Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2024

After the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, Virginia became the first state to require colleges to conduct threat assessments , later requiring K-12 schools to do the same. A method for schools to figure out which student threats foreshadow violence, threat assessment was adapted from the Secret Service. It’s become pervasive.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 7, 2020

Assessment Trends In Education: A Shift To Assessment For Learning. Throughout the K-12 learning landscape, assessment practices are changing to embrace assessment for learning, not assessment of learning. Assessment Trends In 2020: A Vision For Assessing Today’s Students.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

“Next generation” learning is receiving some buzz in edtech circles, and so I thought we could delve into it a little more, not least because what I have discovered is a lot of NGO-style verbage, of the kind that is heavy on policy and light on real-world detail. Today we’ll explore a new approach to assessments.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2021

A new report examines some of the biggest challenges related to assessments and accountability, and offers recommendations for educators and policymakers as they move past spring 2021 and aim to improve student success rates. The overall goal?

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2024

The Pillars of Digital Leadership , Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) and associated rubrics serve as springboards to move organizational leadership to the next level. Regular assessment and data-driven decision-making further support the development and implementation of effective teaching strategies.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

At the same time, our middle school science department made the switch from traditional grading to standards-based assessment and overhauled our philosophy to focus on fostering revision practices. The culture around grading was still pretty toxic—even with the new resubmit policy. So, Does a Resubmit Policy Actually Work?

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

A recent report on reading performance from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that 63 percent of students in 4 th grade are reading at a “basic” or “below basic” level. The first thing educators can do to positively affect education policy may not be the most practical from a nuts-and-bolts perspective.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Department of Education announced flexibility for states to cancel their annual summative assessments and accountability ratings for the 2019-2020 school year. In this unpredictable environment, education leaders have expressed interest in assessment and accountability flexibility. State policies.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 16, 2022

The post Emoji Assessments for Any Classroom – SULS0168 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I’m sharing ideas for using emojis in your informal and formative assessments. Use emojis to create a key to check for understanding, reflect, self-assess, peer-assess, or give feedback!

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EmergingEdTech

MAY 9, 2022

Continued COVID-19 school policies followed immediately by a couple months off has the potential to make the summer extra-slidey. Assessment to the rescue. There’s no way to avoid it: summer break. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 2, 2022

We implement benchmarking assessments and professional learning communities (PLCs). Similarly, “another pair of researchers also reviewed studies on the use of data analysis in schools, much of which is produced by assessments throughout the school year, and reached the same conclusion. We create data teams and data walls.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As education leaders continue to engage in conversations on transforming assessment and accountability for our nation, they must prioritize elevating voices excluded from past education change efforts, including voices of young learners, especially those from communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

Better assessments and educational outcomes We can lean on technology to do more than recreate texts. Through the use of AI and large language models, it is possible to efficiently generate standards-aligned assessments in foreign languages as well. Educators are burdened enough, and while 62 percent of U.S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2021

With students back in physical classrooms, air quality must take priority regardless of a district’s mask policy. Indoor air quality has topped the list of school leaders’ concerns.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 14, 2023

They state in this paper “We recognize that many school districts and higher education institutions do not currently account for generative AI in their policies on academic dishonesty. Again, even here, they state that you need a “holistic assessment of student work.” Discuss policies with parents and students.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

The 2010 request would continue the policy of permitting States to use up to 100 percent of their allocations for competitive grants to local educational agencies. The Effectiveness of Educational Technology: Issues and Recommendations for the National Study (Mathematica Policy Research, 2003). ” How would the program operate?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2022

January 27, 2022— The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment as an approved universal literacy and dyslexia screener for the 2022–2023 school year. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., More about i-Ready. To learn more about i-Ready , visit CurriculumAssociates.com/i-Ready.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

EducationSuperHighway conducted a desktop assessment in Colorado that highlighted the importance of states following NTIA’s guidance to go beyond the FCC National Broadband Map to determine the connectivity status of MDUs that could benefit from Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding.

