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Students Are Slipping Through the Cracks of Special Education. Schools Must Do Better.

Edsurge

The Power of Assessment Digging through Jason’s files and coming up empty reinforced my belief that, if we had a true district-wide RTI framework with a uniform approach to assessment, we would have uncovered Jason’s needs sooner. A key challenge facing RTI implementation is there is no guide or handbook.

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Giving Students a Voice

Digital Promise

When schools find ways to welcome student opinions — to partner with students “as stakeholders in their own learning,” especially at the secondary level — they do more than equip students with tools for lifelong success. Engage students in studying and assessing their school. Read the original version here.

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Student Portfolios with Google Sites – SULS091

Shake Up Learning

Showcase portfolios work especially well as summative assessments at the end of a grading cycle or semester. Get Mike’s Pear Deck How-To Handbook. Mike attended UW Madison where he received his degree in Secondary Education in Broadfield Science and Biology with additional certifications in chemistry and physics.

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May 31 - Interview with James Bosco on Digital Media and Participatory Learning

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Kalamazoo Promise provides four year post-secondary scholarships for every graduating high school student in Kalamazoo the Promise has been the catalyst for educational reform and area economic/community development. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment called Future Visions.

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Thursday's Microschool Summit - Stories of Starting Schools | Schedule Announced

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Education today has become large and focused on many things beyond the needs of learners, such as tests, curriculum and assessment. My Child Hates School and The Micro-School Builder’s Handbook. John’s and many dozens of other post-secondary institutions. Mara is the international two-time best selling author of HELP!

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

Handbook Why : Creating a digital library presence, using a multimedia format to expand accessibility features, sharing resources, showcasing student work How : Book Creator , websites, Google Slides, Mote , PowerPoint School librarians can embed a link to a library handbook and put it in Google Classroom or Canvas, for instance.