Digital Promise

MAY 14, 2019

The results of large-scale tests may be used by schools or policy-makers to make important decisions such as grouping students by ability or assessing how well schools are doing. Across Canada, researchers and educators have documented the need to transform how the provinces assess literacy and consider more innovative designs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

Students Perform on the Most Recent Assessments?” She has published articles in the Wisconsin English Journal and has spoken at state and national conferences on aspects of secondary literacy. . ” America’s reading problem: Scores were dropping even before the pandemic: remote classes made things worse.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Researchers have pointed to the introduction of smartphones — the iPhone was introduced in 2007 — and the rise of social media as the culprit. Or are they exposed to information via social media that is leading to a greater sense of anxiety and depression? But teasing apart what’s actually happening is difficult.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Established in 2004, all 11 schools across the state are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Editable, ready-to-use worksheets and assessments are also available in both English and Spanish. The LISA Academy is an award-winning charter district with a 95% college acceptance rate.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This is especially true for secondary students. Younger learners are used to SEL (socio-emotional learning) practices like sharing circles and morning meetings; these procedures tend to fade away as students get older and into more specialized secondary content.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Because of the lack of strong national guidance and support, some schools used their Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to adopt a curriculum that purports to be the “science of reading.” No curriculum, however, is the science of reading, and I believe schools and districts are beginning to understand this.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Unfortunately, a sizable portion of online news stories, especially those circulating on social media sites are fake news, false information, disinformation, misinformation, or downright propaganda. Our students live in a world saturated with all kinds of news.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 19, 2019

That is why the flipped classroom, blended learning, PBL, and many more teaching styles require a high degree of social learning. For example, in a survey investigating the impact of collaboration in the learning of secondary school Statistics, one school found out that students had a 11.8% Shared resources. Grade team assignments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2015

Increase student engagement and collaboration through social media, simulations, and games. Efficiently assess student progress as often as once a week, for more carefully tailored educational experiences. Teachers needn’t worry too much about offering tech support. Higher Education Has Changed, Too.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

More ready-to-use tools to assess student outcomes and address learning gaps. Quiz now features: 200 new ready-to-use formative assessments created by Discovery Education perfectly aligned to content. stay connected with Discovery Education on social media through? Twitter and?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 13, 2018

Polls, forms, and surveys are great options when teachers need to create sign-up sheets, push out formative assessments, auto-grade quizzes, and more. Completed forms are shared via a link, social media, or integrated into DropBox, Google Docs, and other popular platforms. Polls, forms, and surveys.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2023

The internet and social media have given me opportunities to read the stories of other multiethnic and multiracial people that resonated with me. Being a secondary language arts teacher for six years now, I have noticed an increase in the multiracial and multiethnic student population. and “Where are you really from?”

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 20, 2023

This could include social media, email, websites, mobile apps, and learning management systems (LMS) amongst others. For example, if college-going students are your primary audience, your secondary audience (who can be quite influential) could be educational institutions. That involves knowing as much about them as possible.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 27, 2019

We built this tool based on one key belief: teaching and learning is primary, technology tools are secondary. are all fantastic assessment apps, but students may benefit from a variety of learning experiences to truly engage their class content. Google Forms, Quizizz, Quizlet, GoFormative, and Kahoot! Step 3: Try a Tool.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Nurturing the Neglected C (Communication) Lisa Johnson Eanes ISD Check out Lisa's book Cultivating Communication in the Classroom: Future-Ready Skills for Secondary Students. By forcing kids to balance their self-assessment s between two opposite qualities, it forces them to confront their weaknesses. Why is email important?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

Instead, they would rather stick their heads into their smartphones and stay glued to social media or texting their friends. Secondary and middle schools in Ontario, Canada , are banning the use of cell phones during classes effective from September 2019. He also served on a number of curriculum and assessment committees.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

As society becomes increasingly dependent on social media sites for consuming information and as a personal pulpit for ideas and opinions, schools and classrooms need to become the primary source of instruction on how to prepare students for effective offline and online discourse.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

“In the new year, when we receive our mid-year i-Ready results, I want to celebrate our students’ growth, paying particular attention to those who were below grade level on their fall assessment and have worked hard to make meaningful progress since then.”. Scott Hayhurst, teacher, Okanagan Mission Secondary School, Canada. “I

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techlearning

MAY 9, 2018

The incorporation of Discovery Education’s Math Techbook into EPS secondary instruction will help accelerate these developments by connecting students to math through real-world problems worth solving in dynamic digital settings. Currently, Discovery Education Techbooks are used by more than 5.6 million students in all U.S.

