Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

In Massachusetts, for example, family and community engagement is one of four standards within its teacher-evaluation rubric. Be transparent about student classwork, assessments, and homework. Jupiter iO is an all-in-one cloud-based gradebook, LMS, SIS (Student Information System), and Learning Analytics solution.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2019

The learning model is based on an architecture design studio, and is a far cry from the assessment and standards-based paradigm of most education systems around the world. They were mentored by a team of NuVu coaches to explore their creative instincts, while expanding their capacity to think and learn analytically.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The company hired Ryan Baker, director of the Penn Center for Learning Analytics , and another data scientist to mine the data and create a national snapshot of technology use for the 2017-18 school year. For example, students who visited Varsity Tutors more frequently had higher reading scores. Here are the takeaways: 1.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I have struggled in the past to explain my views on this to a subset of computer scientists I know (my past professors and others in edtech) who don’t normally think critically about education, and perhaps the ones who do think critically about education can give me feedback on how to make this clearer. Some Critical Questions.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

If you’re an educator, chances are you’ve heard the phrase “data-driven instruction,” where you’re asked to constantly assess, analyze, and adjust how you teach students. How do you collect it? And what types of data can best offer insights into whether students are learning in your classroom?

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

Take your smartphone, for example, every month there’s a new update. Related: How to Improve Student Learning Outcomes with Digital Learning. School is a place where students are allowed to learn, experiment and make mistakes. Related: 5 Ways to Use Learning Analytics in K-12 Education.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 27, 2015

As the growth of mobile technology in studying is anticipated to continue, schools, districts, and institutions need to strategize how to adapt their infrastructure, while teachers will want to consider ways to incorporate mobile learning into their curriculum. Several representative examples of these innovations are highlighted below.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 23, 2021

Educational leaders and teachers have improved processes to improve instruction, learning and institutional systems. For example, Dr. May-Vollmar’s district better investigates students’ online absences, exploring whether technology or connectivity issues prevented access (instead of assuming they just didn’t show up).

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2019

The university announced in March that it would release the software, but officials held this week’s gathering, along with a group called the Empirical Educator Project , to give an overview of the tools and how to use them. Carnegie Mellon presented a process for how to bring the scientific method to teaching practices.

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 10, 2016

At the same time, I’ve been thinking about how to answer several questions I’m often asked. Let me explain… Sunlight is perhaps the ultimate example of a public good. They’re another prime example of a public good. How, specifically, do you optimize for each of these outcomes?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Much like participation in an athletic team, esports players learn how to work together as an effective team by communicating and collaborating with each other. We’re discussing how to strategically implement video feedback “now” and replicate successful models from other districts. –Amy Gulley, M.Ed

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Instead of searching for the right materials on the web, students can access multitude of content that are specific to their learning needs in the library and on their smart devices. Say for example, a student needs more information about kinetic energy. eBooks thus provide a collective learning experience at all times.

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

JANUARY 6, 2023

in mathematics and 25 years' experience as a professor, including some background in Python, when I decided to get serious about learning R and data science (and learning analytics in particular) and attended the LASER Institute at NC State this year, I was starting from zero. Although I have a Ph.D.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” Via The New York Times : “ Karlie Kloss Teaches Teenage Girls How to Code.” Why the Diverse Charter School Model Is Being Gentrified.” ” Sponsored by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

“In the Leeds offering, for example, each course certificate will cost £59 and there are five taught courses; the sixth assessment course, which leads to 10 credits, is priced at £250 – making a total cost of £545 – which will also cover access to online library content,” The Guardian reports. .”

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” The Whiteboard Advisors’ latest “Education Insider” report ( PDF ) is on assessment trends, higher education, and the presidential campaigns. “ How George Mason Became Koch ’s Academic Darling.” Is Teaching Second-Graders How to Ride Bikes. ” “D.C. ” asks Slate.

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