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6 Ways Technology Can Reinvent Parent-Teacher Conferences

Edsurge

Offer training or resource sessions. If some parents don’t understand the technology you’re using in class, pool the conference slots and have groups of parents come in for personalized training. Create ePortfolios. Most research is done online with search engines and specific subscribed data centers.

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Testing and the future of education: Anya Kamenetz on Future Trends Forum #6

Bryan Alexander

One example: eportfolios dropped in one case because doing them decently was seen as too onerous. Anya asked us instead to see eportfolios as integrated into learning, and saving time from testing. A: What about calibrated peer review, matching grades to those of a trained assessor? A: It’s very influential.

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