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AUGUST 1, 2015

In order to create a high performing, learning-focused 1to1 initiative, this is where to move the needle: Leadership skilled at building a high level of buy-in with educators, students and parents/community. Notes & Resources: Leadership for change that builds a high level of buy-in with educators, students and parents/community.

Learning 150

Learning Common Core Program Evaluation Professional Learning 150

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

APRIL 29, 2019

Instead, she spent two years at a junior college in general education before declaring a major in accounting—mainly because she had done well in her high school accounting classes. So, she marched herself across campus to the Education department and decided to teach business instead. But her heart wasn’t in it. “I

Future Ready 115

Future Ready Software Program Evaluation Secondary 115

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. Wyoming educators get up and stretch in the middle of a PD Day.

EdTech 86

EdTech Edcamps Course Program Evaluation 86

Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2019

Instead, she spent two years at a junior college in general education before declaring a major in accounting—mainly because she had done well in her high school accounting classes. So, she marched herself across campus to the Education department and decided to teach business instead. But her heart wasn’t in it. “I

Future Ready 81

Future Ready Tools Software Program Evaluation 81

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.

Company 145

Company Pearson E-rate Software 145

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. Back in 2020 I was invited to write a very brief piece about how OER research might inform pandemic practice.

OER 147

OER Outcomes Comparison Study 147

edWeb.net

JUNE 30, 2018

DET, working with all things data, develops processes for evaluating digital content, measures efficacy of implementations, and informs decision-making, training, and evaluation. According to Bridget Hildreth, Performance and Evaluation Analyst at Vancouver Public Schools, that last part is very important.

Future Ready 40

Future Ready Secondary EdTech Survey 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

I thought I would provide some points of reflection that may help your district if there is an interest in using eLearning to keep the education process going, even when the physical doors of the school are closed. Gather input from all district stakeholders including educators, parents, and students beforehand.

STEM 60

STEM Blended Learning Twitter Digital Citizenship 60

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. The program’s potential to deliver results is not realized. This is a problem.

Program Evaluation 40

Program Evaluation Study Analysis Training 40

MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 16, 2018

You probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear that every education technology (edtech) publisher says their product works, and they all have some sort of supporting evidence. Yet just that one piece of "gold standard" evidence is often considered good enough by educators when making a purchasing decision. But it shouldn’t be.

Study 85

Study EdTech Program Evaluation Assessment 85

edWeb.net

MAY 27, 2021

She worked with Dr. Griffin on the development of what became a professional learning project designed to prepare educators to engage with students in deep dialogues about race and other equity issues. Dr. Sarena Shivers has been an educator for nearly 30 years. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

Professional Learning 64

Professional Learning Elementary Policies Assessment 64

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

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 136

EdTech Company Outcomes Study 136

The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2021

The Summer Institute is a global program that focuses on the critical intersection of data science and social science and helps train the next generation of top scientists, engineers, mathematicians and technology innovators. This moves us closer to more fully answering the key questions of policy evaluation: Does it work?

STEM 131

STEM Analysis Policies Data 131