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ISTE, Stirring the Pot, & Education Advocacy

The Daring Librarian

ISTE NETS & the Common Core I recently ended that four year elected term on the ISTE Board of Directors and as I reflect upon my service, participation, and accomplishments balanced with Glenda''s comment, I can say that if that was the sole standard of success - I failed! This would get our admin''s attention, right? Why not you!?

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

.” The Gates Foundation is perhaps the best known organization for furthering political advocacy through its funding mechanisms. But, as New York Magazine quipped , “Laurene Powell Jobs is undaunted by these facts.” ” The agendas of other foundations – big and small – often echo those of Gates. .”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The Washington Post : “ School offers ‘incentives’ to get kids to take Common Core standardized test.” “New study raises concerns about impact of automated social media advocacy on education coverage,” says Alexander Russo. Robots hate the Common Core.

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What We Know About Betsy DeVos, Trump's Pick for Education Secretary

Edsurge

Here’s where she stands on a few key issues: DeVos doesn’t support Common Core : “Many of you are asking about Common Core. Steve Silberman, author and writer for Wired Magazine, tweeted , “Trump's pick of billionaire Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary is a direct assault on public education.”.