A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Note: This post is directly related to my work at the International Center for Leadership in Education Efficacy has been on my mind a great deal as of late, and as a result, it has been reflected in my writing. One of these tools is the Digital Practice Assessment (DPA).

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

This is a sentiment I’ve repeatedly heard this year as I work with educators who are teaching online, on hybrid schedules, or juggling the demands of the concurrent classroom. I worry about the impact that this moment in education is having on teacher engagement. Should I build my playlist in a digital document or slide deck?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Aperture Education, the leading provider of research-based social and emotional learning assessments for K-12 schools, has added two new solutions to its product suite. DESSA Middle School Student Self-Report Adolescents’ engagement is critical to learning success. Charlotte N.C.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

Data-driven decisions are increasingly recognized as a critical component of K-12 education, enhancing personalized learning, improving assessment and feedback, optimizing resource allocation and fostering early intervention. Despite the benefits, implementing data-driven decision-making in education presents challenges.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Forms are popular in schools for assessments, data collection, and a slew of other reasons. The completed document can be pushed out via link or embedded into blogs and websites. PDFs are a favorite document among teachers. Scan completed document into computer (hope the scanner ap works). Find a pen.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Texthelp ®, a leading education technology company focused on helping learners of all ages and abilities improve their reading, writing, and math skills, today announced the launch of WriQ ®, a cloud-based writing assessment and achievement tool. The report analyzed U.S. It highlights a number of key challenges for U.S.

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2021

The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) announced it is entering into a partnership with Aperture Education to provide a statewide SEL assessment for K-12 schools. Additionally, there is a supplemental assessment to target specific areas of need for individual students based on results of the primary assessment.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 3, 2016

This summer I read Starr Stackstein’s book Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School. We shared this “Ongoing Assessment” document with each student via Google Classroom. Their first task was to read through and rewrite the standards in a way that made sense to them.

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Reading By Example

JULY 14, 2020

– Review of Educational Research , March 2007, Vol. I speak for myself (and maybe you) when I say that I have to be VERY careful with my own past educational experiences informing my current work. Back in my day…assessment was the end result. That looks a lot different than just using assessment for a grade.

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 19, 2016

Socrative is an App (or you can use a Web browser) in which quizzes, tests and assessments can be easily created by educators and subsequently completed by students. How Do I Create My First Assessment? 6) When you are happy with your assessment, save and you will return to the home page. 2) Create an account.

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 19, 2016

Socrative is an App (or you can use a Web browser) in which quizzes, tests and assessments can be easily created by educators and subsequently completed by students. How Do I Create My First Assessment? 6) When you are happy with your assessment, save and you will return to the home page. 2) Create an account.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Not only was I not in classrooms enough, but also the level of feedback provided through the lens of a narrative report did very little to improve teaching and learning both in and out of the classroom. Consider less of a focus on lesson plans and more on assessment by collecting these two weeks into the future.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

These reports, some observers believe, mark a thoughtful step toward ensuring digital equity. This is one of the first documents that really gives schools a roadmap for looking at their technology systems as a whole, says Lindsay Jones, the chief executive officer of CAST, a nonprofit that advocates for equitable learning conditions.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

CoSN’s Driving K-12 Innovation Advisory Board–made up of 140+ global educators and IT professionals–has selected three top Hurdles, Accelerators, and Tech Enablers impacting education technology for the coming year. Attracting & Retaining Educators and IT Professionals. Building the Human Capacity of Leaders.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

For this to happen, teachers can opt for a mix of game-based learning tools, conducting a quick assessment or social and emotional learning (SE)L check-in, or asking students to create and share what they have learned in a way that meets their interests. Read more: Spring into creativity with these 5 digital tools!

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Neo LMS

JULY 21, 2020

Teachers everywhere point to high levels of stress, long working hours, unclear expectations, and not enough support as the main issues behind their decision to part ways with the education system. This can come in various shapes and forms, but education technology will always be in the mix. No lost documents anymore!

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Writing to Learn: How Writing Positively Impacts Learning & Academic Success The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) states that writing is “ one of the most important skills that students acquire and develop during K-12 schooling. Review of Educational Research , 90(2), 179-226. Kiuhara, S.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Assessments have a bad rap in schools. But the word assessment describes vastly different things. Subscribe today!

