The Hechinger Report

MARCH 24, 2022

Researchers looked at 39 studies of play and included 17 in a meta-analysis that found when children ages three to eight engage in guided play, they can learn just as much in some domains of literacy and executive function as children who receive direct instruction from a teacher or adult. The kids are happier, the teachers are happier.

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Report Learning Common Core Study 145

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Today, many educators want to not only evaluate progress at a point in time but optimize that against the ongoing standards their school mission is built on such as Common Core, International Baccalaureate, NGSE, or TEKS. Teachers create assessments aligned with pre-selected standards. That’s changing. Each step (i.e.,

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Khan Academy Common Core Digital Citizenship LMS 153

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2016

Most of us hem and haw as we mentally walk through how to get from introduction to conclusion. assist analysis. In Common Core, starting with fourth grade, students are expected to use books, periodicals, websites, and other digital sources to conduct research projects. Few people can sit down and start writing.

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Common Core iPad Digital Citizenship Tools 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

DimensionU is a collection of engaging interactive multiplayer fantasy games for grades 2-10 (some can be played solo) that focus on core skills in mathematics and literacy. Content aligns with Common Core, state standards and classroom instruction. How to Gamify Your Classroom (a lesson plan). ProdigyGame.com.

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Common Core Khan Academy Gamification Digital Citizenship 150

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

How does the process of stripping out bias work? You pick your subject area, let’s say it’s language, and you have a set of standards, like the Common Core standards. Psychometric analysis computes the difficulty level of every question. How is it changing the field? It specifies what good language ability means.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2019

As the artificial intelligence revolution comes to education, teachers are rightly concerned that AI in schools will replace the human assessment of human learning. I can attach custom rubrics to various assignments or choose pre-built ones aligned with Common Core standards.

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Tools Common Core Robotics Exercises 77

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

We have access to a range of data points, but our understanding of what they measure, why they matter, and how they impact practice is shallow. Teachers have essential access to data, but they need greater understanding of data interpretation and analysis. I also see a co-planning element reinforcing the data analysis.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2016

The exam, known as PARCC — which stands for Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers — was aligned to the Common Core, a set of national educational standards for what students should be able to do in each grade in English and math. Related: Common Core testing showdown in Massachusetts.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

Whether from formative and summative assessments or online instructional programs, data is both a powerful indicator of teaching and a driver for personalizing professional development. While it can be hard to share out the myriad of little things teachers do that are so effective, we do have a tool that can help—data.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2016

The research was based on how students answered survey questions that accompanied an international test, called the Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA. Our analysis is [that] when students have really understood the foundations, they can extrapolate. The result was surprising for two reasons.

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Survey Common Core Report Study 77

Connecting 2 the World

APRIL 29, 2016

This presentation came out of the discussion Diane and I had about teaching, the needs of our students, and conversations we had with our colleagues on how to teach these skills. These skills include self-regulated learning, communication, networking, critical thinking, analysis (data, numeric, and content) and problem solving.

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Analysis STEM Common Core Industry 40

Edsurge

JULY 18, 2016

When I first saw the long list of my classes’ ELA Common Core Standards, I remember feeling overwhelmed and worrying about how I was going to cover all of them in a single school year. Many of the standards were complex, requiring higher levels of analysis and evaluation and more time to teach.

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Common Core Tools Analysis Comparison 60

NeverEndingSearch

MAY 1, 2015

They’re great for pre- and post assessments, but you can. Socrative This free tool works across devices using quizzes, quick questions, a competitive game, or a pre-designed exit ticket to assess learning and understanding. Assessments may be shared with multiple teachers and tracked longitudinally.

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Libraries Report Wiki Assessment 40

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

Whether educators need to learn how to use edtech tools, analyze student data or implement Common Core standards, online PD can offer educators support when and where they need it. But how can school leaders integrate online PD into their culture quickly and effectively?

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How To LMS Common Core EdTech 147

MindShift

JUNE 18, 2015

But learning as we know it in schools must be assessed. How else would adults know what kids have learned? So Alexa pursued an end-of-year assessment, possibly worthy of MailChimp (Mail Khimp ?), And how to find common ground among memoirists as diverse as Elie Wiesel, Piper Kerman, Michael Vick and Dave Eggers?

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Common Core Assessment Groups Analysis 28

Graphite Blog

MAY 17, 2018

But many aren't sure how to justify using podcasts in the classroom. That's how I got started -- I wanted to use Serial as a primary text for at least a few weeks, but I wasn't sure how it would fit in with Common Core or how it might affect my students' reading habits.

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Smartphone Analysis Common Core iPhone 40

User Generated Education

AUGUST 14, 2022

a program from a play, a scorecard, a trading card, a how-to book, directions for a favorite game) Any special letter or e-mail received Favorite song lyrics A diary or a journal Any special certificates or awards you’ve won A favorite dish recipe Any books that you love to read over and over. How do you feel about what you made?

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Adobe Common Core Examples Game-Based Learning 389

Graphite Blog

MAY 17, 2018

But many aren't sure how to justify using podcasts in the classroom. That's how I got started -- I wanted to use Serial as a primary text for at least a few weeks, but I wasn't sure how it would fit in with Common Core or how it might affect my students' reading habits.

