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What is A Portfolio Assessment?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the concepts of portfolio and portfolio assessment have garnered significant attention as comprehensive tools for evaluating student growth. This post delves into the intricacies of portfolio assessment, drawing primarily on the insightful research presented in the works of Valeri-Gold et al.

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Educator Micro-credentials are Grounded in Research

Digital Promise

Since 2013, Digital Promise has put research at the center of the micro-credential development, evidence submission, and assessment processes, creating an ecosystem which includes 40 active issuing organizations and more than 400 published micro-credentials.

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Schools Need Robust Networks to Support Internet of Things

EdTech Magazine

Olathe runs several thermostats on the wireless network, along with wearable devices such as blood sugar monitors that automatically send reports about students to school nurses, says Jay Merkle, wireless network engineer for the district. Now’s the time for IT leaders to learn about the limitations of their existing infrastructure.

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Report explores 3 college, career readiness strategies

eSchool News

A white paper from Pearson is designed to help educators navigate different approaches to students’ college and career readiness. A new white paper introduces three “readiness models” designed to gauge students’ preparedness for college and workforce success.

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OPINION: Kindergarten is more than preparation for first grade, and we need to take it back

The Hechinger Report

As the white paper “ Taking Back Kindergarten: Rethinking Rigor for Young Learners ” discusses, a rigorous approach to kindergarten does not have to be at odds with developmentally appropriate education. The World Economic Forum reports that while some fields are growing and others are not, nearly all are changing.

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Aperture Education CEO Jessica Adamson Named Board Treasurer of SEL Providers Association

eSchool News

Aperture’s SEL assessment, the DESSA, provides data to help schools and out-of-school time organizations better understand students’ social and emotional skills and needs. This system enables education leaders to make strategic, data-based decisions about SEL within their organizations.

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Gamechanger: Type to Learn is Now in the Cloud!

Ask a Tech Teacher

With the push to move assessments online, students need good keyboarding skills. It does this through a process of review, demonstration, practice, and assessment. This takes you to your teacher dashboard where you will find student reports and more. Here’s a link to their white paper. Add classes.

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