not yet incorporated the standards when Ayala and her new assistant superintendent, Amy Zaher, were hired in 2012. It’s not just about teachers teaching.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

states adopted new, more demanding academic standards in the 2010s, and there have been widespread reports about the difficulties in changing instruction in the classroom. More than 40 states embraced the “Common Core” while additional states adopted similar standards.). Then, nearly all U.S.

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eSpark

JANUARY 5, 2016

have expressed frustration with No Child Left Behind, an educational policy that has been derided by educators as placing too much emphasis on standardized testing and failing to address racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps. For over ten years, districts across the U.S. educational policy: College and Career Readiness. Blended Learning.

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MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

Although Illinois adopted Common Core standards in 2010, Berwyn North, a kindergarten through eighth-grade district with 3,084 students , had not yet incorporated the standards when Ayala and her new assistant superintendent, Amy Zaher, were hired in 2012. It’s not just about teachers teaching.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

Over the years, the company created accompanying lessons for teachers and students to use on its calculator technology. Meyer says Desmos’ middle-math core curriculum aligns with state and Common Core academic standards. Students interact with digital kaleidoscopes , marbles and racing turtles.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

More recently, widespread changes in academic standards, like the adoption of the Common Core standards and concern over low reading scores , further increased the rigor of kindergarten to the point that it has been referred to as “ the new first grade.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

For example, specific policies regarding academic standards, testing requirements, and charter school authorization caps can give rise to specific types of products. Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, etc.). Two key factors drive this complexity. 2: Create Your Heat Map.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2018

Technology Bridges the Language Gaps. Schools across the country are turning to technology to help them better serve these students — whose success will increasingly drive graduation rates, test scores and other school-quality metrics — and to help connect with their families. The April issue’s theme was “Nontraditional learning.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

The head and the heart are connected, and our schools, curriculum, and education technology should reflect this. The head and the heart are connected, and our schools, curriculum, and education technology should reflect this. Kiddom is just a one education technology company.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2016

The new language supports the rights of parents to opt their children out of standardized tests, demand more oversight of charters and oppose evaluating teachers using their students’ standardized test scores.

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