The Hechinger Report
MAY 20, 2020
Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. All three of these companies try to hook prospective users with claims on their websites about their products’ effectiveness. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz.
Edsurge
MAY 19, 2022
A version of this article first appeared at the Medium site of the Stanford GSE Office of Innovation and Technology. And the technology may help address an age-old challenge in any classroom: motivation. Other emerging programs in the K12 space focus on the unique needs of hard-to-reach students.
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Edsurge
JUNE 16, 2020
Examples of districts that embed practical evidence-based analysis into their program evaluation and budget cycles include efforts such as Jefferson County Public Schools’ Cycle-based Budgeting program and Schenectady City School’s return on investment review. That data is then fed into program and budget review cycles.
Digital Promise
MARCH 10, 2015
Digital Promise is crowdsourcing best practices for piloting learning technology tools, and we want to hear from you! This spring, Digital Promise is working with six school districts conducting education technology pilots. So do most ed-tech companies. Director of Research and Program Evaluation.
Edsurge
JUNE 12, 2018
Alongside this, a growing number of companies, including my own , are developing and marketing tech-based methods of assessing SEL. Common purposes include formative assessment, program evaluation, progress monitoring, summative assessment, diagnosis, screening, continuous improvement and high-stakes accountability.
Edsurge
AUGUST 29, 2016
Technology has been a key component in the planting, fertilization, growth and eventually, the blossoming of new statewide initiatives including distance education and new professional learning opportunities for educators that have benefitted students in a variety of ways. The future of tech in schools isn’t suburban or urban. It’s rural.
Edsurge
MAY 21, 2019
But when it comes to demonstrating that products “work,” too many companies fall back on testimonials. But unfortunately over the past decade or two, educational research has gotten tangled up in how the medical industry defines and measures efficacy—standards that are as inappropriate as evaluating a headache only with an MRI machine.
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