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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

” 2010 was also the year that the Common Core Standards Initiative was enacted in response to numerous indicators of low student academic performance. Parents are engaged via student activity reports on school-owned devices. ” 1:1 + Common Core = $$$$$. All Common Core testing will be done online.

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Blackbird Updates Code Education App

eSchool News

Improvements include a modern site-wide redesign, a dedicated page for Guided Projects, a Code Workshop that better eases students into using professional IDEs, and refined teacher tools used to manage classes, review code, view progress reports, and more. PORTLAND, Ore.,

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Leadership Ignited

A Principal's Reflections

This year, they have decided to rely instead on what NASSP members have reported as the issues that keep principals up at night, such as Common Core implementation, new teacher evaluation models, and dropout prevention and graduation rates. So NASSP has programmed interaction into the conference.

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What the research says about the best way to engage parents

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Caralee Adams for The Hechinger Report. In January, adults could attend two 30-minute workshops on everything from how to set limits to understanding trauma — topics the parents had suggested themselves. “I Photo: Caralee Adams for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Caralee Adams for The Hechinger Report. “I

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3 Ways a Company Can Personalize Its Support for Teachers

Edsurge

Lead with Inquiry When teachers in professional development workshops push back on learning a new tech tool or question if a new platform might mean more work instead of less, it would be easy for a principal to double down on mandates and take a hardline stance. Slow Down School and District Leaders: You’re Moving Too Fast.

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How to boost math skills in the early grades

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. Turning this around isn’t something you can do during a couple of workshops,” said Ayala. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. BERWYN, Ill. — It’s not just about teachers teaching.

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This drag-and-drop app teaches coding like a puzzle

eSchool News

To ease this transition, Wonder Workshop, creators of smart robots that teach students the basics of coding, has developed a new version of the Blockly touch app in consultation with education experts. The app integrates with Wonder Workshop’s digital curriculum, which is aligned to Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards.