eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2021

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. . Bush signed into law in 2001, schools that did not consistently meet federal standards for proficiencies could face funding cuts. How did we get here?

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

We find no one with a professional knowledge in the laws of learning, or the techniques for applying them,” he wrote. There are widespread beliefs about the best way to teach and learn that have been proven wrong by science, yet they persist. But at a university? “We Teaching at colleges is often done without any formal training.

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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. We’ve learned that test-based accountability systems such as NCLB and ESSA change the behaviors of schools and teachers, for both better and worse. 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. Apart from controversies over the use of tests and cheating scandals , researchers are asking another basic question: has all that time teachers spent studying data helped students learn? The emerging answer from education researchers is no. Why doesn’t data analysis work?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

This discomfort has been capitalized upon—perhaps to an exaggerated extent—in movies like Terminator and 2001: Space Odyssey. The human effort of educators lies in planning lessons, creating rich learning environments and, most importantly, building a deep connection with every student. Thank goodness for human teachers.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2024

With stress, anxiety, teacher retention rates, and curtailing the loss of learning gains, the ecosystem finds itself addressing compounding factors that are multi-dimensional. Our instructional and assessment methods must eradicate the real and perceived barriers of disparities that prevent us from reaching every student.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In 2001, Anderson and Krathwohl revised Bloom's taxonomy and introduced the following six verbs: remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, and create. Critical questions are precursors of deep learning. Critical thinkers do not ask questions for the sake of questions but to spark learning and discovery.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

.” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2001: $450,000,000. FY 1998: $425,000,000. Enhancing Education Through Technology Program.

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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. Students learn introductory astronomy concepts in At Play in the Cosmos. Image Credit: W. Norton & Company. It has real potential.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

I was inspired to write this post because of the soon to be released episode 536 (to be released on August 5, 2019 ), where a third-year teacher, Edwin Thomas Minguela, and I talk about the lessons he’s learned in his first two years of teaching. 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24) 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24)

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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. It’s all focused on learning to read. Before the pandemic, eighth graders’ reading comprehension declined substantially.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

Our guests were Jesse Stommel, director of teaching and learning technologies at the University of Mary Washington, and Martha Burtis, director of the Digital Knowledge Center at the University of Mary Washington. More than 80 people tuned in and had a chance to bring their questions and perspectives. How would you define critical pedagogy?

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2017

Anyone with a child who has an intellectual or learning disability knows that learning entails much more than knowing how to read, write and compute. The absence of literacy doesn’t mean that he can’t learn skills essential to becoming a productive member of society. Learning is social and emotional.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

PowerSchool has reached an agreement to acquire Schoology, a provider of learning management systems with a sizable footprint among K-12 schools and districts. Founded in 1997, Powerschool was first bought by Apple in 2001, and then by Pearson in 2006. Haiku has since been rebranded as PowerSchool Learning.

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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

MAY 25, 2016

The researchers reviewed nearly 100 academic studies on one-to-one laptop programs dating back to 2001, although only 10 of the studies were scientifically rigorous enough to use in a statistical “meta-analysis” in the paper.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 2, 2023

Why learn art in school? Nineteenth century education reformer Horace Mann, the father of American public schools, believed that the arts enhanced learning. Arts classes were further squeezed out after a 2001 federal law required schools to test children annually. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift. Dose of Reality.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. I didn’t know anything about learning disabilities. I didn’t know that there were children that couldn’t learn normally. I think that school leaders can learn a lot from her. laughs). (If

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Both fourth- and eighth-grade students posted declines on the math section of the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). And another international exam, the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) showed back-to-back deterioration in math performance among American 15-year-olds in 2012 and 2015. .

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2022

That focus, combined with other strategies like longer math periods and tutoring, has helped Northside Middle’s students bounce back from learning losses during the pandemic more quickly than middle schoolers in many other districts, teachers and administrators here say. I need a textbook, I need some notes, right? Some examples.

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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. Grades 3 – 8 will take the End of Grade (EOG) assessment.

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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. Tim Brook makes the point that the sequence of learning categories is problematic and suggests a matrix instead. Krathwohl (Eds.) Longman, New York.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 9, 2015

The Inconvenient Truths About Assessment. In terms of pedagogy, the primary purpose of an assessment is to provide data to revise planned instruction. This requires rethinking of learning models, or encourages corner-cutting. (Or Student self-assessment is tricky, but a key matter of understanding. by Terry Heick.

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Edthena

APRIL 28, 2022

Professional knowledge consists of an in-depth understanding of subject matter, curriculum, instruction, assessment, and knowledge of students and their communities to raise student achievement. Observe current instruction through learning walks. Teachers want feedback on student learning. Teachers want feedback they trust.

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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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Linways Technologies

MARCH 13, 2020

revolves around 6 levels to measure achievement of learning outcomes. begins from the most basic level; remembering what has been taught, onto the higher levels as learning progresses. begins from the most basic level; remembering what has been taught, onto the higher levels as learning progresses. The student. The student.

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Linways Technologies

DECEMBER 3, 2019

India has seen a massive expansion in the higher education sector – an almost four-fold increase in enrolments and institutions since 2001. Between 1996 and 2001, India and China had similar GERs. Check out our other blogs on education, technology, and learning theories here. Although lower than the global average of 36.7%

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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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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

And Shayla Savage, a middle school principal, said that when her students returned to in-person learning this spring, she noticed differences beyond just their math and reading progress compared to previous years. “We Even with the physical aspect of school, the learning loss is real all across the board.”. Read the stories.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

Artificial intelligence has become a ubiquitous buzzword for tech companies these days, but even though all kinds of founders and CEOs say their product is infused with AI, the meaning of the term varies from advanced machine learning to a smart spreadsheet. In 2001, BusinessWeek estimated the executive education market at $800 million.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2013

In 1992, he took early retirement from UCLA upon learning that emeritus professors received free parking. His most recent books are Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know, 6th Ed. In 2009, he was appointed to be a board member of the National Assessment Governing Board. He is inordinately compulsive.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

And we're serving more and more students who are just learning English. Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software. We're "detracking" students previously sorted by ability. So, what can be done?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Significant setbacks are especially likely for the most vulnerable students — kids with disabilities and those living in poverty, who didn’t have a computer, a reliable internet connection or a workspace to learn at home. When the No Child Left Behind law was first passed in 2001, schools got extra money to tutor students who were behind.

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Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

The Traditional Model The traditional model used by organizational learning theorists begins with the depth of knowledge. This has implications for agency and ownership as knowledge that is created by and for the organization may be perceived as being owned by the organization (Ende & Lungsford, 2001).

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. About 20 other states sprinkled elements of personalized learning into their plans.

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