The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 26, 2023

For example, support to create leveled texts or differentiated experiences with science textbooks and materials can often be limited. Propello is hands-on and has many activities and embedded formative assessments inside the materials. An NGSS science standard aligned learning path relating to communications and waves.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. All three of these companies try to hook prospective users with claims on their websites about their products’ effectiveness. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

For the assessment mavens at Educational Testing Service ( ETS ), these evolving capabilities present both a challenge and an opportunity, says the organization’s Markku “Mark” Häkkinen. His research focuses on advancing the accessibility of computer-based assessments—for all learners—through a standards-based approach.

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EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 6, 2022

In actuality, companies that are in their nascent stages, say at a pre—seed or a seed—stage level, can get an edge over their competitors. Moreover, in case of a data breach, the entire blame will be on you, your investors, your employees, and the whole company. Breaches are always ill—timed.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2022

In a deal quietly announced last week, K-12 educational software services company Renaissance Learning acquired Illuminate Education for an undisclosed amount. The deal was announced last Monday on both companies' sites and in an email sent to Illuminate customers. Why the pairing?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In business, two companies may join to build a stronger foundation, winning new customers and offering more services to existing ones. At least, that’s the idea for Tim Loomer, CEO of science education holding company Science Interactive Group. The combined science lab kit company will use the name “Science Interactive” in January.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 28, 2022

It helps them find a balance between frontal lessons and individual study, interaction and reflection, formal evaluation and self-assessment. . For example, an independent student will be better equipped to face personal and professional challenges without constantly relying on others. . Auto-graded quizzes .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 16, 2024

Assess your academic and future job roles and responsibilities to determine the tools that are essential for your daily tasks. For example, if you use a Windows laptop, a smartphone that syncs well with Windows can streamline your workflow, making it easier to transition from student to professional tasks.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

2 – Designing Online Assessments As you assess learning online, you’ll want to use the research-based best practices for online assessments. Feedback using your formative and summative assessment tools is also essential. Check out Designing Online Assessments for Students — a course that can help you in this area.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2019

Employees report higher productivity , greater efficiency and less stress , while companies can benefit from lower real estate costs and an expanded talent pool. My former company, Big Universe ( now acquired ) was a fully-virtual operation. We were small, but often credited for operating like a nimble, large company.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

From empowering educators with well-being skills to fostering safe and positive learning environments, enhancing positive relationships, providing direct instruction on well-being competencies, and implementing assessment for continuous improvement, Dr. Smith's formula is both comprehensive and compelling. Your example really tees it up.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2020

I take a topic that isn’t super simple — databases — and show how I teach it with 2 simple projects, some game-based learning, concrete examples, and how my students all master the topic in five days. Of interest to most of you, however, will be how I plan lessons. This may sound impossible but it can be done.

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ViewSonic Education

JUNE 5, 2019

For example, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls not only empathize intellect but also social skills in their mission statement. Examples are STEM, PBL, Inquiry-Based Learning, Interdisciplinary, and Base Learning. Figuring out how to do modern assessments. Formative Assessment. Norm-Referenced Assessment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2022

First, students based on their abilities using district data (NWEA or STAR data) or the built-in pre-assessment. The formative assessment and immediate feedback provide teachers with the data they need to show growth throughout the school year. For example, students might categorize, match, or highlight images.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

They are essential to the survival of companies, and they are neither glamorous nor easy to execute. Company reps think they are providing a useful onramp. As a quick sidenote, and in our opinion, it’s okay for companies to sell goods and services to schools. For example, some schools will be focused on rethinking assessment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

As you can see in the graphic, you have quick exit tickets, self-assessments, speed up games, and more that you can add to your library to easily insert into your lessons. In my example, I had my exam review notes in Google Docs. Add in your formative assessment and you’re ready to go.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This summer, the White House persuaded seven major tech companies to make substantial commitments toward the responsible development of artificial intelligence; in early September, eight more joined in. And ed tech companies must demonstrate that their AI is accurate and without bias before it is used by young students in a classroom.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2023

A delicate balance is needed to sustain this ecosystem. To illustrate that idea, let’s take an example that will talk to all: a forest. Additionally, professional development can help understand how to best incorporate technology into classrooms and furthermore, how to use data to inform instruction and assessment.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 13, 2021

Some companies, like title=” listenwise”=””>Listenwise , have built an entire platform around curriculum-based podcasts, but there are also plenty of free opportunities out there. For example, Who Smarted? In addition, there should be multiple points for assessment and reflection along the way.

