eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

However, the benchmark assessments students take at the end of the year—designed to measure procedural fluency—often look very different from their coursework and cause more anxiety than anything else. These tools also gather actionable insights and information about a student’s progress and report the data back to the teacher.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Online assessments are becoming more common, and students who have strong digital literacy skills often score higher on them. Students who lack these skills may not be able to effectively demonstrate mastery of key concepts in math, reading or writing on online assessments.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The benchmarks are similar to those used in the more than 40 states that, along with the District of Columbia, adopted the national Common Core standards a decade ago. Credit: Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report Heather Miller’s students frequently write in notebooks to show their progress in writing skills.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Related sessions: AI Enabling Personalized Learning at Scale. The most effective educators have the ability to build inclusive learning environments that act as safe spaces for students, from all backgrounds, to learn and develop. Future of Assessment & Accountability. Playful Assessment: Don’t Stop the Fun.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Photo: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report. Their changed view — and that of others who shunned Rogers and now want in — is driven by what seems to be a magic educational elixir: personalized learning. But personalized learning raises big questions about educational equity. What can that look like? When Dan D.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

This product is designed to offer ways to assign work from a large body of standards and content that is vetted, and provide new reporting for teachers,” Khan tells EdSurge. The point, says Khan, is to help teachers personalize learning for their students. “If Khan also remains optimistic.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 13, 2015

The Assessment Range: Using Data In The Classroom To Meaningfully Affect Learning. If you don’t already have a plan for the data before giving the assessment, you’re already behind. What Should Assessments “Do”? In short (depending on the assessment form, purpose, context, type, etc.),

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2018

When they have a whole curriculum, aligned to the state’s common core standards and flexible enough to be adapted for the schools’ own particular students’ needs, she said, teachers can spend the bulk of their time teaching. The post How to sort the good from the bad in OER appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

Education is awash with efforts to personalize learning. But what does it mean for a company to personalize its support for the teachers who use its product? One teacher, in particular, had reported that as she was working to set up her class over the weekend, she hit a snag. She struggled to figure out what was going on.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2017

He muddled through with low grades and the assumption that learning was wearisome and trying. “I His own school experiences have since fueled his drive to support data-driven personalized learning in an effort to make today’s schools engaging, fun and free of “the stress and angst” many students feel.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2017

When Kylie Jones brings home her report card, it doesn’t have any A’s, B’s or C’s. Traditional grades no longer exist, children get extra help based on their individual learning needs and classrooms run very differently. Related: Personalized learning: How kids are getting into college by mastering their skills.

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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. Quill improves student writing and frees me up for more advanced instruction and personalized learning. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Tools Common Core Robotics Exercises 68

Technology Tidbits

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

. * Otus - A fantastic and easy to use 1:1 learning solution for mobile classrooms (i.e Educators can manage/create student accounts, take attendance, grade, and assess students in real-time, and much much more. Pixel Press Floors - An amazing iOS app for Game Based Learning that allows students to create their own game by drawing.

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Game-Based Learning Common Core iPad Mobility 74

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Pearson CEO John Fallon recently met with a group of reporters at Education Week’ s offices and spoke about his company’s business strategies and record, and offered a defense against some of its detractors’ claims. We’re very confident that our products are aligned to the common core.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2015

Summit, for example, will contribute more than 16,000 comprehensive Common Core-aligned resources for students in sixth through 12th grades in October, and High Tech High has already contributed over 4,000 resources. Material from a press release was used in this report.

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Haiku Learning Competency Based Learning Wiki Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2017

Summative assessments evaluate competencies in each course through the year, instead of the quarters to reach a “3” in each competency to achieve course credit. Many courses are integrated to scaffold learning, but also to make content relevant. Related: Personalized learning and Common Core: Mortal enemies?

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 1, 2016

LEAP released a report this week on the initial cohort of companies and schools taking part in the program. LEAP officials set out to measure the effectiveness of those products by looking at data on two measures: the Northwest Evaluation Association’s Measures of Academic Progress, and DIBELS assessments. Test Score Gains.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2018

Photo: Gretchen Ertl for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Gretchen Ertl for The Hechinger Report. That evolution has sped up since 2001, when the state introduced a requirement that students pass a statewide assessment (known as the MCAS) to earn a high school diploma. Photo: Gretchen Ertl for The Hechinger Report.

