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Can “playful assessments” tell us whether maker education works?

The Hechinger Report

With scarcely a month left in the school year, why was it worth spending time making videos rather than covering the next academic standard? Maker-education advocates have a lot of student success stories to share but, so far, not a lot of data. But what else was she learning in this maker space?

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?Expanding Access to Edtech Isn’t Enough. We Need to Make Sure It Works, Too

Edsurge

But today, the decisions educators make regarding the tools they use with students are based on hypothesis rather than solid evidence. Five factors currently drive this demand for improving the quality and scalability of education technology: Higher academic standards nationwide. Students need access to tools that work.

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What Makes Professional Development Work?

edWeb.net

The panelists recommended that educational leaders take a deep breath and recognize that there is a crisis happening in our districts. For over 20 years, Jill Abbott has been a leader and visionary in education. She currently serves as the senior vice president and managing director of the education division of SIIA.

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1EdTech and Common Good Learning Tools Launch Major Upgrade to Database of State Learning Standards

eSchool News

The ultimate objective of CASE (1EdTech’s Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange ® specification) is to make it easier, more accurate, and less expensive for edtech suppliers to align resources and tools with state and district academic standards, therefore allowing educators to find resources that better support their needs.

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On the importance of making a (reopening) plan

NeverEndingSearch

After seeing Cathi’s message on the Future Ready Librarians’ Facebook Group , librarian Kim Borden, from the Penn Argyl (PA) School District, responded to the call. Districts may also be looking to emergency certify special area educators to provide more classroom teachers for smaller more distanced classrooms.

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Magic of the Everyday: Southern CA Educators Share 10 Best Teaching, Technology Practices

Edsurge

We were similarly awed to get a firsthand look at the work of educators from more than 10 districts—from Los Angeles to San Diego and up to the Inland Empire—who are devising smart ways to deploy new tools and practices in their schools. Many districts have signed the Future Ready Pledge , but what comes next?