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.

Exercises 128

Exercises Survey Resources Accessibility 128

EdTech Magazine

JULY 24, 2019

Some schools administer a diagnostic benchmark assessment that students take at the beginning of the school year to give a broader view of their learning profile. . Others will use formative assessments in the classroom on a daily basis, although I think both should be applied. One example is observational assessments.

Data 270

Data EdTech Assessment Gamification 270

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Four meta-analyses conclude that it’s more effective to teach phonemic awareness with letters, not as an oral-only exercise. Researchers proved that these auditory skills could be taught and early studies showed that they could be taught as a purely oral exercise without letters. Phonemic awareness has a complicated history.

Analysis 145

Analysis Training Study Company 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2024

Yet the change isn’t happening fast enough for many parents and researchers who say the tests remain deeply ingrained in the work of school psychologists, in particular, and that they are still regularly misused to gauge young children’s potential and assess whether they are “worthy” of extra help or investment.

Assessment 119

Assessment Policies Accessibility Report 119

Digital Promise

AUGUST 26, 2021

The teacher, library media tech, or counselor can be involved with reflection exercises, which are really where the rubber meets the road—as kids make connections between who they are and who they want to become.”. “You have these beautiful experiences that we do in different modalities in the classroom, but now they’re up on the walls.

Education 417

Education Libraries Blended Learning Exercises 417

Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Over 40 percent of students report that they’re sleeping less, and close to 3 in 5 students say they’re more stressed about school than they were before. They say students need time to exercise, socialize and recharge. hours before the pandemic. Supporters say homework is necessary to reinforce what happens in the classroom.

Education 205

Education Study Report Exercises 205

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The exercise is part of a new program that encourages learning middle school math through real world problem-solving, now in use in 190 school districts across 36 states. NEW YORK — I strap on a virtual reality headset. A screen appears and dramatic music pounds into my ears.

Training 122

Training Report Online Learning Conference 122

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Credit: Camilla Forte/ The Hechinger Report Researchers at the Erikson Institute, a child-development focused graduate school in Chicago, started the Early Math Collaborative 16 years ago to provide educators with research-backed professional development to help them better teach young students math.

Elementary 130

Elementary Report Conference Exercises 130

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

With the recent advent of ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies, conversations in education are now abuzz about AI’s potential to redefine lesson delivery, homework and formative assessments. We exercise the power of agency when looking for how to do things. However, guidance remains limited at the state level.

EdTech 129

EdTech Trends Outcomes Report 129

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Credit: Kelly Field for the Hechinger Report. Instructors say it’s tough to teach and assess motor skills, like catching and kicking, online. Meanwhile, public health experts say kids need exercise more than ever. “PE Related: How a growing number of states are hoping to improve kids’ brains: exercise.

Exercises 144

Exercises Elementary Guidelines Report 144

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Several largely overlooked reports, including from the Department of Defense, raise alarms about how Americans’ disdain for math is a threat to national security. It reports that there are now eight times as many college graduates in these disciplines in China and four times as many engineers in Russia than in the United States.

STEM 138

STEM Report Study Industry 138

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Digital resources include Literacy Worldwide, research-based articles from the International Literacy Association (ILA), and peer-reviewed reports from journals like Reading Research Quarterly, the Journal of Educational Psychology, and the Journal of Literacy Research.

Guidelines 130

Guidelines Gamification Exercises Assessment 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

One survey found teachers average more than 10 hours weekly on planning and grading , and another study reported that about a third of teachers spend at least 2 hours daily on pre- and post-instruction activities. How many hours each week do you spend on creating, sharing, monitoring, evaluating and providing feedback on student activities?

LMS 153

LMS Moodle Schoology Libraries 153

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The program adapts to the student’s learning pace as they progress and can provide enrichment exercises enabling students to move ahead of the class for concepts simple to them. Assess learning –today’s favorite is gameshow webtools such as Kahoot and Quizizz.

Game-Based Learning 333

Game-Based Learning Learning Common Core Digital Citizenship 333

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2023

These programs have the potential to help students with “subclinical issues,” says a report by the Mary Christie Institute published in 2022. After all, the report notes, when students experience distress, they usually talk about it first with each other. Then the second friend asks, “Have you gone to counseling?

Training 142

Training Report Survey Study 142

edWeb.net

MAY 12, 2023

The science of gamification and automation and how it is being used to improve the mastery of science concepts and content was the focus of the edLeader Panel, “ Supporting High-Quality Science Instruction and Assessment Through Gamification and Automation. According to Corey J.

Gamification 85

Gamification Assessment Student Engagement Exercises 85

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

That’s according to a new, unusual version of the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, which tested collaborative problem-solving skills among 15-year-olds in more than 50 countries and regions around the world in 2015. All questions in the assessment either were multiple-choice or involved moving icons into a slot.

Assessment 223

Assessment Exercises Groups Video 223

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

He’s the man behind SELweb , an online tool designed to assess K-3 students’ social-emotional learning (SEL), their ability to recognize and manage emotions and build healthy relationships. The assessments are meant to work in tandem with SEL curriculums—a supplement rather than replacement. But SELweb offers a different approach.

Assessment 60

Assessment Data Report Outcomes 60

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Credit: Lillian Mongeau for The Hechinger Report That’s slowly changing — for some disabilities. This back-to-school season, the Education Reporting Collaborative, a coalition of eight newsrooms, will be documenting the enormous challenge facing our schools and highlighting examples of progress. That also trickles down into schools.”

