eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

This year, many districts are replacing state standardized tests with PARCC or Smarter Balanced, two Common Core-aligned assessments designed to measure college readiness. Schools using PARCC have the option of taking a mid year assessment as a means of monitoring student growth. Smarter Balanced.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

I’d love to hear your suggestions in the comments about how you do this in your classes: Because I teach graduate classes for educators, I talk to lots of teachers all over the country. Despite the claims of tech gurus that technology makes the job of teaching easier, few educators see it that way. Even if it’s Minecraft.

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 18, 2022

The digital revolution has profoundly impacted all aspects of our lives, including education. Traditional educational methods are no longer adequate in preparing students for the workforce of the 21st century. In particular, it has a profound impact on education. How Has The Digital Revolution Changed Education?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Renaissance, the global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, has enhanced Star Spanish , its assessment platform for students who speak, or are learning to speak, Spanish, with new reports and the first authentic K–12 learning progression for Spanish available in the country. For more information, visit www.renaissance.com.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 20, 2015

Responding To Criticisms Of The Common Core. Ed note: Supporting “commonness” or standardization isn’t a part of our mission at TeachThought, but we are interested in giving equal voice to diverse voices across education. by Adam Blum , CEO of OpenEd.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In the edLeader Panel “ Next Generation Science Standards: Exploring Ten Years of Progress in Science Education ,” four specialists in the field of science education took us through the history and impact of the NGSS, how assessments and educational practices have changed to work with them, and the challenges they pose.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2021

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, has been approved by the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) for use under two statewide initiatives. RIDE’s mission is to provide equitable educational experiences to more than 300 K-12 public schools and 140,000 students across Rhode Island.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2015

In the past few years, the Common Core has significantly altered the landscape in terms of mathematics education. The Common Core has also required more coherence in our curriculum. As an instructional coach, I’m often asked about the role of technology in math education.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2016

In last year’s statewide Common Core-related PARCC test, just 24 percent of the students at Esteves’ school met grade-level expectations in reading and writing, a category called English language arts and literacy. In general, I think the common core approach is the right one,” wrote Shanahan in a blog.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2019

The most effective educational tools and services are ones developed and informed by those with firsthand experience in schools. Having that prior experience has been a huge advantage in building products for educators. One of the sessions is dedicated to examining education standards.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Sign up for the free summit to learn research-based strategies from early education experts, including Julie Christensen, Vice President of Curriculum at Waterford. With over forty years of experience creating accessible and high-quality learning content, Waterford’s early reading curriculum is aligned with the science of reading.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Common practice was to assign a chapter to read in a textbook and then a worksheet to assess student knowledge. Now there are dozens of online free educational videos that address most every academic topic imaginable. Most include class ideas for usage and an assessment to determine if students got what you put out there.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Two national education nonprofits whose school improvement and assessment tools impact millions of students across the country are merging. What AdvancED has so far lacked, according to Elgart, are assessment tools that “provide a link between school quality measures and student outcomes.”

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MSEDTechie

APRIL 8, 2014

There are many practical ways educators can move their students t hrough the SAMR model (Substitution Augmentation Modification Redefinition) through technology integration, to extend learning, to meet the common core standards and develop lifelong learners. What have we really been preparing our kids for?

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Educator Innovator

AUGUST 26, 2014

This was originally posted at Common Sense Graphite. As the new school year begins, articles and resources dedicated to helping teachers develop curriculum and assessments aligned to the Common Core literacy standards are popping up everywhere. Tap into digital literacy and civic education skills at the same time!

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. Billion has been invested in US K-12 education technology companies since 2010. ” 1:1 + Common Core = $$$$$. Indeed, $2.3

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Savvy educators have built lesson plans based on this interest for years. Today, because of the changes in education, the use of games to reinforce learning, to teach, and to engage students in their own education has become one of the most effective tools to bridge the gap between school-based and remote learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

Aside from the in-person interactions and serendipitous moments, there are other parts of the educational experience worth revisiting and reconsidering before we return to business as usual. Many of these issues are ones that educators have long known about and advocated for.

