Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2019

Programs are geared to the particular learning of Elementary and Middle School, and Middle and High School with games and lessons aligned to state and national standards like Common Core, TEKS and MAFS. Parents and teachers receive emailed progress reports so they can see how the student is progressing. Interactivate.

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Common Core Digital Citizenship Comparison Report 251

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The skills we are teaching are way more than just the Common Core. For example, “adaptive” means the space adapts to expectations, “flexible” suggests space that can be reconfigured, and “agile” refers to how quickly a space can be reconfigured. We are in the middle of the fourth industrial revolution,” Brown said.

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Learning Common Core Twitter Conference 276

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

They outlined key factors that can predict non-submission, using data students put into their Common App profiles coupled with community indicators from the American Community Survey administered by the U.S. Census Bureau and school features from the Common Core of Data maintained by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2017

Set down conversation guidelines like 1) refer to each other by name, 2) participate by building on conversations, 3) participate often with comments and reactions to ideas of others, 4) don’t dominate the stage, 5) disagree, but don’t be disagreeable, and 6) wait your turn. Socratic seminar in a 2nd grade Common Core class.

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Common Core Digital Citizenship Flipped Classroom Guidelines 252

Edsurge

MAY 14, 2020

It referred EdSurge to daily email updates on the progress of the AP exams. A few years ago, many states reported problems with administering Common Core tests. Amro contacted her college counselor to check with College Board officials about whether her responses went through. They are still waiting for confirmation.

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Social Media Common Core Smartphone Tablets 160

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Built specifically from state and Common Core education standards, Study Island has a fun and easy-to-use interface that’s proven to produce significant academic growth outcomes in math, ELA, science and social studies with just 30 minutes of practice a week. Elementary and Secondary Test-Taking Tips.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

This product is designed to offer ways to assign work from a large body of standards and content that is vetted, and provide new reporting for teachers,” Khan tells EdSurge. Teachers have always been able to access Khan Academy’s free online tutoring materials.

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Khan Academy Tools Common Core Exercises 156

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 24, 2015

For the last two years, I’ve been increasingly frustrated with the traditional approach to assessing students and reporting grades. This year I decided to overhaul my gradebook and assess students based on their mastery of particular skills, also referred to as standards-based grading. Redesigning My Gradebook.

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Assessment Common Core Analysis Examples 150

Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 29, 2016

The analysis, by Achieve and the Collaborative for Student Success , is the second this week to report that states are setting performance expectations in math and English/language arts that are closer to those on the NAEP. It shows big drops in proficiency rates as many states switched to tests aligned with the Common Core State Standards.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Map created by Jill Barshay/Hechinger Report. Testers refer to people who took and completed a full equivalency exam, which can be taken in several parts and sittings. Interactive map created by Jill Barshay of The Hechinger Report. Yellow states dropped less than 20 percent. Data unavailable for Oklahoma. Data source: Thomas J.

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Comparison Data Secondary Report 97

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

backlash , in the words of Education Week’s Benjamin Herold, “echoes previous battles among various teachers’ union factions over highly politicized issues such as the Common Core State Standards and standardized testing.”. Few education entrepreneurs today would suggest that technology should or will replace the teacher. (In

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Personalized Learning Learning Facebook OER 87

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2017

When Kylie Jones brings home her report card, it doesn’t have any A’s, B’s or C’s. Jones particularly likes the new Windsor Locks report cards that give him a deeper look at where his daughter needs extra help. Related: Personalized learning and Common Core: Mortal enemies? WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. Read more about K-12.

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Common Core Advocacy System Personalized Learning 93

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 25, 2015

In this follow-up post we look more closely at a range of data from two successful schools and one school identified in the Cuomo Report on Failing Schools. Here are its survey and quality report data: Overall Survey Data (and comparative graduation data). Selected quotes from the school Quality Review Report, based on site visits.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

Photo: Brenda Iasevoli for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Brenda Iasevoli for The Hechinger Report. “We The charter network’s New York students had scored below expectations on the new, more challenging Common Core tests. Photo: Brenda Iasevoli for The Hechinger Report. NEW HAVEN, Conn. —

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Robotics Learning Report Common Core 86

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2016

Related: Elementary school teachers struggle with Common Core math standards. Using these standards to set goals with new teachers, and as a point of reference point for regular feedback from a mentor or coach who is not in a formal evaluator role, can also help them and their students meet key standards.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2023

For students in school, ‘speed of thought’ refers to how fast they develop ideas that will be recorded. 6.6 ) By 3rd grade, Common Core discusses the use of keyboarding to produce work, i.e., CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.6 To type as fast as the speed of thought isn’t as difficult as it sounds. 45 wpm is good.

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Common Core Classroom Digital Citizenship Examples 352

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

Pew Research recently reported that about half of Americans regularly get their news from social media. So when it comes to research, are you still directing kids toward your grandmother’s resources — encyclopedias, reference books, and museums? So why do students turn to it for news?

