Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

As I eventually wrote in Open educational resources: Undertheorized research and untapped potential : Many of the articles reviewed in Hilton (2016), including some articles on which I was an author, are woefully undertheorized. They’re just making the point that we need to be honest about how large this group is.

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OER Outcomes Comparison Study 147

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The district is in the middle of a digital equity revolution, being led by a particularly sharp Director of Education Technology and Library Programs, Dewayne McClary. When McClary joined the district as the manager of educational technology in 2014, progress was less than stellar. And in fact, just three years earlier D.C.

Future Ready 130

Future Ready Digital Divide Digital Learning Broadband 130

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It’s that most conversations about a school’s expenses don’t sync up to what’s happening in the classroom—the instruction, materials, and tools that shape the educational experience for teachers and students. The district began the program when budgets were declining and they had to decide what to cut and what to keep.

Data 113

Data Program Evaluation Report Instructional Materials 113

The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. In 2002, federal education law began requiring schools to spend federal dollars on research-based products only. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz. But they are all misleading.

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Company Pearson E-rate Software 145

edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Yes, the first step is to gather all stakeholders: parents, educators, students, etc. Instead, all groups should be represented at the brainstorming and planning sessions. If the program stays the way it’s always been with a few cosmetic changes, then it’s not truly serving the entire community. Gather at your table.

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Program Evaluation Groups Elementary Professional Learning 40

edWeb.net

JULY 7, 2021

In the Aldine Independent School District just outside of Houston, Texas, the need for change resulted in a dual focus on improving the district’s leadership bench and revamping literacy instruction, in order to provide an equitable education for all students. Transforming Leadership. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. Dr. LaTonya M.

Elementary 97

Elementary Professional Learning Program Evaluation Instructional Materials 97

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Invite Groups It can also help to welcome groups of students into office hours. Some professors require this as a component of an assignment, though I would caution against using coercion too heavily, as you are trying to give the perception that office hours are inherently valuable.

Robotics 89

Robotics Program Evaluation Meeting Groups 89

Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 11, 2015

The college’s faculty group issued a critical statement. Twenty-seven programs will be ended. They emphasize the humanities, of course, plus education, especially topical courses. Here’s the full list of shuttered programs: American Studies BA. Art Education K-12 BFA, BS, MSED* and Advanced Certificate*.

Program Evaluation 40

Program Evaluation Study Industry Course 40

edWeb.net

MARCH 16, 2020

Chronic absenteeism emerged as a top indicator that affects students’ educational experiences. On Valentines Day Scott will have worked for Omaha Public Schools for 10 years – four years as Senior Program Evaluator and six years as the Director/Executive Director of the Research Division. Join the Community.

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Policies Dropout Outcomes Comparison 52

MIND Research Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Educational programs are not being held accountable for long-term impact. This makes it especially challenging for education leaders to make wise choices, and it inhibits innovation and continuous improvement by program developers. This is a problem. All of the above conspire to inhibit continuous improvement.

Program Evaluation 40

Program Evaluation Study Analysis Training 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2019

Now, scholars are detecting the same type of biases in the education product industry — even in a federally curated collection of research that’s supposed to be of the highest quality. Higher Education. The study, “ Do Developer-Commissioned Evaluations Inflate Effect Sizes? Choose as many as you like.

Education 112

Education Study Analysis Industry 112

MIND Research Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

If you’re merely looking to check a box saying “It has evidence” before you commit to a program, you’re asking for something that can be generated by any program. Savvy practitioners in the field of education should be dissatisfied with this simplistic “checkbox” approach to evaluating program effectiveness.

Comparison 52

Comparison EdTech E-rate Outcomes 52

edWeb.net

APRIL 11, 2020

Three-dimensional learning – The standards are based in three learning dimensions central to science and engineering education: Practices, the behaviors of scientists and engineers. program (Telecommunications, Education, and Multimedia). program (Telecommunications, Education, and Multimedia).

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Video Analysis Program Evaluation Game-Based Learning 56

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2019

Everyone, whether an educator, an entrepreneur or a parent, should want edtech products that are effective—ones that genuinely help students learn. The resulting snarl has frustrated everyone: educators and parents don’t know how to evaluate edtech products; entrepreneurs don’t know what metrics authentically gauge their value.

EdTech 139

EdTech Company Outcomes Study 139

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. And he says he’s confident students will get a good education no matter what classroom they end up in. Subscribe today!

Student Engagement 112

Student Engagement Learning Program Evaluation Case Study 112

MIND Research Institute

MARCH 1, 2023

Understanding MIND's Research Paradigm and Ways to Evaluate Effective Education Research Academic conversations around education research can often be daunting, difficult to follow, and beg more questions than answers when considering education programs. What was the frequency of the program's evaluation?

EdTech 52

EdTech Study Outcomes Data 52

MIND Research Institute

MARCH 23, 2018

Independent education research firm WestEd recently published the largest ever national study evaluating a math edtech program. The 14 states in the high fidelity group were California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin.

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Study Handbook Program Evaluation Guidelines 72