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Inside our analysis of attendance-related suspensions in Arizona

The Hechinger Report

Why were public records requests needed to access this information? Since alternative schools tend to treat discipline differently than traditional campuses (for example, by committing to avoiding highly punitive measures), their data could skew the results of our analysis.

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Tech Access in Schools: Making Edtech Accessible to All

Digital Promise

Access to technology for all students is a major goal for many schools, companies, and organizations—yet access is only part of the equation. Research suggests that when technology is effectively used in schools, access may help to bridge educational and social gaps (Warschauer & Matuchniak, 2010; Eccles, 2009; National Science Foundation, 2017). If you would like to see foundry10’s full findings, check out their ed tech access report and their website.

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Social Network Analysis Toolkit: Building Stronger Networks for EdClusters

Digital Promise

To aid EdClusters in developing this understanding, Digital Promise has created a new toolkit that delivers a crash course in Social Network Analysis (SNA). In addition, our toolkit links to several free and paid tools that can be used to enhance learning about social network analysis, conduct surveys, and visualize network data and connections. The post Social Network Analysis Toolkit: Building Stronger Networks for EdClusters appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Using DataBasic for Simple Data Analysis

ProfHacker

However, a lot of the tools for next-level data analysis aren’t particularly easy to use and can be overkill for simple lessons. There are three tools in the DataBasic platform, which is accessible through the browser: WordCounter is exactly what it sounds like — a tool for counting words in a text and revealing the most common. Have you tried DataBasic, or do you have a favorite tool for classroom data analysis?

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Access does not equal equity

The Hechinger Report

An analysis of Department of Education data by The Hechinger Report found that 29 of the 37 schools either meet the city’s current standard of a racially representative school or reflect (within five percentage points) their borough’s demographic makeup for at least two ethnic groups. The post Access does not equal equity appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Maker Academy teacher Gerry Irrizary assisting students in his Design Principles class.

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Analysis: Is Higher Ed Ready for the Tech Expectations of the Teens of 2022?

Edsurge

million new students have been connected to high-speed access since 2013, and 98 percent of school districts now meet the Federal Communications Commission’s 100 kpbs/student goal for internet access, there remain 2.3 million more students have access to high-speed internet than did in 2013, for a total of 44.7 By 2022, they’re likely to be as much of a background expectation, as fast and pervasive internet access is today.

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Vernier Software & Technology Launches New Vernier Graphical Analysis™ Pro App for Science Instructors and Students

eSchool News

Expanding upon its award-winning Vernier Graphical Analysis app, Vernier Software & Technology is launching the Vernier Graphical Analysis Pro app to engage students—either remotely or in the lab—in more advanced analysis of data from biology, chemistry, and physics experiments.

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OPINION: The biggest danger to U.S. higher education? Losing 20 years’ worth of gains in access for first-generation and minority students

The Hechinger Report

The biggest danger that higher education faces as a sector, though, is the loss of gains that we have made over the past 20 years in access to a college education — with all of the accompanying benefits to individuals and our entire society — for first-generation and minority students.

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App of the Week: Video analysis of performance

eSchool News

Coach’s Eye-Video Analysis. It allows detailed, visual feedback thanks to powerful analysis tools and superior playback ability. Find exact moments in a performance, tap Analyze to open a variety of analysis tools, and then tap Record to capture your analysis. Bottom line : Cool video-analysis tool is great for the sports field and beyond, but prepare for an onslaught of hidden costs to access all features.

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40 Most Popular Ed-Tech Tools in K-12 Identified in New Analysis

Marketplace K-12

The study showed that half of the time schools access ed-tech tools is for operational purposes (such as using online gradebooks) and for research and data gathering. The post 40 Most Popular Ed-Tech Tools in K-12 Identified in New Analysis appeared first on Market Brief. Marketplace K-12 Assessments / Testing Data Formative Assessment Learning Management/Student Information Systems

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Can peer counseling programs bridge access gaps for youth? Experts say it’s complicated

The Hechinger Report

There’s no shortage of peer support programs to evaluate, and tools used to deploy them are evolving to become more professional and accessible in an increasingly digital world. The post Can peer counseling programs bridge access gaps for youth?

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New AI Coach by Edthena Expands Access to Coaching for All Teachers

eSchool News

Edie takes a guide-on-the-side approach to help teachers summarize the evidence found during video analysis and develop action plans to increase impact with their students. To learn more about the AI Coach platform and to join the waitlist for access, visit www.YourAICoach.com.

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Wordle for Visual Analysis & Prediction

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

Groups share their sentences with the class (5 mins) and make sure a copy is saved to access later. Themes presented in Peck''s story are also found in Richard Connell''s "The Most Dangerous Game" and Edgar Allan Poe''s "The Cask of Amontillado" two texts that challenge the students'' comprehension and analysis skills. This is a Wordle of Eliza Doolittle''s final monologue to Professor Henry Higgins where she tries to explain her analysis of their relationship.