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Hapara

MAY 19, 2022

The first step to planning an effective lesson is to decide what skill you will teach using the Common Core or state standards specific to your content area and grade level. Start by designing engaging learning activities to help students develop their skills, reach proficiency, and assess whether students met the learning targets.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

K-12 educators are increasingly turning to digital resources to enhance instruction and address student needs. But not all content is created equal, and educators are often left sifting through hundreds of options to find high-quality material. Insights from Educators 1. 2016 digital education survey. Why Do They Want It?

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Saving Socrates

AUGUST 28, 2013

What Parents Need to Know About the Common Core and How They Can Help Their Children The Common Core is an attempt to nationalize the curriculum creating common core standards in grades K-12. What does this practically mean? This test will be conducted online. This learning curve will need to be addressed.

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Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

. “Interactive Middle School Math 7” This middle school math online textbook aligns to the Common Core State Standards. It also includes feedback for learners when they answer formative assessment questions. To develop this open educational resource for sixth grade, a team of middle school educators collaborated.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

I’m a big believer in online web-based curricula that can be accessed from any browser, any digital device, any location. EL Education K–5 Language Arts. Kiddom is an easy-to-use education platform designed as a centralized hub for teaching and learning. To me, the growing popularity of web-based curricula is no surprise.

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Common Core Digital Citizenship Academic Standards Outcomes 174

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

” For educators and parents, Admongo includes tools like videos, lesson plans, printed materials, downloads, and alignment with state standards. Instructions are both written and audio, making them accessible to lots of learners. Students finish the program with an assessment of knowledge and certificates. Math websites.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 25, 2016

Rubrics are a well-accepted, even transformative tool for assessing student knowledge over a breadth of criteria. The pre-online versions weren’t dynamic or flexible, couldn’t be re-used, and few teachers had the time or energy to build these summative, purpose-built assessments. Educational applications.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw attitudes toward math bottom out in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Students also needed support when it came to the end of year state assessments. “We The following year, Ruiz did the same.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2015

Partnership aims to help educators access more than 80,000 item bank resources for assessment. At the center of this platform is Certica’s Formative Assessment Item Bank (FAIB), which features over 80,000 items, including more than 50,000 Common Core-aligned Math and English Language Arts selections.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

We teachers recognize it is our fiduciary responsibility to fulfill state and national education standards that prepare students for college or career. Many of us find students benefit greatly when the school employs curriculum-based assessments to measure progress. This is where Mastery Education’s Measuring Up can help.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2018

More than half of women come to their IT role with an academic background in education and instruction , compared with a third of men, who come from a background in technology,” says Steve Langford, CoSN Board member and CIO of Beaverton School District in Oregon. Funding Program Assist with Budget Woes.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 10, 2017

Through Learning Management Systems (LMS) many educators are moving to put content online and extend learning beyond the four walls and beyond the school day. Students need opportunities for collaborating with peers, creating new ideas, and formatively assessing their knowledge, all taking place in the digital environment.

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Georgia Test Prep

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

If you’ve got a child in the Georgia state school system, then you’ve probably heard of the Georgia Milestones Assessment System and how important it is. This post is a comprehensive guide on what the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) is all about. They can indeed influence how your child progresses through school.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Post-Pilot Results : Succeeding with Common Core—Levered's 2018-19 survey.

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Common Core Adaptive Learning Elementary Blended Learning 119

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2017

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Category: Differentiation. Be creative.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Since the 1990s, education stories emanating from Massachusetts have largely been positive, but that started to change over the last decade. The decline has accelerated, and results from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have pushed the state into the “learn-from-our-mistakes” category. Related: U.S.

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Common Core Academic Standards Comparison Report 121

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 7, 2018

Taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has become a right-of-passage for high school students as they leave formal education and enter the next phase of learning. I’ve based my selections on the following criteria: ease of use — accounts are easy to set up with access to both the site and materials quick and intuitive.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 8, 2017

To help accomplish their vision – that every students get not just to but through college – Brooklyn Lab leverages Cortex, a digital learning platform where student data and work can be accessed by students, teachers, parents, and administrators alike. The post An Expanded Definition of Student Success appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Here are some data from a workshop I did with 80 educators… What would this look like in your school? Allow kids to come up with alternative assessments, as long as they apply to topic at hand. Their interests are nothing we have to assess. Most of their interests are not part of the Common Core.

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