Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Secretary of Education Richard W. Yet, understanding this history is crucial to understanding the meandering path we are on with respect to determining the best and appropriate future role for the federal government with respect to educational technology – a task I have set out for myself in a series of posts on this very topic.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2021

education system imparts on our youth. In this piece, we’ll look at why executive functioning has been historically overlooked in our education system and how parents can help their children learn these skills. . public education system has always been focused on results. Social studies. How did we get here?

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Waterford

MARCH 3, 2020

Teaching How to Listen: Blended Learning for the Development and Assessment of Listening Skills in a Second Language. Language Arts Journal of Michigan, 2001, 17(2), pp. Harvard Graduate School of Education. Develop Listening Skills as a Part of the Curriculum. The Reading Teacher, November 1988, 42(2), pp. Colombi, A.G.,

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

And while many educators believe that word problems in math class are tougher for students to grasp than ones with mathematical notation, research shows that the opposite is true. Herbert Simon, a pioneer in artificial intelligence and learning engineering who died in 2001, is immersed in his office at Carnegie Mellon University.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

s middling performance on international assessments to claim a “ rising tide of mediocrity ” in American education. They have concentrated educators’ attention on the tested subjects and standards, though at the cost of reduced time devoted to other school subjects and goals. Related: Teaching to the student, not the test.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

That was the idea behind the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. In a 2016 survey by Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research, 94 percent of middle school math teachers said they analyzed student performance on tests in the prior year, and 15 percent said they spent over 40 hours on this kind of data analysis.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2017

educational system beginning to decay? Education Department considers the 2016 score to be a statistical tie for 13th place because it was so close to those of the three countries ranked immediately ahead of it. “But if you look back to 2001, both trends are the same; we’re flat. Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

The average performance of the nation’s fourth- and eighth-graders mostly held steady in math and reading from 2015 to 2017, now marking a decade of stalled educational progress, according to the results of a test released Tuesday. Annual testing of students became a federal requirement after 2001, and that sometimes affected instruction.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

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Linways Technologies

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Nation is in the initial stages of “higher education-massification” according to recent reports. India is closer than ever in reaching a Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of 30% in higher education. GER between 15% and 50% is regarded as a mass system, where higher education is seen as a right for those with certain formal qualifications.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Bloom's taxonomy, first originated in 1956, is probably one of the most popular taxonomies that attempt to categorize educational objectives into several thinking skills organized along a continuum of cognitive complexity with higher order thinking skills at one end and lower order thinking skills at the other. & Krathwohl, D.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2021

Since then, scholars have been trying to figure out why their scores dropped so much between 2017 and 2019 on a highly regarded national test known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress or NAEP. And in other states, such as Rhode Island, reading habits were more stable, but scores slid nonetheless.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

For higher education, with smaller potential audiences and student outcomes at stake, companies are debating whether return on investment is there for game-based learning experiences. Can the time, team-based expertise, and financial outlay for creating video games in higher education bring a positive return on investment?

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

A growing movement in higher education seeks to bring “critical digital pedagogy” to college classrooms. Or, as one of our guests put it: “in some ways it's about showing [students] the Matrix code behind education, letting them see how education works.” But the idea can seem a bit abstract and, well, academic.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 2, 2023

The arts have been part of public education almost from the beginning. Nineteenth century education reformer Horace Mann, the father of American public schools, believed that the arts enhanced learning. Arts education steadily increased throughout most of the 20th century. Why learn art in school? Large trial.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2019

Few can offer buyers independent assessments of the value of their products, even if those same entrepreneurs have sweated and toiled to build great wares. Everyone, whether an educator, an entrepreneur or a parent, should want edtech products that are effective—ones that genuinely help students learn.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Millions of people may be sleepwalking into financial trouble due to inadequate financial education. Educators can improve money management skills and improve financial literacy by using digital tools to teach the next generation of savers, investors, and consumers.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Digital learning not only plays a crucial role in preparing today’s students for the jobs of tomorrow, it also has an important role in providing equity and access to education, especially in smaller and remote school districts. Croix River Education District. Christine Fox’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 36(4), 476–500. Review of Educational Research, 81(2), 201–233; Headden, S. Postsecondary education descriptive analysis report. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement; California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. 25) Kraft, M.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2020

With $250,000 from ECMC Foundation and a matching grant from Strada Education Network, the Emergency Coaching Network will provide up to 5,000 students at participating institutions with support from InsideTrack coaches specially trained to assess and support across a range of challenging situations. About ECMC Foundation.