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EdTech4Beginners

JUNE 25, 2023

Risk management is a process that involves several steps needed to identify and assess any new threats or risks to the business’s information systems and data, whether they are internal or external. Identifying the Risk Anticipating potential pitfalls in a project does not have to be a gloomy experience for your company.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

Amira is the invention of Amira Learning, a six-year-old edtech company that fuses voice-based artificial intelligence into reading activities, guided by an eponymous AI bot. Other companies with products in the market are Bamboo Learning, Ello and Imagine Learning. “Keep going,” Amira says, softly.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Course: Designing Blended Learning for Student Engagement and Achievement “By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement meaningful blended learning experiences with objective-aligned assessments and activities that foster core 21st-century skills.” Play-Based Learning Play can be incorporated into learning at any age.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2024

Kang also pointed out that generative AI can be used to overcome language barriers — for example, by providing live translation services during a meeting or translating written communication into a language spoken by a child’s family before sending it. It is not about putting a robot in front of your child and losing control over everything.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 9, 2018

” She was referring to our screener results, the computerized assessments we have our students take in fall, winter, and spring. Unfortunately, educators too often end up in service to the assessment. When we limit ourselves to only one way of assessing student learning, we become dependent on the tools we use.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2022

Take a look at what your third grade unit of instruction is that's coming up and identify what are those skills and concepts that students are going to need right now in order to access that and assess based on that. Nancy: So let me share this example that I utilize and that Doug utilizes, let's say I'm a science teacher.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

To do that, the organization plans to work with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) — the folks behind standardized tests including the GRE and the Praxis — to create new tools designed to assess what students are able to do, not how much time they spent studying to do it. Colleges that are trying it have lessons to share.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 28, 2021

One of the greatest lessons I learned as a former educator turned e-learning company leader is that an organization is only as successful as its employees. For example, with the help of a learning platform , teachers can keep everything organized and manage their time accordingly. . Feeling less overwhelmed. Effective communication.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

Many school-based social-emotional learning (SEL) programs are widely used, for example. Specifically, there have been few useful tools with which to assess SEL. Specifically, there have been few useful tools with which to assess SEL. Reasons to Assess A key question is why assess student SEL?

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2023

and tech companies building AI tools, including Amazon, Microsoft, and OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. He says the strength of the effort is the inclusion of both education groups and the companies making the latest AI tools. .); education ministries including those in Brazil, Germany, Kenya, Malaysia, South Korea and the U.K.;

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

For example, I had to assess “over the shoulder” by looking at what students were doing. Also, I’m able to easily assess and share their work in AR. Here’s one example of how 3D Bear can be used for a real world conversation. Then, they can take photographs, or film an example of what they want to do.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 20, 2019

She gives examples of effective design using technology and where many programs are falling short. Her many areas of expertise include deeper thinking with technology, authentic learning, curriculum design, and performance tasks and assessments. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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eSchool News

APRIL 9, 2024

For example, a book may say, “I see the police officer. Take the high-frequency word “said,” for example. Buyer beware: Many companies market books as “decodable,” but without alignment with your curriculum’s phonics scope and sequence, it’s unlikely the text is decodable for your students. I see the firefighter.

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Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2018

Though many edtech companies claim their products are research-based and effective, some educators say they have trouble believing these claims when targeted students and school contexts are ambiguous. In contrast, the early-stage companies we spoke with were eager for pilots to learn more about their product’s effectiveness.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

These projects are created around Understanding by Design (UbD) principles to emphasize STEM education and have tools to help students customize, evaluate, assess and create portfolios. Each project is organized around real-world examples making it relevant. When you dig in and see how easy it is (and how powerful) you will be excited!

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

Among the signatories were large companies that included Athletes Unlimited, Care.com, Patagonia and Synchrony. That has led the company to expand its child care benefits. economic health and competitiveness, noted Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Marshall Plan for Moms in an interview. on the impact of the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2023

All three were produced by for-profit companies that sell assessments to schools. Unlike annual state tests, these interim assessments are administered at least twice a year and help track student progress, or learning, during the year. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Three new reports offer some insights.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2024

For example, according to a 2020 survey of 7,000 school counselors , many were required to serve as substitute teachers, perform temperature checks, and take on other tasks as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. While effective technology solutions exist, the majority of schools face barriers to adopting and utilizing them.

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