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Immersive Tech, Virtual Reality Market to Soar Worldwide, New Analysis Predicts

Marketplace K-12

The number of students accessing head-mounted displays of virtual and augmented reality will soar in the coming years, but some companies may struggle to monetize their products. The post Immersive Tech, Virtual Reality Market to Soar Worldwide, New Analysis Predicts appeared first on Market Brief. Marketplace K-12 International / Global Markets Market Research Online / Virtual Learning

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Accessibility, Audio Texts, and the Persistence of Print

ProfHacker

Her scholarly work focuses on the circulation of ideas about race, sex, and gender via visual and material culture; her work for Yale's Center for Teaching and Learning supports the university's accessibility initiatives. As an Ed Tech-er, I help remediate course materials for students, and show faculty members how to make their course materials more accessible. I made my syllabus accessible , and I’m thinking way more about the forms my materials take.

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How ST Math Provides Equitable Access for Students in Special Education

MIND Research Institute

A recent analysis of ST Math students in Texas found dramatic improvements on percent of students meeting proficiency on the state’s STAAR test school performance metrics for students in the special education subgroup. In order to compare changes in proficiency levels over time, the 16/17 analysis mapped the four new proficiency levels into the three old proficiency levels as defined by the previous STAAR categories.

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Good analysis of higher ed trends and strategy: Jon McGee’s _Breakpoint_

Bryan Alexander

Jon McGee’s Breakpoint (2015, Johns Hopkins) offers a very solid, useful, and accessible analysis of current trends in higher education. In the book’s first half McGee does a great job of exploring transformative forces in economics, demographics, and culture.

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Good analysis of higher ed trends and strategy: Jon McGee’s _Breakpoint_

Bryan Alexander

Jon McGee’s Breakpoint (2015, Johns Hopkins) offers a very solid, useful, and accessible analysis of current trends in higher education. In the book’s first half McGee does a great job of exploring transformative forces in economics, demographics, and culture.

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Introducing The Idealis, An Open-Access Journal for Library and Information Science Research

ProfHacker

There’s a new resource for librarians looking for high-quality, open-access library and information science research, The Idealis. Started by Stacy Konkiel, Lily Troia, & Nicky Agate, the website is : …a new kind of open access overlay journal, powered by PressForward and curated by librarian-experts working in the arena of scholarly communication. Profession open access scholarly communication scholarly publishing

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Will thousands of prison inmates lose access to college?

The Hechinger Report

They actually asked us what is important,” said Nixon, the executive director of the New York-based College and Community Fellowship, which helps women get access to education after incarceration. Unless lawmakers reverse the 1994 ban or the Department of Education gives a new go-ahead, many of the roughly 4,000 inmates currently enrolled in a Pell-funded program are likely to lose access to college classes and vocational training at the end of the year.

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Engaging Students in Critical Social Media Analysis Through Debate

Educator Innovator

Access toolkits with resources related to these topics and more are available online. Instead of seeking to protect young people from the Internet or rigidly control their access to it, these students encourage us to respect the maturity of young people and collaborate with them to find the best uses for this powerful communication tool.

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Eyes on the Future: Building on COVID Lessons for Enriched Teaching and Learning

edWeb.net

Access and connectivity must be equitable. edWeb Blog data data analysisBy Michele Israel. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Virginia State Project: Initial data analysis highlights broadband opportunities for divisions

Education Superhighway

This past spring, Governor Terry McAuliffe announced a partnership between the state of Virginia and EducationSuperHighway to work toward ensuring that all Virginia public schools have equal and affordable access to broadband technology. After six months of collection and rigorous analysis, EducationSuperhighway met with Virginia Secretary of Technology Karen Jackson, Secretary of Education Ann Holton, and other stakeholders to share our initial discoveries.

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Addressing Technology Addiction In Your Kids

Georgia Test Prep

Most notably, they have a tiny rectangle that fits in the palm of their hand that gives them access to all of recorded human history and culture… and this is a gift and a curse! Displaying problematic behavior when they can’t access their devices.

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With student pool shrinking, some predict a grim year of college closings

The Hechinger Report

They will join the list of 35 colleges that closed their only or final campus in 2021, and 48 more in 2022, according to an analysis of federal data by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. Related: Analysis finds hundreds of colleges show serious financial warning signs.

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Building Thinking Skills to Help Students Access Their Best Work

MindShift

Students need these skills in everything they learn, but often aren’t aware of them as interstitial thinking steps necessary for a deeper analysis or more meaningful product. Instead, analysis and synthesis have to become part of every performance task in every class. Urban Maker Assembly Academy serves students from all over New York City, many of whom come in behind grade level.