Report 132

Report Training Elementary Strategy 132

Dr. Shannon Doak

JANUARY 16, 2020

The world has changed and the requirements of the society our students are entering is no longer best served by the teaching and assessment methods we are still clinging to. How many schools still use tests as their major form of assessment? rely heavily on this outdated method of assessment. From the Gallup Report [link].

Exercises 104

Exercises Survey Assessment Report 104

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Across town, but in the same school district, teacher Alicia Simba leads 13 students, all 4-year-olds, in a breathing exercise in her classroom. Credit: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report There are teachers who should have aides, but don’t. Her 14th student is crying in the reading nook. She wants to go home.

Report 117

Report Elementary Policies Groups 117

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2018

Trying to change that image is what has driven many teachers to online sites but these too often teach in an automated, undifferentiated way — logon, do exercises, repeat — that bores some and doesn’t work for others. Here are some of the methods I mix up in my classes: Finger Exercises (unplugged learning).

Exercises 155

Exercises Digital Citizenship Blended Learning Report 155

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The teachers were first assessed on how they how they approached teaching potentially hot-button topics like climate change and evolution (for example, in some cases teachers might avoid conflict, try to take a middle ground and let kids come to their own conclusions, or avoid a controversial topic altogether).

Exercises 130

Exercises Elementary Training Report 130

Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

That means we shouldn’t just use edtech to replace worksheets, run “drill and kill” exercises, or crunch assessment performance numbers. The district collects data through a School Climate Survey, a Getting to Know You Survey, and an MPS Cares self-reporting tool.

Accessibility 334

Accessibility Technology E-rate Data 334

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2019

Then that too changed when rote drills and worksheets were replaced with cerebral challenges and dynamic exercises. The teacher dashboard makes it easy to manage students and classes and dynamic reporting tools allow for the analysis of student progress and the provision of comprehensive data for specific school requirements.

Common Core 251

Common Core Digital Citizenship Comparison Report 251

EdNews Daily

JUNE 3, 2017

Assessing for National Board is a great professional development opportunity, and an invaluable part of the National Board Certification process. Assessors score candidate responses to portfolio or assessment center exercises and are trained to look for evidence of a candidate’s practice through the lens of the National Board standards.

Pearson 260

Pearson Company Assessment Exercises 260

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift At a training session this summer, Pitts, a teacher at Oakdale Elementary in Sandy, Utah, learned why: The program works best when teachers supervise kids rather than sending them off to do exercises on their own. One state has a solution appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Software 121

Software Company Training STEM 121

techlearning

APRIL 3, 2018

It is used to develop interactive presentations and assessments that can be used to add amazing effects in the classroom. Newsela is an instructional content platform that brings together compelling, accessible content with integrated assessments and insights to support reading engagement.

Conference 40

Conference Report Differentiated Instruction Mobility 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2021

In many cases, college students agree with this assessment, according to a recent survey of 500 students currently enrolled in 4-year institutions in the U.S. They estimate that 71 percent of employers consider this skill “very important” — in line with the actual ratings by employers in the AAC&U report.

Survey 141

Survey Training Groups Exercises 141

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2022

On the other hand, researchers have found a positive correlation between physical exercise and particular types of cognitive skills, particularly executive function. The children who participated in exercise significantly outperformed those who watched television.

Outcomes 124

Outcomes Exercises Broadband Study 124

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Students can practice persuasive writing, comprehension, and typing skills by completing reviews, reports, and reading logs online. Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Open Library.

Libraries 365

Libraries Mobility eBook Tablets 365

EdTechTeacher

MAY 12, 2023

[INTRO: A recent national report by the Watson Foundation found that teachers are using ChatGPT more than students and are using it to create new lesson ideas. To help out all of our teacher friends, we are offering a series of posts focused on practical ways that you can use ChatGPT to assist with own lesson design!

Secondary 159

Secondary Course Examples Robotics 159

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

As Rachel’s story illustrates, in addition to being outstanding assessment tools, rubrics perform another, equally important function. For rubrics to serve as a teaching tool, as well as a valid assessment tool, they must meet certain criteria. Too often when students assess their work, they have no objective basis for their decisions.

Learning 182

Learning Advocacy Assessment Meeting 182

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

Once they’ve completed these exercises, they pretend that they have just graduated from high school, have a job, and must save $2,000 to start college. Students finish the program with an assessment of knowledge and certificates. Set one game aside to play at the end of the year as a summative assessment.

Common Core 249

Common Core Mobility Digital Citizenship Groups 249

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Credit: Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report Heather Miller has already seen improvement in writing, including among students who started the year without a strong grasp of forming letters. Credit: Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report Heather Miller’s students frequently write in notebooks to show their progress in writing skills.

Elementary 145

Elementary Report Groups Assessment 145

Neo LMS

AUGUST 3, 2017

Learners report a greater sense of satisfaction — and their grades bare this out — when they find and enjoy connection in their online course. He also has a range of useful data with regard to stress, sleep and exercise. Conduct live stream performance tests per student to assess their skill level and learning.

Assessment 183

Assessment Course Guidelines Exercises 183

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2019

currently offer computing education as part of their teacher training, per one report. Social studies teachers considered how to use the subway map exercise as a starting point for a unit on unequal access to transportation. Teacher training programs aren’t yet making a dent: Very few, if any, training programs in the U.S.

Exercises 169

Exercises Training Tablets System 169