Assessment, Education and Equity of Access

How to work for equity of access in classrooms

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Educational disparities can exacerbate existing inequalities, and it’s essential that school leaders and teachers address these issues to promote a level playing field. Here are five key strategies to ensure equity of access: 1.

Equity of Access

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Advancing educational equity with UDL and generative AI

eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2024

Educators with a mind towards equity typically excel at access. A first step towards inclusive education can be done through the adoption of UDL. UDL uses fundamentals from neuroscience to give educators a framework to empower all learners (CAST, 2018). Opening doors to all students is an obvious move.

UDL

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Have Digital Portfolios Come of Age?

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Get better assessment results. Reflection and Feedback: The tool encourages reflection, both from students and teachers, providing a space for individuals to assess their progress, share insights, and receive feedback. It’s one of the longest-running promises of edtech: Have students provide proof of work online.

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Addressing the root causes of chronic K-12 absenteeism

eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2024

The White House Council of Economic Advisors found that chronic absenteeism significantly contributed to drops in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores, accounting for 16 to 27 percent of NAEP score declines in math and 36–45 percent in reading.

Data

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Leading is learning

eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2024

This was most common when new technology came out or new methods for instruction, assessment, or accountability. All educators want students to be lifelong learners, so shouldn’t educators including leaders expect the same for themselves. Mission accomplished. We could call this Leading and Learning. Learning to improve.

Learning

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3 strategies to support inclusive learning

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The LRE ensures that students under IDEA are offered equitable access to education alongside their non-disabled peers. Under these requirements, special education students should be in the same classrooms as their peers to the maximum appropriate extent. Here are three strategies for educators to support inclusive learning: 1.

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The New National Education Technology Plan: What’s in it for Me?

Tom Murray

APRIL 22, 2016

Department of Education released the 2016 National Education Technology Plan (NETP). First released in 1996 and updated every five years since, the NETP is the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States. Image Credits: Office of Educational Technology , US Department of Education.

Future Ready

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How To Design A 21st Century Assessment

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 27, 2015

How To Design A 21st Century Assessment. In my book Digital Learning Strategies , I describe four considerations for Replacement Thinking around assessments. The assessment shouldn’t tell you more about their use of a tool than it does about the student’s work using the tool. Traditional education is at a crossroads.

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Hotspots, YouTube, WiFi, Oh My! How Renton Prioritizes Infrastructure Over Devices

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

It’s an alluring path, in part because it placates parents and school boards demanding a “21st century” education. The event is free for all educators—sign up here! Ultimately Renton decided that the benefits outweighed the risks, and that this change would bring the district one step closer to its commitment to equity of access.

EdTech

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Building a Shared Vision Part 3: How Will We Get There?

More Verbs

MARCH 3, 2016

Information – equity of access to resources – not limited by location or time of day. Self assessment. Understands education and learning, not just the equipment. Critical and creative thinking. Engaged in problem solving; both real world and simulations. Group – more collaboration and integration.

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What school librarians make (revisited)

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Let me start by reframing the words of a former, well-known political advisor, It’s equity, stupid. It’s equity of access. And it’s equity of experience. Forgive me if I, perhaps rudely, again remix the words of that political analyst: “It’s about equity, stupid.”

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Tenn. district partners with Discovery to transition to digital learning

eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2016

Tennessee’s Wilson County Schools and Discovery Education announced a new six-year partnership supporting the creation of authentic digital learning environments in classrooms district-wide. The Techbook series saves teachers’ time with a comprehensive design that places model lessons, student activities and assessments at their fingertips.

Digital Learning

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Hines Elementary in Waco, Texas Here’s what eSN’s panel of educator experts had to say about DEI in action in their schools, the challenges they still face, and what they think will advance DEI initiatives in the years to come. I need to create programs for students that will help educate them in their own culture and their own way.

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Future Ready update adds new resources and PD for leaders

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative. The National Education Technology Plan is the flagship educational technology policy document for the U.S.

Future Ready

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Future Ready update adds new resources and PD for leaders

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative. The National Education Technology Plan is the flagship educational technology policy document for the U.S.

Future Ready

Future Ready Resources Equity of Access Professional Learning

The Human EdTech for Diversity

EdNews Daily

JULY 10, 2019

Technology dominates the education landscape discussion. It can bridge language-learning gaps and increase access with automation so fine that it can literally speak to a student and correct pronunciation and context, while removing any sense of embarrassment because it can be done privately anywhere. By LeiLani Cauthen.

EdTech

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The Impact of Technology on Education

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In recent years, K-12 tech innovation news has made it clear that educational technology has become an integral part of classrooms, influencing teaching methodologies, student interactions, and the overall educational landscape. What is one positive effect technology has had on education?

Technology

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EdTech Update

How to work for equity of access in classrooms

Advancing educational equity with UDL and generative AI

Trending Sources

Have Digital Portfolios Come of Age?

Addressing the root causes of chronic K-12 absenteeism

Leading is learning

3 strategies to support inclusive learning

The New National Education Technology Plan: What’s in it for Me?

How To Design A 21st Century Assessment

Hotspots, YouTube, WiFi, Oh My! How Renton Prioritizes Infrastructure Over Devices

Building a Shared Vision Part 3: How Will We Get There?

What school librarians make (revisited)

Tenn. district partners with Discovery to transition to digital learning

DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

Future Ready update adds new resources and PD for leaders

Future Ready update adds new resources and PD for leaders

The Human EdTech for Diversity

The Impact of Technology on Education

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