User Generated Education

JULY 5, 2018

” For subjects like science, this is a little easier as the labs that often accompany science lessons often have a hint of STEM or maker education. Assessment : How will learners be assessed? Peer Assessments. It simply becomes, “How can I add a making element to my lessons to reinforce concepts being learned?”

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Education Common Core STEM Examples 180

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Post-Pilot Results : Succeeding with Common Core—Levered's 2018-19 survey. Source: Levered.

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Common Core Adaptive Learning Elementary Blended Learning 119

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

A decade ago, Common Core math was introduced to emphasize understanding over rote learning, but the delivery of standards varies across schools, classrooms and teachers, depending both on who is being assessed and who is doing the assessing. They are more likely to be assessed on their merits and performance.

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Common Core System Assessment STEM 135

The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

Small-group math work at Prairie Oak Elementary in Berwyn North School District 98 where, two years ago, just 14 percent of third-graders were able to do grade-level math. During the last school year, only 40 percent of fourth-graders nationwide scored at a proficient level in a nationwide math assessment. BERWYN, Ill. —

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How To Common Core Elementary Report 82

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

Grading student work by hand takes time and there is always a lag between students’ assessment and the resulting feedback. Games provide targeted, in-the-moment feedback based on a player's current performance. It’s hard to do the same thing in a math class.

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Game-Based Learning Learning Elementary Differentiated Instruction 144

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

.; Paloma Garcia-Lopez - Executive Director, Maker Education Initiative - "Maker Movement: Making More Makers" Jeanne Century - Director of Research and Evaluation and Science Education, Outlier Research and Evaluation, CEMSE, University of Chicago - "Is it STEM or Just Good Practice?"

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

techlearning

APRIL 10, 2018

Written by science educators at Carolina, Building Blocks of Science|3D was developed to explicitly meet the NGSS and align to the Common Core State Standards in Literacy and Math. The program can help elementary teachers fit science into busy school days. Pre-unit and post-unit assessments are provided.

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Assessment Differentiated Instruction Common Core Education 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The group points to slumping test scores as a reason why change is needed: Eighth grade math scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress have been flat for a decade, with just 34 percent of students testing proficient in 2019, as the gap between the highest and lowest performers grows.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. There are other areas that also come to mind including student grouping, assessment, and interest. Also, check out Newsela for Elementary and note there is a also a comparison of a free and paid version.

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Resources Tools Differentiated Instruction Learning 60

Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 7, 2015

However, that does not mean there are not a lot of new items to look through, as sites/apps for programming/coding, Math/STEM, and Game Based Learning played a predominant role in this year's list. Students can also work on their STEM skills and learn the basics of programming. A nice way to learn how to code and ideal for STEM.

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Android iPad Game-Based Learning Differentiated Instruction 28

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. I use this tool when students are making Scratch video games for them to record their games and explain their scripts. But I try not to do that.

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Technology eBook Twitter Chromebook 184

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2012

A list of the session titles is below, and a schedule based on time zones (with full descriptions and session links) is HERE. See you online! Mortenson Creating a 24/7 Professional Development Model by Josh Allen Creating a Library Website to Support Information Literacy Needs by Luann Edwards Creating ePortfolios using Weebly by Valerie R.

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ePortfolio Digital Citizenship Social Media Common Core 51

MindShift

MARCH 10, 2016

One of the standards for mathematical practice in the Common Core is to “ construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. Several schools in the area are part of a partnership to integrate STEM into the curriculum. In the 1960s, Japanese elementary education was very teacher-centered and rote.

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Study Common Core Data Groups 28

TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 26, 2015

I was taught basic computer coding in the 1980s in elementary school. But instead placing reading and writing at the core of all content, as it functions, it is segmented into a class of its own, where teachers in the United States struggle with as many as five sets of Common Core Standards, each with dozens of standards.

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Common Core Assessment Technology STEM 40

Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Via Education Week : “New Test Pitched As Alternative to Common Core-Focused High School Exams.” ” “Word about the Vector Assessment of Readiness for College, or Vector A.R.C., ” “Word about the Vector Assessment of Readiness for College, or Vector A.R.C.,

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

When I volunteer in my children’s elementary classrooms (1st and 3rd grade), I am struck by how frequently the teacher finds time to work directly with small groups of students to offer additional support, review concepts, assess understanding, and practice skills. At the secondary level scenes like this are less frequent.

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Blended Learning Classroom Common Core Secondary 150

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Fueling them is the most recent results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which showed historical losses in math education. Falling behind in math can have long term consequences, since the subject can function as a gateway into STEM careers. During the pandemic, anxieties about math instruction have grown.

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Common Core Data Analysis STEM 150

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

While most states use the Common Core standards for math and English, there are no national social studies standards detailing which facts and historical figures students should study, and state standards vary widely. The federal government spends roughly $50 per student on STEM education each year and only 5 cents on social studies.

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