The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This story also appeared in AL.com and The Associated Press Piedmont City schools landed in the top spot among all school districts nationwide in a comparison of math scores in 2019 and 2022. Piedmont Elementary School in Piedmont, Alabama. Every four weeks, teachers get together to examine student data. 31, 2023, in Piedmont, Ala.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift At a training session this summer, Pitts, a teacher at Oakdale Elementary in Sandy, Utah, learned why: The program works best when teachers supervise kids rather than sending them off to do exercises on their own.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Both of my parents were public educators; my father an elementary principal in Hackettstown and my mother an elementary teacher in Flemington. This recognition has been validated by state-by-state data comparisons. For all the hoopla, PARCC has told us nothing we didn't already know from previous assessments.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2022

Teens who read more paper books scored higher on reading assessments. Even among students of similar socioeconomic backgrounds, those who read books in a paper format scored a whopping 49 points higher on the Program for International Student Assessment, known as PISA. Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report. years of learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2016

This week, Education Commission of the States released a 50-State Comparison and Companion Report summarizing state statutes, rules and regulations related to K-3 quality. The comparison also addresses other issues impacting K-3 quality, including full-day kindergarten, teacher-to-student ratio requirements and instructional quality.

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techlearning

MARCH 13, 2018

CSUSA assessed students’ reading abilities in the fall, winter and spring using the computer-administered, adaptive screening tool, NWEA™ MAP®. In comparison, students in the non-Core5 schools increased their RIT score by 12 points on average. Students who met their usage targets in Core5 increased their RIT scores by an average of 15.6

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Hapara

AUGUST 18, 2023

A recent UNESCO report showed that across the nation, elementary and secondary students with disabilities experience higher rates of violence by teachers and are up to 1.5 For example, teachers tend to assess learners who are Black differently than white learners. percent more likely to be suspended multiple times and 2.2

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2022

“The big picture takeaway is that learning mirrors pre-pandemic trends,” said Karyn Lewis, a researcher at NWEA, which sells assessments to schools to track student progress. A comparison of spring achievement scores before and after the pandemic on NWEA’s MAP tests. Math scores continue to drop for middle schoolers. Source: NWEA.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2019

Programs are geared to the particular learning of Elementary and Middle School, and Middle and High School with games and lessons aligned to state and national standards like Common Core, TEKS and MAFS. Students can track correct responses allowing it to be used as an assessment if desired. BarGraph Sorter. Caesar Cipher.

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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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

This was the tail end of my first school year as the principal at Madison County Elementary School, a pre-K to 8th grade Title I school, located just outside of Huntsville in Gurley, Ala. The assessment findings are used to guide our work with students. This pill incident woke up our school community.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

A 2020 review of 100 tutoring programs found that intensive tutoring is particularly helpful at improving students’ reading skills during the early elementary years, and most effective in math for slightly older children. This comparison of the two approaches using education technology is promising, but more research is needed.

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Linways Technologies

MARCH 13, 2020

Each of these are mapped with measurable outcomes to assess attainment. The believed that classifying goals like this would be beneficial to assess college student performances better. cognitive psychologists, curriculum theorists, instructional researchers and testing assessment specialists led by Lorin Anderson, a colleague.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

At South Newton Elementary School In Newton, N.C., educator Rebecca Vass, who teaches informational technology with science and social studies integration to fourth graders, uses a data wall so her students can track their progress on a quarterly benchmark assessment the district uses.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Nation’s Report Card, with its bad news about National Assessment of Education Progress, or NAEP, math and reading scores, drove home a message long hinted at : The pandemic created disastrous academic deficits for U.S. Education during the pandemic was itself an educational experience, although not one that can be assessed by the NAEP.

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Linways Technologies

JANUARY 10, 2019

Each of these are mapped with measurable outcomes to assess attainment. The believed that classifying goals like this would be beneficial to assess college student performances better. In this level, we assess the learner’s ability to retain and recall information. to assess this level of cognition.

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The Mobile Native

APRIL 25, 2014

Comprising students and teachers from 24 elementary, middle and high schools across the country, VILS provides individualized, on-site and virtual professional development tailored to address specific areas for improvement at each school as identified by a preliminary needs assessment. and Niemes Elementary School (Cerritos, Calif.).

