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The COPPA Rule, FERPA, and the Security of Student Data

Doug Levin

While there are many important issues at the intersection of the COPPA Rule and FERPA, I have submitted a comment on the narrow, but critically important issue of student data security. Parents and taxpayers should expect uniformity in student data breach reporting and remedies across schools, states, and technology providers.

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

Data Analytics Tools Adding data analytics tools allows students to solve problems using real data. Things like calculators, spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, and other data analytics software are all useful in getting learners to test techniques like hypotheses and regression analysis and make predictions.

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A Guide to Choosing an Interactive Learning Platform

ViewSonic Education

Choosing a platform that offers both web-based and installed apps sets the stage for a smooth flow of data, resources, and tools between teachers and students. Cybersecurity and Data Protection Considering how common cloud-based solutions and remote learning have become, the need for strong cybersecurity measures has skyrocketed.

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What is Constructivism and How Does it Fit Your Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Constructivism 1) encourages students to use active techniques (such as experimentation and problem solving) to build their knowledge base and then reflect on and/or talk about how that is changing; and 2) encourages teachers to guide activities that address and/or build on student conceptions. Guiding Principles of Constructivism.

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OPINION: Ask not what can be done with a humanities degree

The Hechinger Report

Drawing on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, the data collected and analyzed in this study should help change national narratives about both the “death” of the humanities and the low ROI on a four-year college degree.

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Four Ways You Can Use Data to Create a Personalized, Teacher-Driven PD Playbook

Edsurge

Specifically, data can identify which teachers or grade levels are seeing success in specific skills and where extra support may be needed. While it can be hard to share out the myriad of little things teachers do that are so effective, we do have a tool that can help—data. What’s working? What teachers are seeing the most success?

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Best Professional Development Tools for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Free eBooks and Audiobooks To grow professionally you definitely need to invest time and effort in learning new skills and competencies besides enriching your the knowledge base of your content area with new insights and state of the art research. EBooks and audiobooks are key in this regard.