The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. In August 2020, they launched a “Tech Check” survey to collect that data. The Tech Check survey “opened our eyes,” Mickens said.

Digital Divide 110

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 110

iLearn Technology

JANUARY 12, 2021

Each day we were in remote learning, I sent a daily email with a video message for the community, links to all of our teacher’s daily plans, links to tech-support, and a daily check-in survey so parents could share how remote learning was going in their house. At Anastasis, we start every day with a whole-community meeting.

Video 50

Video Libraries Survey Chromebook 50

iLearn Technology

JANUARY 11, 2021

Each day we were in remote learning, I sent a daily email with a video message for the community, links to all of our teacher’s daily plans, links to tech-support, and a daily check-in survey so parents could share how remote learning was going in their house. At Anastasis, we start every day with a whole-community meeting.

Video 36

Video Libraries Survey Chromebook 36

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

In addition to employing qualified elementary, middle and high school music teachers, David Douglas offers inexpensive instrument rentals ($25 per year), a library of musical scores, connections to reduced-price or free private lessons and a closet of free marching band uniforms and orchestra dress blacks, among other necessities.

Elementary 100

Elementary Trends Survey Data 100

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Our current approach of summative assessments has few fans. In these emergent systems, the desire is to report absolute individual growth broken out by subgroups (as opposed to norm-referenced growth or the current measure of average proficient) via on-demand assessments. Framework for the Future of Learning. Source: ReSchool).

System 60

System Competency Based Learning Education Assessment 60

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

If you brought a pencil to class or not, that would be factored into your grade,” the high school senior said during a study period in the library. In the four-column rubric for precalculus assessment, Machnik explained what it would take to be “emerging,” “developing,” “proficient” and “exemplary” in trigonometric equations.

Learning 83

Learning System Report Outcomes 83

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

In the mid-2000s, Louisiana implemented high-stakes tests known as Louisiana Educational Assessment Program, or LEAP, which required fourth and eighth graders to show that they were grade-level proficient. Rory Williams stands in the library at George Washington Carver High School. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report.

Analysis 123

Analysis Report Data Policies 123

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2014

We''re building new calendars for major conferences and events in the library, education, museum, and nontraditional education arenas--you can access these calendars through the top menu of the website. Survey: Games and gender-related attitudes. How to assess 21st century skills. New Events Calendars. Thanks, Karen!

Conference 50

Conference Education Learning Google 50

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 11, 2015

The difference in the performance between each ESEA subgroup (as defined in this document) within a participating LEA or school and the statewide average performance of the LEA’s or tate’s highest achieving subgroups in reading/language arts and mathematics as measured by the assessments required under the ESEA. 105-244, 20 U.S.C.

Education 40

Education Secondary Assessment Data 40

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Alexander inspires an innovative approach to learning by embedding interventions led by Istation’s assessment data into the school’s daily instruction. In the wake of the tragedy in Uvalde, TX earlier this year, school administrators across the nation began assessing ways to protect students.

Education 128

Education Learning EdTech Data 128

MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

1 educational technology priority around the country, according to a recent survey by the Center for Digital Education, a news service that promotes ed-tech. Khan Academy has recently introduced more assessments, so that more of the exercises in their free library can be used in this way. And the hype around it is blowing up.

Personalized Learning 34

Personalized Learning Khan Academy Learning Software 34

TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 1, 2015

Suddenly, I saw living rooms, parks, co-ops, libraries, churches, and community centers as steady, stimulating learning environments. According to a recent survey administered to a small sampling of homeschool families, they spend over half of the time allotted for education per week pursuing self-directed learning.

Classroom 40

Classroom Learning Differentiated Instruction Assessment 40

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. The free assessments include Google Docs assessments to copy and digital rubrics to download. These assessments might be used to engage learners in discussion before an inquiry.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: School libraries have evolved to offer students and teachers everything they need See article: Modern students need modern librarians See article: 10 reasons we love school librarians For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page What makes an effective school library?

Libraries 98

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 98

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The various services and products acquired by consolidators over the last year or two will be integrated into increasingly comprehensive platforms offering instructional content, assessments, and classroom tools all in one place. It’s not enough just to assess students; we actually have to do something about what’s going on.

EdTech 75

EdTech Learning Industry Data 75

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 24, 2017 Some Ohio educators question fairness of computer-required testing | The Columbus Dispatch → This school year, Ohio law required all schools to switch to computer-based testing on state assessments. The real beneficiaries of a more sophisticated education advertising system will be the world’s learners.”

EdTech 170

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 24, 2017 Some Ohio educators question fairness of computer-required testing | The Columbus Dispatch → This school year, Ohio law required all schools to switch to computer-based testing on state assessments. The real beneficiaries of a more sophisticated education advertising system will be the world’s learners.”

EdTech 150

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

As a set of policies, accountability was instantiated in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, reauthorized as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2002, and reinforced by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. We could ask: it really necessary to collect all this education data on students? (We

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

” With all the charges of fraud and deceptive marketing levied against post-secondary institutions this year – from the University of Northern New Jersey too ITT, from Trump University to DevSchool – we might ask if, indeed, this is the way it works. So I thought maybe this is the way it works.” Jobs for Grads.

Technology 40

Technology Education Secondary Pearson 40

Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 15, 2017

When I say “education” I’m thinking of the American education system, including primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, libraries, and museums. Law school and pre-law faculty could file briefs and publish assessments, or offer advice to activists and sympathetic legislators.

Education 121

Education Secondary Policies Libraries 121

Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 15, 2017

When I say “education” I’m thinking of the American education system, including primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, libraries, and museums. Law school and pre-law faculty could file briefs and publish assessments, or offer advice to activists and sympathetic legislators.

Education 40

Education Secondary Policies Libraries 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The “nation’s report card” is the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP. For what it’s worth, according to the latest data from the NCES , the number of post-secondary institutions in the US has increased since 2011. The NMC Horizon Report 2017 – the Library Edition.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2017

He pointed to a survey that found teachers in Republican counties and states are less likely to teach the scientific consensus on global warming — regardless of the educator’s politics. Schools and libraries across Oklahoma have received more than 9,000 complimentary copies of “Petro Pete’s Big Bad Dream” since it was published last year.

Industry 54

Industry Education Company Groups 54