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 26, 2015

” The official assessment, which was published for a vote, seems to be here. Biology, Secondary Education (BA). Biology, Secondary Education (BS). Economics, Secondary Education. English, Secondary Education. Family and Consumer Sciences, Secondary Education. Mathematics, Secondary Education (BA).

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

The advent of social media introduced yet another responsibility into my already packed schedule: digital leadership. When a teacher struggles with assessments, provide or co-create an example assessment. For example, elementary will conduct walks in secondary to provide feedback and vice versa.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 3, 2018

3of October of 2018) – The Chilean Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) has launched a new partnership with Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content and professional learning for Primary and Secondary classrooms, supporting Me Conecto para Aprender (I Connect to Learn), an initiative of Chilean President Sebastián Piñera.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 27, 2020

These and other important lessons from Oregon’s Gresham-Barlow School District were discussed during a recent edWebinar , hosted by AASA, The Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network , with the district’s Superintendent, Dr. Katrise Perera, and Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Lisa Riggs.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 7, 2021

I’ve also marked which of these are also ‘digital and social media-friendly’–that is, useful online as well as off. This could be used before a lesson as a kind of front-loading or after a lesson as an informal assessment or reinforcement and review. Affinity Groups. Somewhat. Podcasting.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 16, 2017

This is a game probably best for the secondary classroom and adults, although I’m sure it could be adapted for the younger grades as well. STEP 2 : Share in the Shake Up Learning Facebook group or on social media using the #SUL hashtag ! Learn all you need to know about the trainer assessment and application!

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Clearly this has already emerged as a phenomenon in the last few years, and since the proliferation of social media and smart mobiles , seems to be accelerating. The criticism of this approach is that knowledge is secondary to experience, and that too much school time is wasted on play and experimentation. Unported License.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 26, 2019

We built this tool based on one key belief: teaching and learning is primary, technology tools are secondary. are all fantastic assessment apps, but students may benefit from a variety of learning experiences to truly engage their class content. Google Forms, Quizizz, Quizlet, GoFormative, Kahoot! Step 3: Try a Tool.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 14, 2016

In addition, investment company Weld North Holdings acquired Performance Matters , a student assessment and data-analytics company that it will merge with K-12 ed-tech business Truenorthlogic, which provides data on teachers’ performance and tracks their professional development.

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techlearning

JUNE 20, 2018

With Discovery Education’s unique blend of dynamic digital content and professional learning, district educators will be empowered to build digital, inquiry-based learning environments that create new pathways and opportunities for middle and high school students, helping them prepare for their post-secondary educations and careers.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2018

The “Great Dome” on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is hosting an experimental program to recruit physicists, engineers, chemists, linguists, biologists, neuroscientists and other experts and train them to be primary and secondary school teachers. The academy used social media to recruit its first class.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Besides just using Google Forms for a quiz or regular assessment, you can take advantage of the branching functionality. This is assessment FOR learning. ” Plickers is a great low-tech option for checking for understanding and assessing student work. Teachers will see which time formats are easier or harder for students.”

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 24, 2019

As the Director of Digital Learning at the Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Education office, Ken Klau is focused on the strategy for rethinking the structure and delivery of learning, building a more student-centered system of public education, and creating the next generation of K–12 learning environments.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 25, 2016

The rest of this post contains secondary rationale for why I am not attending the International Society for Technology in Education convention in Denver this weekend. By following the #NotatISTE16 hashtag on Twitter and related social media, you can learn vicariously through attendees who are posting their takeaways from the convention.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 25, 2016

The rest of this post contains secondary rationale for why I am not attending the International Society for Technology in Education convention in Denver this weekend. By following the #NotatISTE16 hashtag on Twitter and related social media, you can learn vicariously through attendees who are posting their takeaways from the convention.

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Digital Citizenship Secondary Social Media Tablets 36

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 12, 2012

In the primary (elementary) and secondary (high) school sectors some can be conspicuous, because through various Teachmeets around the world, and also online during Twitter #edchats, they make their work known to the wider community. What does social media mean to you? Two things: large class sizes and assessment regimes.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 30, 2012

In addition, I have been attending a workshop focusing on fluency assessment and therapy in which the application was recommended as one way to visually/auditorily practice fluency techniques. I understand that a user makes the choice to do so, but I do not see why anyone would ever want to share a confidential file with a social media site.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

I”ll stick to a “primary” set for the first dozen, and then add a secondary set you can take a gander at below. How will data from formative assessment (that target these standards) help teachers and students respond within the project? How can assessment, iteration, and metacognition improve student understanding?

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