Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are down after the pandemic. Indeed, it’s so aspirational that most states are not trying to reach that level with their annual assessments. Phillips set out to map NAEP benchmarks onto international assessments in science and mathematics. . emphasis added].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

I found that students were happy using the technology, but some would rather complete work pen to paper or do an assessment/project without the technology. . After a year of blended instruction, or a combination of face-to-face learning and online learning, schools are questioning the amount of time students spend in front of screens.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

From our conversations with kindergarten through third grade teachers, literacy coaches, and principals in 17 elementary schools across the country, we highlight below three ways schools are reimagining student supports during a year of distance instruction. Teachers are relying on parents to foster consistent home learning environments.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

2 – Designing Online Assessments As you assess learning online, you’ll want to use the research-based best practices for online assessments. Feedback using your formative and summative assessment tools is also essential.

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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 Innovative Educator

MARCH 8, 2020

Additionally, childcare is not as a big of a concern for older children, but what about elementary school students? Find out how they provide learning for students. Online Resources Common Sense Media : Not sure what's best for online learning? Library: Go to the library and have your child pick out lots of books.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

All classes follow an easy-to-use course design: establish goals–what students will learn by the end of the class. provide a clear module-based learning path culminating in a ready to use action plan. assess success at completion. Elementary Math. Blended Learning. How to get started. Writing Prompts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Exposed now are deficiencies of utilizing online learning management systems that school districts face. Moreover, sending teachers into the workforce without adequate training is equivalent to sending doctors out to practice without learning to treat specific ailments. There should be a concerted effort to focus on this area.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. The district assigned 10 full-time teachers to provide live, online classes via Zoom. The district assigned 10 full-time teachers to provide live, online classes via Zoom.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

For example, an elementary teacher may want to focus on a specific season or weather pattern while a secondary teacher might focus on cell division or energy sustainability. Next, teachers must organize the learning experience. The fifth slide provides a range of strategies students can choose from to demonstrate their learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

More than half of those surveyed teach in public schools (66 percent) and more than half are elementary school teachers (60 percent). Perhaps the most concerning survey result is that more than half of teachers (57 percent) say they do not feel prepared to facilitate remote and online learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2021

Elementary school education is accumulative, building on whatever instruction came during the prior grade. One year you’re learning polynomials, the next how to graph them, while social studies gradually becomes more nuanced and comprehensive. So, what happens when a break occurs in the educational track?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Students can design a game in any subject to assess their peers. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Elementary to high school students love these tools that provide teachers with lesson plans and a standards-aligned curriculum.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Seesaw (web, iOS, Android, Chromebook, and Kindle Fire) is the digital portfolio platform I currently use with my elementary students. Teachers can communicate effectively with both parents and students in multiple languages, assess students, and collect work. Subscribe for FREE to receive regular updates!

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Neo LMS

JULY 24, 2018

Gamification and online learning environments. Assessment choices : students can choose to conduct an e-mail interview with a scientist, conduct an inquiry project using data on the Web, or interact with an online learning object that simulates the scientific process under study.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2020

Lunch was lengthened so students could eat with siblings, parents or guardians—or online with classmates for elementary students, which proved extremely popular. But we also made sure we took a research-informed approach to project-based learning. So we made classes start on the hour, with the same basic routine each day.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Kathy Neumann’s third graders at Longfellow Elementary School in Columbia, Maryland, struggled to understand fractions during this pandemic-disrupted school year. With remote learning, they couldn’t do their usual classroom activity of cutting strips of construction paper into halves, quarters and thirds.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

(Credit: Mike Zetlow) I know from my year teaching at VIPKid that students can learn online , a conclusion researchers have also reached. This online learning model doesn’t work for every child, but it is right for some. Invest in blended and online learning professional development.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 31, 2021

A push to close early learning gaps in Texas. Bethel Elementary School students get a break from reading and math lessons with an engineering activity during summer school in Simpsonville, S.C. Students participate in a hands-on activity during summer school at Bethel Elementary School in Simpsonville, S.C. SIMPSONVILLE, S.C.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

