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.

OER 57

OER Academic Standards Policies Common Core 57

EdNews Daily

APRIL 1, 2019

Here’s the thing: schools profile students as a core function to cause learning, and they definitely promote their service and not only their own lesson-plan products, but those of thousands of publishers. This would be true of any of those sorts of helpful programs for learning. Saving Personalized Learning.

Personalized Learning 100

Personalized Learning Learning System Mobility 100

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2017

Genes may not pass on white supremacy, but education policies certainly do. In 2011, South Carolina established academic standards for what students should learn in social studies classes, including “the economic necessity of slave labor.”. Students may be the most powerful weapons to help us change policy.

Policies 78

Policies Academic Standards Groups Report 78

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. If one analyzes the traditional classroom-style orchestration of learning, a great deal of time is spent in bringing order to the young humans — conducting.

Khan Academy 145

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

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Both the idealism and optimism—keep in mind the adjectives I used to modify the nouns—have a lot to do with what I have learned over the decades about school reform, especially when it comes to technology. There’s a difference between the promises of “personalized learning” and the policies that school leaders enact.

Technology 79

Technology Policies Education Academic Standards 79

Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

Note: The original version of this piece was published on July 7, 2016 by New America as part of an EdCentral series on the next social contract for education: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/next-social-contract-public-education-needs-new-terms-service/.

Instructional Materials 150

Instructional Materials Education Academic Standards Software 150

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

A collaborative leadership model is critical when it comes to bolstering school policy and helping students meet college and career readiness goals, according to a new report from the Learning First Alliance. ” Next page: Six recommendations for college and career readiness.

Academic Standards 40

Academic Standards Policies Report Meeting 40

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

Former US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan presented the Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice to Casserly during a virtual award ceremony at the CGCS’s Legislative/Policy Conference. To learn more about Curriculum Associates, visit CurriculumAssociates.com. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”.

Common Core 67

Common Core Academic Standards Education Instructional Materials 67

ExcelinEd

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

research; The rethinking of what authentic work-based learning opportunities mean from a policy perspective; and. This includes not only our five part CTE playbook series and Perkins V policy toolkit, but also various model policies gleaned from states. A look at one state on the front lines of CTE reform.

Policies 41

Policies Academic Standards Industry Secondary 41

edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

Disconnection between teaching and learning: Teachers often confuse covering the material with teaching to the kids—if they teach to understanding, then the classroom becomes a different environment. They need to develop relationships with each student, learn about their individual situations, and help them as needed. Noguera, Ph.D.

Secondary 60

Secondary Policies Professional Learning Outcomes 60

EdNews Daily

AUGUST 27, 2019

New pre-released data from the Learning Counsel’s 2019 Survey indicates that 58 percent of schools now rate their highest pressure is their student’s social and emotional needs. Then a re-write of academic standards that had to be mapped to teaching and learning, constantly in revision. By LeiLani Cauthen.

Industry 100

Industry Survey System Academic Standards 100

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

APRIL 15, 2022

How it traditionally works In traditional, points-based grading systems, the evidence that students present about their learning is almost always in the form of one-and-done assessments: Tests, exams, homework, presentations, and the like. One-and-done assessment is clearly a terrible way to measure student learning.

Assessment 52

Assessment Course Academic Standards Policies 52

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2017

School, district, and state leaders make technology decisions every day that will affect student tech fluency, not to mention learning outcomes. But how do these leaders know whether their investments will lead to the student learning outcomes they desire? The time has arrived to dig in and empirically investigate what works.

EdTech 60

EdTech Accessibility Future Ready Academic Standards 60

Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2017

Classroom teacher Melissa Aguirre, for instance, says that the school should retain Ada in order to uphold its standards, but she also comments that this case shows why it’s necessary to make “competency-based” education, and not just “age-based,” a norm for all. The cases also give educators a chance to consider diverse perspectives.

Classroom 129

Classroom Case Study Academic Standards Study 129

Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2019

The teacher’s primary role is student learning, but student privacy isn’t always at the top of their mind,” says Racine. For instance, a curriculum director may decide that one math program does not align with the district’s academic standards, while another one does. There is no way for educators to directly buy materials.

EdTech 117

EdTech Libraries Software Company 117

eSchool News

MAY 31, 2016

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. And they deserve access to high-quality professional learning resources. But we’re not there yet.

Academic Standards 40

Academic Standards Case Study Common Core Policies 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2020

Last week, the topic was distance learning. As with every episode, there is a larger meta layer--in this case, why the jobs exist in the first place, and whether we are providing nearly 2 billion children and teenagers with the best solutions to the problem of learning. Department of Education. Prior to her work at PEN, Ms.

Policies 36

Policies Academic Standards Company Assessment 36

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

We work with teachers and administrators to create life-long learning patterns in students, whether that’s by curating resources for classroom research projects or by coming into the classroom to teach a lesson on how to do research themselves. What does a modern library look like? What are the emerging technologies in a library?

Libraries 90

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 90

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2019

Policies At Big Universe, we developed SOPs (standard operating procedures) for every department, in the form of checklists, which served us well for employee onboarding and establishing norms for accountability, expectations and a reminder of what needs to be done when. We covered topics such as number of U.S.

Company 125

Company EdTech How To Meeting 125

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

MAY 19, 2023

So I’m writing this article as a “read this first” guide for journalists and anybody else wanting to learn about ungrading, and all forms of alternative grading, and tell its story. This typically happens when the student does not produce evidence of learning that rises above a minimum threshold. What is ungrading?

