A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 25, 2013

OER ranges from highly structured college courses (MOOCs) to less structured curricula from colleges and other institutes of learning (OpenCourseWare a/k/a OCW), to free online textbooks, and everything in between. Open educational resources” (OER) here refers to the many free learning resources now populating the Worldwide Web.

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OER Resources Education Common Core 243

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

As Andersen said, “It would help everyone if we all subscribe to a common core of competencies and associated learning objectives.” Being a #PBL #inquiry minded zealot, I worry about trying to make a project-based experience "adaptive" in the same way as a "know these facts" course. Or become recognized by employers?

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Digital Badges Education Secondary Assessment 69

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Last spring, Connecticut did not administer its state-level standardized tests, the Common Core-aligned SBAC, consistent with a federal waiver granted by the DeVos administration. DeVos was not in favor of extending that waiver into 2021—and neither, it appears, is Cardona. history by fall 2022.

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Education Digital Divide Policies Common Core 218

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

However, the administration’s negotiations with Thompson derailed over issues such as salary — the governor’s staff says — and the administration reversed course, offering the job to Cardona. Miguel Cardona, who accepted a salary of $192,500, said he prefers to look forward.

Education 121

Education Elementary Common Core System 121

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Rafter, a course material provider that was an early advocate of and provider for this bundling of textbooks and tuition, closed its doors in 2016 , having raised more than $86 million.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

Taylor, Director, Education and Engagement Using Local Resources to Teach Globally - Gregory Adler 8:00pm (ACSA) Closing the Secondary Achievement Gap Using Response to Intervention and Instruction (RtI2) - Erik Burmeister Flipped or Flipped Out? Susan Blakely Secondary Math Teacher Globalizing the High School U.S.

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Common Core Conference Blackboard Digital Citizenship 71

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2018

“It’s a stepping stone to some sort of post-secondary credential, which determines your economic mobility in life,” said Hilliard, adding that high school degree is a prerequisite to pursue many professional certifications, from emergency medical technician to truck driver.

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Comparison Data Secondary Report 98

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The Oregon State Board of Education adopted all middle and high school Discovery Education Math Techbook courses, including Grades 6, 7, and 8 Math; Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. Math Techbook engages students with real world problems worth solving while supporting any device, anywhere, anytime in any secondary instructional setting.

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Resources Common Core Secondary Outcomes 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2017

MST grades in a true competency-based grading system of 1-4, where student’s progress through their courses in a year or more time since seat time is not the focus. Summative assessments evaluate competencies in each course through the year, instead of the quarters to reach a “3” in each competency to achieve course credit.

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Common Core Course Secondary Laptops 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Trump’s education platform promises to “make post-secondary options more affordable and accessible through technology enriched delivery models.” More on the future of Common Core from NPR. Inside Higher Ed profiles homework help company Course Hero. Very unfair! — Donald J. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Education Common Core Company Facebook 54

Saving Socrates

JANUARY 30, 2014

I am advocate using them as one tool in helping to customize the curriculum for students in secondary schools. It can help drive instruction in all common core based areas. This will help grades be more linked definitively to common core skills. So, why am I actually advocating using standardized assessment tools?

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Blended Learning Assessment Tools Common Core 59

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

At that point, students decide whether to go to upper secondary school for three more years, where they focus on academics, or to vocational school to prepare for a specific career. Most students, roughly two-thirds, select upper secondary school, according to the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research.

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Secondary System Survey Study 0

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Even without providing you the final tally of funding for 2016, I can point to other signals about what’s happened to ed-tech startups over the course of the last twelve months – their sustainability, their viability. (Or These are just the ones that were reported by the press, of course.). Why, schools of course.

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Technology Education Common Core Company 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Developed by Blackboard, Desire2Learn, itslearning, Takai, Canvas, and a host of others, these solutions focus on helping educators organize and orchestrate learning tools, educational approaches, and whole courses. Any time schools get a new software program, they tend to pick off the low hanging fruit—i.e. Teachers already do so much.

