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Meet TARA: Your New Teacher Headquarters

The CoolCatTeacher

Organizing lesson plans, units, resources, links, IEP’s, and IEP meetings can be cumbersome and stressful. Also, data is teacher-entered and does not access existing SIS or LMS data so sensitive student privacy data is protected. Scheduling and Tracking Meetings. IEP and Progress Tracking.

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Providers Rise to Meet the Challenge of K–12 Data Security

EdTech Magazine

Providers Rise to Meet the Challenge of K–12 Data Security. As data becomes integral to K–12 education, administrators face new challenges to ensure they keep students’ information safe. . This data can also be used to create student profiles , which educators can use to enhance their personalized learning programs. .

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Understanding FERPA, CIPA and Other K–12 Student Data Privacy Laws

EdTech Magazine

To effectively address student data privacy, K–12 IT leaders need to understand the legal requirements. As districts shift operations to the cloud — and with bad actors increasingly targeting schools — IT teams need to ensure they are meeting both the letter and the spirit of the law.

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Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility

The CoolCatTeacher

Did you know you can use a live translator app in PTA meetings, parent teacher conferences, and presentations — that actually works? Readlee is an amazing literacy tool that enables teachers to go from collecting reading data a couple times a year to getting data each week (or day!) in just 5-10 minutes. Bios as Submitted.

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Formative Assessment: Collecting Data & Designing Differentiated Learning Experiences in Class or Online

Catlin Tucker

The more physical distance between the teacher and the learner, the more challenging it is to collect formative assessment data consistently. The aspect of teaching that is hard to replicate in the online environment is the teachers’ ability to collect informal data by merely listening and observing.

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How Data Drives Strategies for Improved Student Outcomes

Edsurge

Data-driven decisions are increasingly recognized as a critical component of K-12 education, enhancing personalized learning, improving assessment and feedback, optimizing resource allocation and fostering early intervention. Despite the benefits, implementing data-driven decision-making in education presents challenges.

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How a district’s focus on data is advancing student growth

eSchool News

Teachers use MAP data and its accurate, actionable evidence to inform instructional strategies regardless of how far students are above or below grade level. Critical to the success of that third assessment is educators’ ability to access, interpret, and act on the data they receive. “A You are what you talk about.

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