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Smartphone Analysis Common Core iPhone 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 5, 2015

Am I doing enough ongoing formal assessment of student comprehension, strategy use, and tolerance of ambiguity? The Challenge Of A Common Language. Questions on “main idea” and “author purpose” on state tests also reveal this problem over a long time frame, as I noted in looking at some past test questions and item analysis.

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Strategy Secondary Analysis Common Core 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 5, 2015

Am I doing enough ongoing formal assessment of student comprehension, strategy use, and tolerance of ambiguity? The Challenge Of A Common Language. Questions on “main idea” and “author purpose” on state tests also reveal this problem over a long time frame, as I noted in looking at some past test questions and item analysis.

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Strategy Secondary Analysis Common Core 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 4, 2015

Right, so, with Madison (my daughter), I told her that the universal skills of “doing well in school” (college, in this case) were literacy (close reading, skimming, note-taking, argument analysis and formation, the writing process, etc.), You can fail. “Drop out.” ” Get “kicked out.” Or too narrow.

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Dropout Common Core Analysis Data 40

Georgia Test Prep

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A trained guide gives you a brief history of archery, shows you how to hold a bow and notch an arrow, and teaches you how to fire an arrow. This makes practice tests not only an assessment tool,but a crucial part of the teaching toolkit. How long should practice sessions be? Imagine taking an archery workshop.

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How To Edmentum Exercises Analysis 56

MindShift

AUGUST 13, 2015

Their teacher, Kate Selkirk, was using this game as a starting point for an eight-week unit on math concepts — data analysis and graphing, proportions, probability and slope. Attempts to use games as assessments ruin the playful experiences that make them an effective learning tool, he said. And designing good games is no easy task.

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Learning Laptops Report Analysis 28

MIND Research Institute

MAY 9, 2019

But it was a one-off on our program three generations ago, pre-common-core assessments, and one type of school profile. It is about contributing to the field of evaluation generally - repeatable, generalizable methods, analysis and interpretation.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 9, 2019

But it was a one-off on our program three generations ago, pre-common-core assessments, and one type of school profile. It is about contributing to the field of evaluation generally - repeatable, generalizable methods, analysis and interpretation.

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Study eBook EdTech Common Core 40

MindShift

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Now, I’m not equating the import of weighing your options in caffeinated beverage with one’s choice in how to display knowledge of your content area, but it seems to me that at some point, there was a shift in expectation in our culture outside of school that soon became reflected within school as well. Want ways to differentiate organically?

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Learning E-rate Report Common Core 48

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The NEO mobile app for Windows allows users to access the full feature set within the platform including creating and delivering online classes, assessing students, sharing resources, tracking student achievement, and collaborating on projects. Big Universe is now available in the U.S. exclusively through FuelEd.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 67

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2018

The boom and bust of Common Core standards have left their mark, just as new concerns over media literacy and privacy are doing currently. As a director for Common Sense Education , I’ve enjoyed something of a ringside seat, having edited close to 1,000 edtech reviews written by expert educators. and guided demo approach.

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EdTech Tools Examples Common Core 123

Graphite Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

For one thing, academic preparedness tends to focus on literacy and math, the two curricular areas at the center of both the current standardized-testing climate and the new Common Core State Standards. And for many parents, the most obvious way to support literacy and math learning is to drill their children on the ABCs and 123s.

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Outcomes Common Core Assessment Analysis 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Stephanie Smith, the assistant principal, said the curriculum’s interdisciplinary focus and emphasis on argumentative writing, textual analysis and inquiry seemed like it would have to have an impact. Teachers decide how many times a student can retake an assessment before intervention is needed.

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Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 118

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Collaborating with faculty members to teach information literacy in a public health second year seminar: A case of instruction - Xan Goodman 10:00pm Classroom Resources for K12 Educators: Integrating Information Literacy Skills and Common Core and State Standards into Designing Innovative Project Based Curricula - Melda N.

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Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

Saving Socrates

JUNE 13, 2013

Why not just show them how to learn it on their own?" I chose the school to attend for my first year in Israel for that reason, I wanted to learn how to learn on my own. The current movement towards a common core is evidence of this belief brought into action (albeit dumbed down). I got that.

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Study Common Core Course Elementary 71

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 17, 2017

We wanted to redefine effective standards-based instruction and assessment. This year, I needed to help our English department implement shifts in writing methods directed by the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). As a natural offshoot of their growth, students have taken over some data analysis as well.

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Exercises Assessment Learning Analysis 153

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

Additionally, one of the most prominent trends we’re seeing is the need to provide increasingly granular analysis and reporting. In conjunction with the studies of how to make classroom environments inviting and usable for students, makerspaces of all types have been put in classrooms, libraries and common areas in schools.

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Trends EdTech MOOC Smartphone 111

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts. Despite predictions that badges would be the “ new credential ” and that we were looking at a “ Future Full of Badges ,” it’s not clear that digital badges have provided us with a really meaningful way to assess skills or expertise.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” The Whiteboard Advisors’ latest “Education Insider” report ( PDF ) is on assessment trends, higher education, and the presidential campaigns. ” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. ” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams.

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Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2017

But it’s not just about complaints, Obama’s Civil Rights Office also issued 34 Dear Colleague Letters, which are policy documents advising districts and colleges on how to handle issues like which bathrooms transgender students should use or how to conduct campus sexual assault investigations. Sarah: Oh, I missed that one.

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Education Policies Study Common Core 45