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Georgia Test Prep

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

If you’ve got a child in the Georgia state school system, then you’ve probably heard of the Georgia Milestones Assessment System and how important it is. This post is a comprehensive guide on what the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) is all about. They can indeed influence how your child progresses through school.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Test data paints a dire picture: Educational assessment nonprofit NWEA found that seventh and eighth graders’ scores on its math assessments fell in 2022, the only group of kids for whom that was true. Teachers are ideal tutors because they tend to be invested in their students, say education researchers.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

So what will be the future of higher education, and how will it survive against this hostile backdrop? In May 2000, I was invited to present two keynote speeches about the role technology would play in the future of higher education. The first, undesirable form of disruption stops us from getting to where we wish to be.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2018

Board of Education decision in school. The Supreme Court unanimously declared that “ separate educational facilities are inherently unequal ,” but remedying the situation — desegregating our nation’s public schools — remains an aspiration more than six decades later. Department of Education.

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edWeb.net

MAY 17, 2021

Dr. Reid emphasized the importance of listening and grounding equity work in the voices of the students and other community members, and also making sure achieving educational and racial justice is a process of removing barriers for all students, rather than taking something from one group and giving it to another.

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Edthena

APRIL 28, 2022

This edition of noted and notable content for educators includes three popular education articles about supporting teacher and coach growth. The second area of reflection is raising awareness about one’s own strengths and weaknesses as a professional educator. Here are our top picks for the Apr.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2018

Back in June, Amelia Vance, the director for education policy at the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), spoke at a Federal Commission on School Safety session about the harmful impacts such surveillance can have on students. It sounds like a conspiracy theory, but it is not.

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Linways Technologies

MARCH 13, 2020

Each of these are mapped with measurable outcomes to assess attainment. Bloom’s taxonomy is designed to address three domains of education and learning. education like what we see in classrooms focuses on the cognitive. Their objective was to place educational goals into. the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2013

James Popham, author of (among many other books) The Truth About Testing : An Educator''s Call to Action and Unlearned Lessons : Six Stumbling Blocks to Our Schools Success. Why is it," Jim writes, "that today''s educators seem almost compelled to replicate their predecessors'' blunders?" It is really dull reading.

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100mentors

JANUARY 23, 2018

This post will focus on the importance of reorienting education from knowledge acquisition to skill mastery, making what students learn at school more relevant to their lives outside the classroom, consequently increasing student motivation to learn and willingness to actively engage in lessons.

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Learning with 'e's

JUNE 23, 2012

Unfortunately, Lorin Anderson's revised model (2001 in conjunction with Krathwohl) of the taxonomy is not as great an improvement on the original model as its adherents might claim. A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching and Assessing: a Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Krathwohl (Eds.) Longman, New York.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I Prepping for the new school year, Narumi Wigandt, an educational technician, unpacks chargers and cords for the new Macbooks that line the shelves next to her, on Aug. Read the series.

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edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

To help teachers with the transition to online instruction, an edWebinar hosted by SETDA featured educators sharing what is working for them as they teach students online during the COVID-19 crisis. Candice Dodson is the Executive Director of the State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA). About the Presenters.

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Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Are you thinking about designing an online assessment for a Flipped classroom? First, consider whether the tool you are thinking about is the right tool for what you want to assess. Second, does this online assessment align with the rest of the course curriculum. Think about matching the right online tool to the assessment.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2016

“In the past couple decades, one-to-one laptop programs have spread widely, but so has debate about whether they are cost-effective and beneficial to educational outcomes,” said Zheng, assistant professor of educational technology and lead author on the paper. “I The paper appears online in the Review of Educational Research.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2020

Credit: Jill Anderson/Harvard Graduate School of Education. Perhaps nothing has remade American education so profoundly in my lifetime as the 2001 federal law that required states to assess all students every year. In this country, we treat education data as the private sandbox of superintendents and commissioners.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Educators will have to do something different for the 2021-22 school year to make up for those losses. And the pandemic’s fits and starts in instruction are unprecedented in the history of American public education and have affected students unevenly. There’s no silver bullet. No catch-up strategy can possibly benefit all students.

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