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Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Have you ever considered creating your own open educational resources (OER)? Because these resources are open to use, when you share an OER, other educators across the globe can access it and use it in their classrooms. Let’s take a look at how to develop K-12 open educational resources. Types of OER you can develop for K-12.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In this series, we take a closer look inside our new paper, “ Micro-credentials and Education Policy in the United States: Recognizing Learning and Leadership for Our Nation’s Teachers.”. see this 2002 Education Week report ). Performance assessments like the edTPA have been found to predict teaching effectiveness.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

This report is one of the first to gather and analyze nationally representative data from more than five million Grades K–2 students, thanks to their i-Ready® Diagnostic for Reading and for Mathematics. points, respectively, from 2019 to 2023. Our students have faced tremendous hardship, and the road ahead will not be easy.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Eli Clark has been waiting nearly a year for their high school to complete an evaluation that would determine special education services. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. To Eli and Stuart, the delay suggests special education students have become a “lower priority” to the district. It just makes me so crazy.”.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

” Credit: Photo provided by Jo Boaler Jo Boaler is a professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education with a devoted following of teachers who cheer her call to make math education more exciting. Stanford has said it’s reviewing the complaint and hasn’t decided whether to open an investigation, according to news reports.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Peter Pappas, a specialist in education with over 50 years of experience in the field, has created a taxonomy of reflection with questions for different stages of the learning experience: Creating – What should I do next? When they self-assess what they know, they can improve their understanding. Microsoft or Google tools.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2019

Q&A: Kelly Young on Tech's Role in Learner-Centered Education. Many K–12 educators are pushing back against traditional education models, advocating for learner-centered education , which puts study into the hands of students. Photo: Education Reimagined. Photo: Education Reimagined.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

We begin 2021 heartened by the resiliency of educators and students from around the country pushing through the disruptions of COVID-19. As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs. Much work remains.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2024

Much has been made of artificial intelligence’s potential to revolutionize education. Meanwhile, digital media, heavily reliant on visuals and text, with audio often secondary, is playing an increasing role in education. But not for blind or deaf students, whose sensory limitations frequently impede their access to quality education.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift The latest warning sign comes from college admissions test maker ACT, which compared students’ ACT test scores with their self-reported high school grades between 2010 and 2022. The Hechinger Report has also found that college students are struggling with basic math.) grade points from 3.02

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Hapara

JUNE 24, 2022

Earlier this year, Alberta’s Minister of Education announced that beginning September 22, 2022, they will implement a new curriculum in K-3 Mathematics, K-3 English Language Arts and Literature, and K-6 Physical Education and Wellness. . Educators should not underestimate this expertise. Educators assess and report on outcomes.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

Education policy should be top of mind as state policymakers continue their legislative work this spring. After unprecedented learning loss, growing disparities in educational outcomes and overall public dissatisfaction, the time is right for an education overhaul. Almost half say that they want to see bold changes taking place.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2024

Authors Laith and Vaillancourt (2022) labeled bullying “a global health problem that often prevents children from achieving their fundamental right to education.” The odds of illness and truant absences “increased by 45 percent if bullying victimization was reported several times a week.” Cumulative negative bystander behavior (e.g.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Modern educational tools make it possible to add a practical edge to math lessons, as students can observe math structures at play in the real world and see how people apply these formulas to solve common challenges. Department of Education reports show that technology can potentially transform education.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2024

Even before her son started kindergarten, Ashley Meier Barlow realized that she might have to fight for his education. Instead, the educators told Barlow that they wanted her son to attend a classroom across town meant for children who are profoundly impacted by their disabilities. “If

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2019

Cristopher Burge who runs the website Cloud Storage Advice , has a great rundown on how cloud computing has revolutionized education: The concept of cloud computing saw its beginnings in the educational sector ever since the first open source websites saw the light of day. Cloud Computing in the Educational Sector.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

A separate survey found that 26 percent of teachers are “afraid for their physical safety” while at school and report “dread” when the new school year starts in August. Conduct an assessment of risks pertinent to the school’s geographic location, physical layout, and available resources. There are many reasons for this.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Simultaneously, with NAEP scores showing declining progress across the United States, school districts are trying to understand the scope of educational inequities and narrow equity gaps. However, Project Unicorn’s 2023 State of the Sector Report indicates that this remains a significant challenge for school districts.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 31, 2023

In the fast-paced world of education, time is a precious commodity. As someone deeply immersed in the field, I’ve always been on the lookout for strategies and tools that can help us educators manage our time more effectively. It runs in the background on your computer and provides detailed reports on how you spend your time.

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