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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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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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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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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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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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

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

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

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

New national research indicates that training teachers to integrate mobile technology into instruction may have a positive effect on students’ standardized test scores and academic achievement. . – Key findings include: · Standardized test scores in math of students participating in the program increased by 4.13

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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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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Asking educators to pinpoint the term proves an easy way to figure out who’s on the “pro” side of the argument for incorporating AI into the classroom—particularly those individuals are administrators, responsible for supporting educators in integrating technology into their daily practices.

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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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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2017

One of our goals at EdTechTeacher is to explore new concepts and ideas with teachers in an effort to discover authentic ways of integrating technology into the classroom. One question we always ask is: “Does the technology create a functional improvement in the task?” They expected to be able to do so in Shadow Puppet.

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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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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

Welcome to a series that supports the use of technology in support of differentiated learning in and beyond the PBL classroom. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page.

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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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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Whenever things go awry in the use of this technology (often due to user error), my students like to say, “This SMART board isn’t very smart , is it?” As assessment tools, these tests, and the learning plans they generate, fail to meet the needs of teachers and learners. . We need assessments that can facilitate that growth. .

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Assessment Study Groups Personalized Learning 108

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Whenever things go awry in the use of this technology (often due to user error), my students like to say, “This SMART board isn’t very smart , is it?” As assessment tools, these tests, and the learning plans they generate, fail to meet the needs of teachers and learners. . We need assessments that can facilitate that growth. .

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Felix Jacomino , the school’s Director of Technology, managed to lead a team that pulled off an incredible learning event. Bryan gives you a head to head comparison of all of the popular interactive response systems that work on your classroom''s mobile devices. However, what does that look like for early elementary grades (K-3)?

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Dr. Brad Gustafson, an elementary school principal, shares his debate on whether to host an all schol picture using a drone for his building’s 50th anniversary. I submitted a proposal for the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) convention. ” Where Ideas Go to Die by Brad Gustafson ( Adjusting Course ).

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Whenever things go awry in the use of this technology (often due to user error), my students like to say, “This SMART board isn’t very smart , is it?” As assessment tools, these tests, and the learning plans they generate, fail to meet the needs of teachers and learners. We need assessments that can facilitate that growth.

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Assessment Study Groups Personalized Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Starkville, in contrast, was regarded as a successful school system, offering opportunities such as Advanced Placement classes and robotics competitions through a career and technology center. There are pockets of poverty in the county that rival the Delta while Starkville is, by comparison, a wealthy town,” he said.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Title for Kaylsta: 3 assessment tools that support student individuality and assets (not deficits). Original title: assessment-tools-that-support-student-individuality. There is another approach to assessment that supports students’ individuality and provides teachers with effective information about their learning.

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Assessment Study Groups Personalized Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2016

President Bush promotes his “No Child Left Behind” education agenda during a visit to Kirkpatrick Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., Many states either were not tracking them at all or were using widely disparate formulas that made state-by-state comparisons impossible. Monday, Sept. Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite.

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Brainscape

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

To us “big kids”, the stuff taught in kindergarten couldn’t seem more elementary in nature: ABC’s, recognizing numbers and shapes, the colors of the rainbow, etc … But to little kids, this first year of formal schooling is a huge learning curve that goes well beyond the curriculum.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

Instead, the thinking goes, students must be encouraged to learn at their own pace, with lessons tailored to their specific aptitudes and needs, often with the aid of technology. A student at Belmont-Cragin Elementary School. Lee Elementary, a Pre-K-8 school on Chicago’s southwest side. “I

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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. The problem is that many American elementary schools aren’t doing that. “We never looked at brain research.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

But these “action research” studies are often poorly designed without comparison or control groups and their conclusions — my idea worked! Clifton, the fourth grade teacher, tracked daily and weekly “exit tickets” for her students, a short assessment to check if her students comprehended the lesson of the day.

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ViewSonic Education

JUNE 20, 2019

Understanding the key technologies and specifications can help you find your best-fit education projector. First, taking the time to assess your needs and installation conditions will help you pick an education projector you’ll be satisfied with. Assess lighting conditions and ability to control ambient light. Resolution.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2018

It’s well-aligned with the goals of elementary classrooms: The learning activities activate students’ creativity while the multi-modal assessment appeals to innovate teachers and offers great home-to-school connections. They’ve incrementally developed a portfolio product that’s clearly informed by how teachers work and students learn.

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MindShift

JANUARY 26, 2021

Instead, the thinking goes, students must be encouraged to learn at their own pace, with lessons tailored to their specific aptitudes and needs, often with the aid of technology. Students at CICS West Belden often work in small groups or with the help of technology prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

The finding challenges the idea that more boys than girls end up in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) because they are inherently better at the sort of thinking those fields require. It also backs other studies that found similar math abilities in males and females early in life. Carnegie Mellon University).

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 15, 2019

You can take courses on helpful topics like classroom management, teacher wellness, education technology, special education classes and more. He is the Director of Technology for the Casady School in Oklahoma City. He is the author of several books on effectively using digital technologies to communicate and assess learning.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Kline said she’s confident more students will take the end-of-year tests in March and April, when the city’s elementary schools are scheduled to be open to all students. In the meantime, teachers are using other tools to identify the struggling readers the state test missed, including the use of assessments that can be taken at home.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

I maintain a dataset of all education technology investments and all education technology investors. Glaring in its absence from this list: “personalization,” one of the most trumpeted technology “solutions” this year. (I’ll The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is no exception.

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