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eSpark

JANUARY 5, 2016

These harsh punishments lead some districts to “teach the test” and prioritize third party assessment scores over student engagement and learning. Under ESSA, states are not required to adhere to Common Core Standards, but the act says that state-determined standards must prepare all students for postsecondary success.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. That’s the basis of Curriki, a nonprofit K-12 global community for teachers, students, and parents to create, share, and find free learning resources that enable true personalized learning. It is all possible with CK-12.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik. FRAMINGHAM, Mass.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The line supports up to 8th Generation Intel Core processors, up to 16GB of DDR4 memory, many storage options, and more. ClassLink Analytics helps administrators sort and compare schools, download reports, and modify their dashboard view so they see the most important details, and it also features a downloadable mobile app.

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Robotics Chromebook Edmentum Mobility 42

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Remember OER resources provide curriculum that: Makes learning more authentic by giving the teacher the ability to localize learning. Contains formative learning and assessment opportunities. Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. Is based on standards.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Summit Learning’s personalized learning program is a key part of the school’s improvement efforts. Credit: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. Personalized learning is one of the most popular goals in schools today. Related: The messy reality of personalized learning. MESA, Ariz.

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Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 125

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

By NICHOLE DOBO, The Hechinger Report. They decided to “personalize” learning for every child, which means that they tailored lessons to each student’s needs, interests and learning pace. Last year, the founder of Facebook pledged to donate $45 billion to social causes, one of them personalized learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

To supplement in-person support offered during class and lunch periods, I published a simple Google site to house my lessons, assessments, and other resources. I stepped up my game by adding even more videos and assessment exercises to my class website, mining resources from IXL and CK-12.

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System Khan Academy EdTech LMS 122

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

MARCH 10, 2020

As Martin describes examples of what a competency-based report card/transcript may look like (in particular, the work of the Mastery Transcript Consortium ), you realize how crucial it is to have an effective reporting tool of learning, especially for high school. Martin (2010) Don't let the slim nature of this book (151 pages!)

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Competency Based Learning Education Blended Learning Common Core 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2018

The New York Times has a new education supplement, called Learning, and The Hechinger Report is collaborating with the Times to produce Bulletin Board, a collection of noteworthy ideas and trends in education that will appear on page 2 of the section, which will come out four times a year. By 5W Infographics with Peter D’Amato.

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Competency Based Learning Common Core Personalized Learning Study 78

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

Mastery-based learning, also known as proficiency-based or competency-based learning, is taking hold across the country. New Hampshire is adopting it, too, and developing a statewide assessment method that would replace most standardized tests. Ten school districts in Illinois, including Chicago, are piloting the approach.

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Learning Common Core System Groups 108

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. In addition, Alma will continue to provide its own set of robust reporting tools to meet many needs and budgets.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

About two years ago Houston Independent School District , with its 283 schools and 215,000 students, went in search of an LMS that would help teachers create and use coursework that was both digital and aligned to Texas state standards (Texas pointedly does not use the Common Core).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 1, 2014

The professional development offered in the Summer Institute 2014 will provide you with resources, strategies, curriculum design, assessments and more! Learn how to help your students not just meet, but exceed, the standards. Learn more here.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

Stephen Downes works in the Learning and Performance Support Systems program at the National Research Council, a multi-year effort to develop personal learning technology and learning analytics. But it surged in big way in 2016, below the radar, but touching lives like never before.

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Trends EdTech MOOC Smartphone 111

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

.” MIT , New York University , and Yale are being sued by employees, “accused of allowing their employees to be charged excessive fees on their retirement savings,” The New York Times reported on Tuesday. From the US Department of Education’s blog : “Building the Next Generation of Assessments in Education.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Here are some reports from her travels: Via Chalkbeat : “What is Betsy DeVos ’s ‘rethink school’ initiative all about? ” DeVos visited my hometown of Casper, Wyoming to give this speech where she spoke at the Woods Learning Center. (National) Education Politics. Her Wyoming speech offers clues.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

ESSA gives more autonomy and flexibility to states than they had under NCLB through competency-based assessments, which could drive the development of personalized learning technologies. Significantly, ESSA mandates the collection and reporting of per pupil expenditure data at the school level. (The

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Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

. “Ten more states sued the federal government on Friday over a directive to public schools on bathroom use by transgender students , adding their objections to those of 11 states that brought a lawsuit soon after the directive was released in May,” The New York Times reports. Via The Wall Street Journal : “ U.S.

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