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JUNE 6, 2016

Common Sense Education provides many valuable resources focused on helping teachers identify how they can use tools and technology to assess learning in the classroom. From polls to digital tools, the articles, resources, and videos can help reshape or clarify the role technology plays in everyday assessment. Take a deep dive.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

I co-presented two workshops this year. I co-presented two workshops this year. Social Studies: [link] - tons of resources on creating effective flipped videos. Screencastomatic - Free online screencast Paul Bogush 15 assessments that don''t suck. Crazy talk - program that takes a visual and makes it talk. (.99)

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MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

During the last school year, only 40 percent of fourth-graders nationwide scored at a proficient level in a nationwide math assessment. That was the district’s first year taking the PARCC assessment, a college- and career-readiness test mandated by the state of Illinois, and the results were dismal, though not exactly surprising.

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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. A social studies class at Manchester School of Technology Photo: Manchester School of Technology. Related: Personalized learning and Common Core: Mortal enemies?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

as if offended by her cruel self-assessment. Dozens of states have incorporated more rigorous standards through the implementation of the Common Core. Wolcott encouraged Gallin to carefully study his students’ work and look for clues. When a student in faded jeans and a sweatshirt shouted, “Oh my God.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Get to know SnapThought – one of our assessment tools – and the new game Sortify, which adds another dimension to playful assessment. Sylvia Martinez will lead a pre-conference Invent To Learn workshop, plus a conference session. Presenters: Kelly Mendoza, Common Sense Media and Gail Densler, Elk Grove Unified School District.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

” For those interested in reading more, following is a (non-comprehensive) roundup of nine recent books, essays, and research studies exploring Maker education in K-12. But at the same time, the rise of Maker education is also prompting some educators to ask, “What counts as learning?” Paper presented at AERA 2016).

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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. Rather, most large-group instruction or reader-workshop mini-lessons involve small bits of text, typically no more than a few paragraphs. Less Is More? Comprehension Strategies.

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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. Rather, most large-group instruction or reader-workshop mini-lessons involve small bits of text, typically no more than a few paragraphs. Less Is More? Comprehension Strategies.

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Strategy Secondary Analysis Common Core 40

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2017

One that comes to mind is a former Bullis student who designed and developed wireless temperature sensors to help biologists study leatherback turtle nests more easily. Then in sixth grade, they actually go to Costa Rica to work along scientists who are studying the leatherbacks to see if their prototypes may be feasible.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

New Hampshire is adopting it, too, and developing a statewide assessment method that would replace most standardized tests. They will be encouraged to attend workshops and school tours in the hope, one DOE official said, that they will find elements that they can use in their own classrooms. The scores signified a high point for M.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

The online platform includes a project-based curriculum for science, social studies, math and English language arts for students in grades four through 12, along with additional content in those subjects that students can tackle at their own pace. Teachers decide how many times a student can retake an assessment before intervention is needed.

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Georgia Test Prep

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Imagine taking an archery workshop. Numerous studies since the early ‘90s have shown that learners who tested their knowledge during practice later remembered more information than learners who spent the same amount of time studying the complete information. Does that make you an archer? It will only provide the base.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

More than 60 percent of American fourth-graders are not proficient readers, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, and it’s been that way since testing began in the 1990s. “This is the most studied aspect of human learning.” ” Related: Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 1, 2014

The XXI International Conference features 4 conferences, 3 case study panels, 2 iEARN project panels, 1 media festival, 30 workshops, and 17 posters. The professional development offered in the Summer Institute 2014 will provide you with resources, strategies, curriculum design, assessments and more! Learn more here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 9, 2014

Each tool is aligned to Common Core Standards. Conference strands include Game-Based Learning: How to Use Games in Educational Settings, Games & Assessment, Connecting Educators With Game Developers: Make Your Voices Heard, Students as Content Creators & Game Designers, Research on Game-Based Learning, and Professional Development.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Here are the areas that have seen the most ed-tech investment activity so far this year: Learning to code : Investments include Galvanize ($45,000,000), Codecademy ($30,000,000), Andela ($24,000,000), Wonder Workshop ($20,000,000), Revature ($20,000,000). Everything’s a business opportunity.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. In 2013, Intel acquired Kno for $15 million — for “ pennies on the dollar ,” said one analyst — and rebranded the software as the Intel Education Study App. They’re distracting others. And on and on and on.

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Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

Via Politico : Stolen “emails from the Democratic National Committee show DNC Deputy Communications Director Eric Walker telling his colleagues to avoid mentioning the Common Core in a video. ” The program in question: The Global Assessment Certificate program. Surprising results from new study.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “ Trump education nominee pleads ignorance about high-profile voucher studies showing negative results.” Via Education Week : “Even When States Revise Standards, the Core of the Common Core Remains.” A sobering assessment and a warning.” million total.

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