After that one morning session, Dunlap, a scientist who grew up in Japan, withdrew Annika from kindergarten at her local public elementary school in Fremont, California. Kindergarten, a foundational grade for young children, is typically the first year of elementary school, even in the 31 states where it isn’t required.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

2020 and 2021 saw $190 billion in federal relief funds go to schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). ” Continued waves of infection have forced many districts to alternate between in-person, hybrid, and fully-online learning. But why aren’t schools spending the money?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Or better yet, why should we integrate online learning into our classrooms ? There are countless strategies and resources at your fingertips, but this article will spotlight the importance of digital teacher support for your blended learning environment. Once upon a time, teachers built all lessons and units from scratch.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Related: Inside the middle school math crisis I sat through other new simulations at the summit as well, including Dreamscape Learn, something I’d heard and read about from a colleague who took a trip through its virtual Alien Zoo ) and YouTube Player for Education , which is creating virtual lessons, content and assessments.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

Educators went to superhuman lengths to engage their students during the pandemic, and teachers deserve assessments that give full consideration of their successes and that use holistic measures of student growth instead of standardized test scores. What learning did students actually lose? Students deserve the same.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 7, 2015

Mindprint Learning provides a cognitive assessment developed for children that can be administered online. Results are presented in a learning profile of strengths and weaknesses along with recommendations of learning strategies and supports. Computerized method for assessing cognitive domains.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2022

One study by the assessment organization NWEA noted that the achievement of Hispanic students, who were already trailing white students academically by two or so years before the pandemic, dropped twice as much as for white students by spring of 2021. Now we have a new batch of studies analyzing how students did on fall 2021 assessments.

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Linways Technologies

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Online education is everywhere. Especially after the COVID19, it has become the new normal in education, and institutions like colleges and schools are more reliant on online learning than ever. We have to ensure quality in teaching-learning, assessments, and the overall education experience.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

In this 2015 photo, fifth graders collaborated on a Rube Goldberg machine in a Pennsylvania elementary school. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which administers the PISA tests, is assessing group collaboration because it believes that’s what employers will want more of from workers.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

It sounds like a drastic measure: moving every school to online learning in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. By far, the biggest question Boyle’s teachers have had is about assessments. Is that really the best way to assess students’ knowledge, in a multiple choice test,” she asks. Here in the U.S.

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MIND Research Institute

APRIL 24, 2020

Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund , or ESSERF, $13.2 billion for K-12 health, safety, and distance learning (technology and professional development). billion to institutes of higher learning. Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund , $14.25

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ExcelinEd

MAY 12, 2020

Transitioning from learning to read to reading to learn in third grade is a significant milestone, and this unprecedented nationwide disruption to student learning will likely have long-term implications. Missing State End-of-year Assessment Data. Now that end-of-year assessment data will be missing.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 24, 2023

ESSER, which stands for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief , was first established as part of the CARES Act, where additional funds were added to ESSER II and III. What is ESSER? It served as emergency relief funding to assist public schools amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2019

Here are five online math resources that will turn boring math into a favorite subject: Mathletics. Mathletics is a captivating online learning space that provides students with all the tools needed to be successful math learners both in the classroom and beyond. BarGraph Sorter. Caesar Cipher.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Positive parental help could make the difference between students being excited about math or falling behind during the pandemic, said Jennifer Bay-Williams, co-author of “Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally” and professor of education at the University of Louisville. Credit: Michelle Majdoch.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

Check out their free 3-hour micro course, Launching Online Learning. I recommend Advancement Courses for online teacher professional development with over 280 courses. She is also a former teacher and principal, leading one of the first elementary STEM schools in the state of Iowa. I had so many people ask for the video.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Moore is the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment for the East Pennsboro Area School District. Moore: We are a small suburban school district (approximately 2400 students in two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school) located in Enola, PA that started the school year completely online.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 24, 2020

According to Brooke in a recent edWebinar , during this time of remote and distance learning, “There have been various levels of implementation, fidelity, and various levels of learning happening.” Learning Gaps. Understanding why it is taught focuses on data derived from assessments that maximize the data.

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