Course 73

Course Report Academic Standards Policies 73

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2018

Alana Wolf was accepted to Cornell University, which told her to go somewhere else as a freshman and come back as a sophomore under a little-known policy called conditional admission. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. She spent her freshman year at Ithaca College and will enter Cornell this fall. Weekly Update.

Policies 79

Policies Report Academic Standards Meeting 79

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

“Don’t call it professional development—call it professional learning.” Vice President and Managing Director at SIIA, made this statement in a recent edWebinar , with Jeff Mao, CEO, Edmoxie LLC, Bruce Umpstead, Director of State Programs at IMS Global Learning Consortium, and Ilya Zeldin, Founder and CEO of 2gnoMe.

Professional Learning 52

Professional Learning Data Future Ready Academic Standards 52

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Whatever you call them, a growing body of research suggests these non-academic, social-emotional competencies deserve our attention. Studies have linked social-emotional learning (SEL) programs with improved focus, stronger relationships, lower anxiety and higher test scores. Bob LaRocca, Director of Policy and Communication at.

Survey 97

Survey Assessment Report Academic Standards 97

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Also, be sure to check out our tips video for parents , as well as our detailed review of Seesaw's potential for learning. Seesaw is a digital platform where teachers of all grade levels and content areas can create learning tasks and assignments for students. What is Seesaw? Who can use Seesaw? How do teachers use Seesaw?

Google 98

Google Android Video Accessibility 98

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2018

Linda Darling-Hammond Project Lead the Way, or PLTW as it’s known for short, is a K-12 STEM curriculum that’s big on hands-on learning and having groups of students co-design solutions to science and engineering problems. I think there’s more of a question about that. Is it important to measure those skills?

Assessment 76

Assessment STEM Academic Standards Course 76

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 5, 2019

With all of the digital tools available to teachers these days, developing learning experiences should be a cinch, right? In an ideal world,” muses Ralyea, “your state would produce a machine-readable standard translated into an easily consumable format. He wants to be a catalyst for that merger. Join the Community.

OER 53

OER Analysis Data Academic Standards 53

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 1, 2015

16 Books About Modern Learning Every Teacher Should Read. The big idea of this list was a well-rounded look at learning and education, rather than strictly pedagogy, or strictly ed-reformy content. The big idea of this list was a well-rounded look at learning and education, rather than strictly pedagogy, or strictly ed-reformy content.

Learning 40

Learning Case Study Data Training 40

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Advanced high school courses could be at risk under new standards. Indiana state education officials are working on a plan to address tighter academic standards for those teaching Indiana high school classes in which students also can earn college credit. “This will have a detrimental effect on dual credit in our state.”

Course 40

Course Academic Standards Policies Training 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Put another way, there is a reason to learn. Without that reason, education becomes a self-justifying expression of policies and procedures. In all of the focus on process and improvement, it’s easy to forget that there is a function of knowledge–a human output derived from injected understandings, skills, and competencies.

Common Core 40

Common Core Academic Standards Policies Twitter 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Forget learning should be fun. Gamify compliance to institutional policies instead of social change and disruptive creativity. Place students on the periphery when we design, plan, and respond to their learning. (It’s Plan backwards from standards. personalized learning, inquiry, PBL) that could change everything.

Education 40

Education Academic Standards Policies Mobile Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Oh, and be sure to arrange some art projects, outdoor exploration, and reading time since loosely organized activities like these help toddlers develop their self-expression, explore their worlds, and learn basic pre-academic skills. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update.

Guidelines 73

Guidelines How To Report Policies 73

TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

Content-based academic standards. Mobile learning. For example, I love the idea of mobile learning, so I attach positive feelings to it that can lead me to cognitive distortions downstream, where I oversimplify it’s function, or catastrophize our continued misunderstanding of its potential in education.

Academic Standards 40

Academic Standards Mobile Learning Flipped Classroom Mobility 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 21, 2015

Tomorrow’s Learning Today: 7 Shifts To Create A Classroom Of The Future. Utopian visions of learning are tempting, if for no other reason than they absolve us of accountability to create it right now, leading to nebulous romanticizing about how powerful learning could be if we just did more of X and Y. by Terry Heick. (Ed

Classroom 40

Classroom Game-Based Learning Social Media Trends 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2016

Ron Smith (left), a middle school network superintendent in Oakland, speaks to Jaime Aquino of New Leaders during a “learning walk” at a local middle school. What’s the learning objective today?” What were kids learning?” Why do you think I’m showing you this, in the context of the learning walk?” Photo: Jackie Mader.

Training 76

Training How To Survey Academic Standards 76

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

In one back room at Skyline High School, you can learn all you need to know about St. For that biomedical project, students had to create a probe and learn to maneuver it sight unseen from behind a curtain on the box’s opening to procure a sample from the intestine/bike tire. “We Photo: Courtesy of Jeffrey Sylvester. LONGMONT, Colo. —

STEM 101

STEM Report Robotics Company 101

TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Motivating and engaging students is the goal of most teachers–priming them to receive instruction, or otherwise align themselves to a pre-set process you’ve sketched out that you hope will yield a learning goal you selected beforehand. Learning events , maybe. Learning when they don’t even know it’s happening?

Academic Standards 40

Academic Standards Guidelines Examples Meeting 40