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Utah STEM Action Center Releases Exemplar Statewide Program Evaluation

MIND Research Institute

A new bar has been set for state-grants-funded digital math programs evaluation. The Utah STEM Action Center has released its 2020 annual report , which includes the results of their comprehensive statewide program evaluation. What does the report say about K-12 math software? Utah’s commitment to rigor.

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Don’t Ignore Teachers in Evaluation Studies of Education Technology

Edsurge

The Basic Issue: Personalizing vs. Plugging-In A basic issue in any program evaluation is to define the program. Is the program an opportunity for students to sit in front of a computer screen and use software, or is the program a new model of teaching empowered by digital technology?

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

IXL says its program is “proven effective” and that research “has shown over and over that IXL produces real results.” Edgenuity boasts that the first case study in its long list of “success stories” shows how 10th grade students using its program “demonstrated more than an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests.”.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Federal Program Evaluations and Program-Related Reports: The First-Year Implementation of the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund in Five States (American Institutes for Research, 2000). Federal Program Evaluations and Program-Related Reports: National Educational Technology Trends Study (NETTS).

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This Tech Encourages Career Planning When It Matters Most—Before Graduation

Edsurge

The tool also supports the Kansas State Department of Education’s move to provide Individual Plans of Study for students. EdSurge: Why did you decide to bolster your career and college readiness support for students with this software? Make Every Student Future Ready (Video Credit: Xello) How does the software fit into your curriculum?

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An Interactive Tool Empowers High Schoolers To Take Control of Career Planning

Edsurge

The tool also supports the Kansas State Department of Education’s move to provide Individual Plans of Study for students. EdSurge: Why did you decide to bolster your career and college readiness support for students with this software? Make Every Student Future Ready (Video Credit: Xello) How does the software fit into your curriculum?

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K-12 Educators and Administrators: Share Your Ed-tech Pilot Approach

Digital Promise

Digital Promise will award up to ten school or district leaders who submit a response by March 27 with a $1,000 stipend for a trip to San Francisco, including workshops with leading software companies, in partnership with the Education Technology Industry Network. Director of Research and Program Evaluation. ” Eian Harm.

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