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What Makes a Good Assessment?

The CoolCatTeacher

These portfolios can include video, sound, various kinds of media, text and more. His research focuses on on professional development and teacher change, program evaluation, assessment of student learning, grading and reporting, instructional effectiveness, and educational reform. Thank you, Fresh Grade, Today’s sponsor.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Federal Program Evaluations and Program-Related Reports: The First-Year Implementation of the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund in Five States (American Institutes for Research, 2000). ” How would the program operate? Department of Education video. FY 2001: $450,000,000.

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Toward a Conceptual Framework for a Quality, Learning-Focused 1to1 Initiative

More Verbs

PD designed to effectively support teachers’ successfully changing classroom practice. Managing Change: Knowing how to define success and if “it” is working (smart use of data for planning, formative feedback, and program evaluation). PD designed to effectively support teachers’ successfully changing classroom practice.

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How Professors Can Encourage Students to Join Them for Office Hours

Edsurge

On an episode earlier this year of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, he indicated that, “The main goal of teaching is not only to help the student inside the classroom, but also outside the classroom.” He invites his students to set appointments using the YouCanBook.me He invites his students to set appointments using the YouCanBook.me

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Edtech Data Improves Purchases and Student Performance

edWeb.net

Ideally, an edtech program’s efficacy portfolio would include a randomized controlled test, samples of student work, videos of what happens inside the classroom, and qualitative input from educators and administrators, as well as access to schoolwide performance data that allows administrators to find the right match for their schools.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Video: Sarah Butrymowicz. And, perhaps most importantly, they often don’t have the time or resources to conduct follow-up studies in their own classrooms to assess whether the products paid for with public dollars actually worked. The ASSISTments E-TRIALS project lets teachers perform independent studies in their classrooms.

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Bring Science to Life: The Impact of Video Game Simulations

edWeb.net

They probably won’t feed mule deer in the future, but through a thoughtfully constructed interactive video game, learners can build their science proficiency in engaging and meaningful ways. In an edWebinar sponsored by Immersed Games, “ Supporting Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Learning with Video Games ,” Lindsey Tropf, M.Ed.,

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