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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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Are great teaching and assessment fundamentally at odds? One might think so because, unfortunately, the words “test” and “assessment” are often used interchangeably. Yet somehow assessment evokes a more positive reaction. Done well, assessment is ongoing, constant and invisible. Here’s why: Mobile Computing. Data Science.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2024

Reflecting on his more recent experience as a policy analyst for RAND Corporation, a public policy research organization, Holmes doesn’t think it makes much sense that he had to hunt down the chance to try more difficult math. When America’s math performance is lagging , it could have big consequences.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2018

The go-to method for guiding this practice is setting up district social media guidelines or policies. There are a bunch of examples to browse, but the big thing to remember is that there’s no perfect, off-the-shelf policy. Next page: What to include in a social media policy. Key Elements to Include in a Social Media Policy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Meanwhile, I will be sharing Part 3 of the series I've been writing about how every school needs an AI policy now, including the empirical evidence in Pa rt 1 and the Generative AI examples in Part 2. The time is now to create your generative AI policy. Now on to today's topic, Windows 11 Copilot. How Do I get Copilot? You cannot run.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Administrators should respect teachers’ hesitation about adopting AI, but also create policies that allow tech-forward educators and students to experiment. Early policies seem to fall into three camps: Zero Tolerance: Some schools have instructed their students that use of AI tools will not be tolerated.

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eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2023

TeachAI will bring critical voices across education, policy, and technology to develop a practical framework for teaching with AI and teaching about AI. These partners will help shape three key outputs of TeachAI: 1.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 25, 2021

The post 4 Projects that Go Beyond Traditional Assessment – SULS0111 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Jen shares ideas that will help teachers go BEYOND traditional assessments like reports, essays, presentations, and cookie-cutter assignments. 4 Projects that Go Beyond Traditional Assessment with @virtualgiff.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

To evolve our education system and improve student outcomes for good, we need to reevaluate our policy-making decisions from the last 50-plus years—not just the last 18 months—while also looking forward to what students need to learn to be successful in the future. Why on Earth should we go back to pre-COVID education policies and systems?

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 8, 2020

MIND Research Institute is a proud partner of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and the Education Commission of the States (ECS) – two of the most prominent and important venues for edtech policy discussion. Hundreds of state commissioners and edtech policy leaders joined the ECS Live!

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 5, 2021

Access to gifted/talented programs and advanced courses is also unevenly distributed in regard to race, and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores reveal similar inequities in regard to student outcomes. Aligning Policies. A third step is to define equity across all areas to create a shared understanding.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In this series, we take a closer look inside our new paper, “ Micro-credentials and Education Policy in the United States: Recognizing Learning and Leadership for Our Nation’s Teachers.”. We point out that 24 states now are requiring new recruits to pass some kind of performance assessment in order to be fully licensed.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

billion state summative assessment market begins to merge with the growing $1.6 billion market for formative assessments? A critical indicator is the handful of states trying to create new assessment models. The Georgia pilot allows districts to develop a formative assessment model that can roll up into a summative score.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2024

He says his hope is to start a national conversation about reforming grading in schools and colleges — to include not just teachers, but also parents, students and policy leaders. Because what I have noticed is that most of this conversation happens in distinct corners,” he says.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

As you might know there are some amazing formative assessment tools on the web. Free Digital Formative Assessment Tools… Important Thoughts Before Implementing - Michael Gorman ( https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com ) . Not only can the formative assessment process be engaging, it can also be owned by students.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

There are several ways in which district leadership can best use this checklist for assessing and enhancing their readiness for integrating generative AI technologies into both instructional and operational systems. Technical Readiness Security Framework: Update your cybersecurity policies to include AI-specific considerations.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Interoperability is also critical to enable us to transform assessment. The Readiness Framework The Data Ready Playbook is anchored in a Readiness Framework consisting of three readiness domains: Project Governance, Needs Assessment, and Implementation Plan—all of which are critical to successfully implementing data interoperability projects.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Use policy creation as an opportunity to take inventory of your students' needs, how social media is already being used by your teachers, and how policy can support both responsibly. The go-to method for guiding this practice is setting up district social media guidelines or policies. Doing so accomplishes a few things.

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EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 6, 2022

Before getting them onboard, they should be transparent about their data protection policies and security approach in case of a data breach. To make data security and protection to your business strategies, follow the steps below: Perform a cyber security risk assessment. Calibrate your privacy policy.

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