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How Blockchain Can Encourage Learning

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A version of this article first appeared at the Medium site of the Stanford GSE Office of Innovation and Technology. Other emerging programs in the K12 space focus on the unique needs of hard-to-reach students. The program evaluates completion and consistency of student work, then releases digital funds accordingly.

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About SEL Assessment But Were Afraid to Ask

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Alongside this, a growing number of companies, including my own , are developing and marketing tech-based methods of assessing SEL. Common purposes include formative assessment, program evaluation, progress monitoring, summative assessment, diagnosis, screening, continuous improvement and high-stakes accountability.

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K-12 Educators and Administrators: Share Your Ed-tech Pilot Approach

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Digital Promise will award up to ten school or district leaders who submit a response by March 27 with a $1,000 stipend for a trip to San Francisco, including workshops with leading software companies, in partnership with the Education Technology Industry Network. So do most ed-tech companies. ” John Rice. Fulton County Schools.

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Debunking the ‘Gold Standard’ Myths in Edtech Efficacy

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But when it comes to demonstrating that products “work,” too many companies fall back on testimonials. But unfortunately over the past decade or two, educational research has gotten tangled up in how the medical industry defines and measures efficacy—standards that are as inappropriate as evaluating a headache only with an MRI machine.

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Bring Science to Life: The Impact of Video Game Simulations

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This article was modified and published by EdScoop. Before founding Immersed Games, she was a doctoral candidate at the University of Florida in School Psychology, with a specialization in program evaluation and a minor in research and evaluation methodology, and expertise in data-based decision making.

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5 Principles for Evaluating State Test Scores

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This article was modified and published by EdScoop. Mitch Slater is the CEO and co-founder of Levered Learning, an education company facilitating best instructional practices through classroom-tested, all-in-one blended learning systems. This edWeb webinar was sponsored by Digital Promise. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.