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How to Integrate Computational Thinking with “Look Fors”

Digital Promise

We’ve developed “Look for” documents to support teachers and administrators in envisioning how this fusion could work in elementary and middle school classrooms. What are “Look for” documents? In this context, a CT “Look for” document defines and makes CT practices measurable by identifying subcomponents of each CT practice.

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What is A Portfolio Assessment?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the concepts of portfolio and portfolio assessment have garnered significant attention as comprehensive tools for evaluating student growth. This post delves into the intricacies of portfolio assessment, drawing primarily on the insightful research presented in the works of Valeri-Gold et al.

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What We Learn from Making

Digital Promise

This is an important moment for policymakers, funders, and others interested in supporting an alternative narrative for education that focuses on deep and prolonged experiences of learning through making,” the paper’s authors state. offer more maker-related professional development experiences for educators.

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100+ Great Google Classroom Resources for Educators

The CoolCatTeacher

Assessment. Online Assessment with Google Forms – this document gives walk throughs for Flubaroo and other tools to help you assess using Google Forms. Flubaroo – help for grading online assessments. 10 Tools for Assessment for Google Apps on the iPad. Google Classroom Research and White Papers.

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?Blockchain, Bitcoin and the Tokenization of Learning

Edsurge

According to the company’s white paper , EDU tokens will initially cost about $1 USD per 12 EDU tokens.) The idea is to offer schools a method of verifying and storing documents such as diplomas or test scores without the risk of hacking or degree fraud. Sony says it is working towards a 2018 rollout.

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As Colleges Move Away From the SAT, Will Admissions Algorithms Step In?

Edsurge

Back before the internet made it possible—and popular—for people to document their lives in real time, teenagers found themselves preserved between the pages of their high school yearbooks—forever young. Such self-assessments don’t always reveal whether tools treat all kinds of student users fairly. Colleges outside the U.S.

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40,000 Classroom Observations Point to Three Key Strategies for Continuous Improvement

Edsurge

In the AdvancED | Measured Progress white paper, Meeting the Promise of Continuous Improvement , we define continuous improvement as “an embedded behavior within the culture of a school that constantly focuses on the conditions, processes, and practices that will improve teaching and learning.” Implement a balanced assessment system.

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