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Want a Math Coaching Model Validated For Video Observation? Try MQI Coaching

Edthena

What makes MQI and MQI Coaching such a good match for video coaching with Edthena is that the MQI process is strongly rooted in video reflection and video analysis. You can access the whole MQI framework on Harvard’s CEPR website here!

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More High School Students Are Taking College Classes. But Not Everyone Gets the Chance.

Edsurge

But as dual enrollment grows across the country, access to the option is not distributed equally, according to a new report produced by nearly two dozen higher ed researchers and experts, with funding from the Joyce Foundation. Dual-enrollment programs help nearly 1.4

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Using Data to Support Personalized Learning Pathways

edWeb.net

Administrators wanted to know what data the teachers were using, what data they wanted that they didn’t have, how easy it was to access, and how often they used it. Then, they needed to look at the data governance: Who has access to what data and where? By Stacey Pusey.

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OPINION: Parents and students need more information about pathways to college and careers

The Hechinger Report

Despite promising evidence, however, there remains little information accessible to families about the availability and quality of CTE high school programs. Elementary to High School Higher Education Opinion Solutions College to careers Criminal Justice Technology access

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OPINION: Too many Black and Latino students are ‘academically alone’ in advanced classes

The Hechinger Report

Attending classes with my mother introduced me to advanced concepts at an early age and empowered my mother to advocate for my access to advanced courses. Black and Latino students often lack access to advanced courses altogether.

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As enrollment falls and public skepticism grows, some colleges are cutting their prices

The Hechinger Report

At 154 colleges and universities across the country, including Colby-Sawyer, not a single student pays that list price, a Hechinger Report analysis of federal data found. “A But it will also be more accessible to people,” says Stackhouse. Additional data analysis by Fazil Khan.

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Managing and Sharing Your Education Data Effectively

edWeb.net

Geotags can also be used to identify locations and build maps that make important types of information more apparent, and filters can be included to provide quick access to subsets of information for certain subjects or types of students. edWeb Blog data data analysis data management

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Read Works Provides Access to Handy Text Passages

SpeechTechie

I recently discovered ReadWorks - this website provides free access to reading passages and much more, with skill and strategy units on many topics in comprehension. Expository text passages are handy for language intervention. There's a lot you can teach with a passage as a context!

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Accessing Knowledge and Expertise

Connecting 2 the World

This is a continuation of my dissertation: The last two themes dealt with how the group and members accessed, created, and used knowledge and expertise. In the one theme, knowledge and expertise of perceived value often was used as currency within the power structure, with study participants sharing, accessing resources, or withholding their knowledge and expertise based on their analysis of situational factors within the environment.

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How higher education lost its shine

The Hechinger Report

Samantha Gutter is chief access and outreach officer at the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, which surveyed high school seniors about college and found that they were reluctant to go into debt. LA VERGNE, Tenn. —

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PROOF POINTS: New evidence of high school grade inflation

The Hechinger Report

The latest is an analysis of more than 4 million high school seniors who took the ACT from 2010 to 2021. ACT researchers considered that the mix of high school seniors taking the ACT changed over the decade and checked to make sure that wasn’t confounding the analysis.

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4 Charts That Show What College Is Worth

Edsurge

Note that the colleges included in our analysis were identified as “main campuses” by College Scorecard, a resource provided by the U.S. Education Technology Higher Education Access and Affordability

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A battle at one university is a case study in why higher education is so slow to change

The Hechinger Report

A university analysis shows that this approach has sharply reduced dropout rates. Higher education access Higher education affordability Higher education completion

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OPINION: A lack of diversity in research and analytics is not just unethical — it is dangerous

The Hechinger Report

We need data scientists who understand that even the most valuable data carry real-world limitations and implications, and that one’s perspective can just as easily be the key to unlocking innovative solutions as one’s analysis.

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OPINION: It may be time to rethink the emphasis on taking calculus in high school

The Hechinger Report

In 2011, a panel of mathematicians and math educators mapped college-prep sequences in high school math and proposed pathways that led not only to calculus but also to statistics, linear algebra and data analysis. I took calculus as a high school senior.

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What Is the True Cost of a 1:1 Device Program? One State’s Careful Rollout Offers a Look

Edsurge

One survey of educators found a jump from about two-thirds of middle and high school students having access to a school-issued device prior to the pandemic, to 90 percent a year later. Accessibility was a particular concern in Mississippi.

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OPINION: Students need more computer training for our increasingly digital world

The Hechinger Report

The end goal is not to just provide access to digital devices — it’s to develop the skills to use these tools for heightened learning, critical thinking and self-expression. From work to school to home, digital technology is everywhere.

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