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PROOF POINTS: The lesson the arts teach

The Hechinger Report

Arts classes were further squeezed out after a 2001 federal law required schools to test children annually. There’s good reason to believe that arts education just improves student engagement. That higher student engagement, however, didn’t translate into better school attendance. Dose of Reality.

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

Doug Levin

FY 2001: $450,000,000. Legislative Authorization: Title II, Part D (Sections 2401-2422) of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Effectiveness of Reading and Mathematics Software Products: Findings from Two Student Cohorts (Mathematica Policy Research, 2009). FY 1998: $425,000,000. Enhancing Education Through Technology Program.

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Resources for Teachers and Instructional Coaches – April 2022

Edthena

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. Teachers want feedback on student learning. In particular, teachers want to know: Do my explanations make sense to students?

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The ultimate guide to Bloom’s Taxonomy

Linways Technologies

The student. Each of these are mapped with measurable outcomes to assess attainment. The believed that classifying goals like this would be beneficial to assess college student performances better. of Krathwohl’s and former student of Bloom’s. of Krathwohl’s and former student of Bloom’s. information.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

When the pandemic hit, Brunswick School Department, serving about 2,300 students, already had a laptop for every student in seventh and eighth grades through the Maine Learning Technology Initiative, which since 2001 has provided a laptop for middle grade students. Our world is digital literacy now.

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Does alternative grading make cheating more likely?

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

There are two major axes on which we can think about how students approach an academic task: Their motivations, which range between mastery (the desire to do well on or learn a task) and performance (the desire to perform well relative to others); and their direction of approach, either approaching success or avoiding failure.

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How to reorientate education from knowledge acquisition to knowledge & skill mastery

100mentors

Student understanding has traditionally been measured by final grades on assessments requiring memorization and regurgitation of facts. It is increasingly becoming evident, however, that GPAs and test scores are not enough to make students stand out. And, is this what is driving motivation & student engagement down?

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