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 9, 2021

A novel study released by Proving Ground , part of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, found increasing ST Math use by more than 10 minutes per week correlated with higher math gains on multiple state standardized math assessments. Kathryn Kahler-Rickman Elementary School Math Teacher, LAUSD.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The show left an impression on the students at Codwell Elementary, according to their teacher Shelea Bennett. The puppeteer’s show was part of an effort to expand arts education in Houston elementary and middle schools. You felt like you were in that story,” she said. “By What that looked like ran the gamut.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. Simon and the rest of the district turned their focus to food security , internet connectivity for families in need and online suicide prevention assessments.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Concerns About AI’s Implications: “It Deprofessionalizes Teaching” In comparison to the optimism coming from educators like Kristopher Hupp, others fall on the opposite end of the spectrum—worried about the effects that artificially-intelligent technologies might have on the role of the teacher in the classroom.

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 9, 2021

A novel study released by Proving Ground , part of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, found increasing ST Math use by more than 10 minutes per week correlated with higher math gains on multiple state standardized math assessments. KATHRYN KAHLER-RICKMAN Elementary School Math Teacher, LAUSD.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Higher education has found itself under increasing pressure to change that, just as has happened in elementary and secondary schools, where a battery of standardized tests constantly check in on what students know. The push is coming from policymakers and consumers who want to know the return on their investments in college.

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techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

Math RIT points on the NWEA MAP Growth Math Assessment from winter to spring, exceeding expected growth of 3.3 Stride also has the Progress Monitoring Assessments (PMAs) that can be administered four times per year.” It allows for an apples to apples comparison.” Outcomes: Using UpSmart, Wirth’s students “gained an average of 5.5

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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2017

In Spring 2017, I spent a week in Johns Creek, Georgia with an awesome group of elementary educators at Shakerag Elementary School. This function helps to further organize student work, making it even easier for teachers to assess and archive. We were exploring the use of the Seesaw Learning Journal and Shadow Puppet EDU.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Policymakers will be looking to leverage their existing data sources to better understand those trends and the remaining gaps, and they will continue to look for innovative approaches to learning and ways to assess the needs of students. I can see a world where we overcorrect, however, and start to view it in a very narrow way.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 16, 2020

Panelist Phyllis Jordan, editorial director at FutureEd, pointed to the results of the organization’s analysis of states’ 2017 ESSA plans, which require one non-academic indicator for school assessments. The Research Division is the internal hub in OPS for all things data, assessment, research, and evaluation.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Sitting at my computer screen after being directed to explore the results of the latest adaptive assessment, “smart tests”, required by the district, I hear their little joke in my head and think, “No, it sure isn’t.”. As assessment tools, these tests, and the learning plans they generate, fail to meet the needs of teachers and learners. .

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Assessment Study Groups Personalized Learning 108

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Sitting at my computer screen after being directed to explore the results of the latest adaptive assessment, “smart tests”, required by the district, I hear their little joke in my head and think, “No, it sure isn’t.”. As assessment tools, these tests, and the learning plans they generate, fail to meet the needs of teachers and learners. .

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 13, 2016

For decades, these same institutions have independently set their own enrollment targets regardless of how many teachers schools actually need, with the result that they prepare far too many teachers in some areas (namely elementary teachers), while schools are left clamoring for teachers needed in other areas (like special education).

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

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. I really do hope you find it helpful and please let me know of additions you might have. I enjoy learning from all of you.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Looking for new ways to review learning, discuss questions, formatively assess, and be more playful with learning? These games enforce academic learning because they are a method of formative assessment that is not a paper quiz. Best for elementary (grades K-5). Games best for elementary grades.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

Fifth-graders at Konguta Kool – an elementary school in a small Estonian village – prepare for a math lesson in the computer lab. Estonian students are among the highest performers in Europe on international math, reading and science assessments. By comparison, in the United States, students do not get the same educational experience.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Policymakers will be looking to leverage their existing data sources to better understand those trends and the remaining gaps, and they will continue to look for innovative approaches to learning and ways to assess the needs of students. I can see a world where we overcorrect, however, and start to view it in a very narrow way.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Sitting at my computer screen after being directed to explore the results of the latest adaptive assessment, “smart tests”, required by the district, I hear their little joke in my head and think, “No, it sure isn’t.”. As assessment tools, these tests, and the learning plans they generate, fail to meet the needs of teachers and learners.

Assessment 52

Assessment Study Groups Personalized Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2022

Third, researchers have yet to examine how the children’s subsequent school experiences may have affected the results, a significant limitation given earlier work finding that the program’s short-term impacts varied considerably depending on the quality of the children’s elementary school teachers. As researchers, we have some concerns.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Assessment as an Ongoing Act of Learning: A Heutagogical Approach: Melanie Booth. is a type of essentialist, behaviorist education based on the three Rs – receiving by listening to the teacher; responding by taking notes, studying text, and doing worksheets; and regurgitating by taking the same assessments as all other students in the cohort.

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