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Edmodo Common Core Digital Citizenship Video 310

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2018

Photo: Gretchen Ertl for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Gretchen Ertl for The Hechinger Report. Last year, just over half of Essex Tech’s senior class reported they were headed to four-year colleges. Photo: Gretchen Ertl for The Hechinger Report. The shop classes prepare us for what we’ll have to be able to do.”.

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Study Training Report Industry 80

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2017

We completed a grading system, a competency-based report, a competency-based transcript along with a GPA system that made sense to us. Related: Personalized learning and Common Core: Mortal enemies? Nellie Mae is a funder of The Hechinger Report). These new CCC’s will be piloted beginning this semester.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2016

We have aligned English Language Arts curriculum to the North Dakota Common Core State Standards, and redesigned units to address possible gaps. In his book, Richardson refers to the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) definition of 21st Century Literacies.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 3, 2015

By Andra Cernavskis, The Hechinger Report. This story was written by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. It’s going to go farther,” Taylor Griffin, 8, responded, referring to the red Solo cup located at the bottom of the ruler. TRACY, Calif. —

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Training Common Core Report Groups 28

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

They were also given a common planning period to discuss student progress and problems and consider ways to make lessons more rigorous and engaging. There were people who really didn’t believe the reports,” he said. The district also embraced the new Common Core standards, despite controversy elsewhere. percent in 2007.

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MIND Research Institute

AUGUST 16, 2016

Here’s the relevant Common Core standard, for those of you who, like me, like to decipher standards for a living: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.D.9. The GAISE Report suggests on page 31 (recommended reading, really!) For second graders, though, we are asking a lot of students. The old line plot will still be there!

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

Referring to his students’ Detroit videos, he explained “They want to do it not to get the best grade but because they want to tell that person’s story. Its grades 3-8 English language arts curriculum was created in response to a call from Engage NY , the state agency that spearheaded the adoption of Common Core learning standards.

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Connecting 2 the World

APRIL 29, 2016

While the common core curriculum was designed to address this gap between the academic and workplace skill development, the implementation of K-12 curriculum has focused on assessment and standardized teaching rather than development of the of workplace “soft-skills”. References: Bersin, J., Agarwal, D., Pelster, B.,

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Analysis STEM Common Core Industry 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Students are referred by residential drug-treatment programs, school districts, or parents desperate for help. While Massachusetts high schools adhere to the relatively tough Common Core academic standards, at Independence Academy the priority is on meeting students where they are. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 13, 2015

Among the challenges of assessment, this concept–as it applies to formal academic classrooms designed to promote mastery of Common Core or similar standards–is near the top. “They” doesn’t refer to the class either, but the student. Report it to others. What they can or can’t do.

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Assessment Data Learning Common Core 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

For this reason I will refer to it as finding the technology in the standard. Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. These chunks can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc. It can also help educators determine what digital resources may work best to help support learning.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

For this reason I will refer to it as finding the technology in the standard. Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. These chunks can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc. It can also help educators determine what digital resources may work best to help support learning.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Students enjoy play, an important facet of their day, in Sara Stevens’ kindergarten class. Students have at least 40 minutes a day to play during what’s called “Play to Learn” time. EVERETT, Wash. —

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Common Core Report Elementary Study 145

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

The term generally refers to using a wide variety of hands-on activities (such as building, computer programming, and sewing) to support academic learning and the development of a mindset that values playfulness and experimentation, growth and iteration, and collaboration and community. Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog.

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Maker Movement Case Study STEM Handbook 40

MindShift

MAY 23, 2016

Each student in the group has a role: team captain, resource manager, recorder-reporter and facilitator. Walton remembers one student, Alexis, who would often push the limits in class and consistently referred to herself as bad at math. If one student can solve the problem in his or her head, it’s not a rich task.

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Groups Training Common Core Classroom 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

For students in school, ‘speed of thought’ refers to how fast they develop ideas that will be recorded. Consider the academic need to: write reports. use online tools for core classes (Wordle, Animoto, Story Creators). Consider the academic need to: write reports. 45 wpm is good. for example.

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Classroom Common Core Digital Citizenship Examples 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

No surprise news shows are littered with references to listener’s tweets and presidential candidates break stories via their Twitter stream. So when it comes to research, are you still directing kids toward your grandmother’s resources — encyclopedias, reference books, and museums? Apparently a lot of adults.

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Facebook Social Media Edmodo Twitter 150

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Emily Hanford | APM Reports. This story was produced by APM Reports and reprinted with permission. “It was always, ‘Well, that’s not a reflection of Bethlehem,'” he said, referring to the reading scores. ” Related: Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair?

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Training Elementary Report Study 112

The Thinking Stick

OCTOBER 30, 2014

The Common Core standards do contain references to digital literacy, however. creative commons licensed (BY) flickr photo by CaptMikey9: [link]. Would love to know if some district has added “Digital Search Skills” to the report card. We know this but what are we doing about it in our schools?

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Common Core Social Media Google Assessment 93

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2018

The New York Times has a new education supplement, called Learning, and The Hechinger Report is collaborating with the Times to produce Bulletin Board, a collection of noteworthy ideas and trends in education that will appear on page 2 of the section, which will come out four times a year. The Hechinger Report.

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Competency Based Learning Common Core Personalized Learning Study 75