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LMS Khan Academy Blackboard Moodle 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 15, 2015

Perfect for ESL or slower readers, as it provides an u nlimited access to hundreds of levelled news articles and Common Core–aligned quizzes, with new articles every day. For later grade levels, there are tools such as Hippocampus and Vocareum with a emphasis on secondary education. Visit her LinkedIn page.

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Tools Classroom Edmodo Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2017

We say, ‘Of course! We say, ‘Of course! The adoption of the Common Core standards led many other schools to try the model , too. The silliness has a purpose: it allows kids to build relationships and take some time to play, says City Neighbors founder Bobbi Macdonald. It’s all connected.’”. It’s all connected.’”.

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Personalized Learning Laptops Elementary Groups 98

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

New York—Thanksgiving is, of course, about giving thanks, while being mindful of an America that has not always treated people fairly. Though many Republican leaders are sympathetic to smaller government, they do not want to revisit the three-year process of reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Secondary 40

Secondary Common Core Report Conference 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Playful Learning: Games and the Future of STEM - Danny Fain, Teacher in Residence Redefining STEM Rubrics for the 21’st Century: It’s all about mastery!

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Did you ever wonder how your own students might perform on those dozens of tasks? You can now find out.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Neuman helped establish the Early Reading First program and the Early Childhood Professional Development Education Program, and was responsible for all activities in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act. These principles, outlined below, are all a part of World of Words : Principle #1: Connect content and concepts.

Common Core 40

Common Core Elementary Secondary Study 40

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Humphrey testified that he hired Hubbard on a $7,500-per-month consulting contract to connect him to legislative leaders in other states, as Edgenuity tried to sell digital courses.” According to the conservative news site The Daily Caller , “Bailing On Common Core Tests Is Costing States Millions.”

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 5, 2015

There are columns for Important Information, Interesting Details, and, of course, My Thinking. Nor is it possible to meet the argument-related standards at the heart of the ELA Common Core standards. These books, written for secondary level teachers, are chock full of sensible advice and helpful tools for readers to use.

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Strategy Secondary Analysis Common Core 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 5, 2015

There are columns for Important Information, Interesting Details, and, of course, My Thinking. Nor is it possible to meet the argument-related standards at the heart of the ELA Common Core standards. These books, written for secondary level teachers, are chock full of sensible advice and helpful tools for readers to use.

Strategy 40

Strategy Secondary Analysis Common Core 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Jeb Bush’s lieutenant governor, as assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education, the top post at the Education Department overseeing K–12 policy.” ” Apparently it’s all Audre Lorde ’s fault, because of course it is. Performance on PISA Decline Because of Common Core?

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Eckhoff was among a group of veteran Missouri teachers who joined representatives of university teacher preparation programs and staff from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for a four-hour forum this fall as part of a state effort to change how teachers are prepared for the classroom and supported once they get there.

Classroom 40

Classroom Training Policies Survey 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

link] Moebius Noodles : New open online course for parents + teachers: Multiplication inspired by algebra and calculus, starting April. Common Core Camp in UAE , The camps will introduce American curriculum schools, leaders and educators in the UAE who are new to the Common Core Standards. Learn more here.

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Conference Education Learning Common Core 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

” Related: Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair? “I wouldn’t have been able to use that strategy at the secondary level,” she said. They examined the early literacy courses at 15 teacher prep programs. And that’s the best they’re going to do.'”

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Training Elementary Report Study 112

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Joseph Ball (Curriculum Coordinator, Crash Course), Kevin Baloyi (Teacher at LEAP Science and Maths School), Karen Blumberg (Technology Coordinator, The Brearley School), Tudor Clee (Touchable Earth), Tosca Killoran (NIST International School), Dr. . You can present in your time zone at a time that is convenient to you! Barrios, Ed.D.;

Conference 44

Conference Education Case Study Blackboard 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Handing over data, often quite thoughtlessly, has become par for the course – in education and in society more generally. QR codes are, of course, notoriously bad security and a way for malicious code to be executed. The university defended its decision , of course. It’s weaponized already, of course.

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Data Technology Education Software 40