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Empowering Community Perspectives in Evaluation Research

Digital Promise

What is equitable evaluation? As funders, government agencies, and service providers become increasingly focused on program evaluation results to make evidence-based decisions, evaluators and other researchers seek to answer this question. Why does equitable evaluation matter? .

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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

As I eventually wrote in Open educational resources: Undertheorized research and untapped potential : Many of the articles reviewed in Hilton (2016), including some articles on which I was an author, are woefully undertheorized. Back in 2020 I was invited to write a very brief piece about how OER research might inform pandemic practice.

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Invest in the Workforce of the Future with Data-Driven Collaboration

Digital Promise

Through the utilization of an expansive data sharing platform, Rhode Island hopes to conduct robust analyses to: Improve workforce development and adult education programs. Link Data across Systems to Improve Program Decisions. Better inform the public about economic development investments.

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Bring Science to Life: The Impact of Video Game Simulations

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Three-dimensional learning – The standards are based in three learning dimensions central to science and engineering education: Practices, the behaviors of scientists and engineers. program (Telecommunications, Education, and Multimedia). program (Telecommunications, Education, and Multimedia).

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Michigan School Administrators’ Journey Toward Increased Equity and Inclusion

edWeb.net

She worked with Dr. Griffin on the development of what became a professional learning project designed to prepare educators to engage with students in deep dialogues about race and other equity issues. Dr. Sarena Shivers has been an educator for nearly 30 years. The Path Forward. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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5 Principles for Evaluating State Test Scores

edWeb.net

The answer, of course, is to visit the school, talk to the staff and students, and observe the learning process. Prior to looking at data, educators need to avoid two major pitfalls. First, data analysis is reductive; details about the data are lost when aggregated at the school, district, or state level. What’s the easier way?

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Same for Matific, which gives students math practice tailored to their skill level, and Edgenuity, which develops online courses. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz.

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