Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 7, 2018

Taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has become a right-of-passage for high school students as they leave formal education and enter the next phase of learning. well-rounded — nicely differentiated tools that address varied student learning styles. Also available is a Chrome app to sync learning across the Internet.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 26, 2021

The Definition Of Bloom’s Taxonomy , I said, “In one sentence, Bloom’s Taxonomy is a hierarchical ordering of cognitive skills that can, among countless other uses, help teachers teach and students learn.” The new adaptation also took into consideration many of Bloom’s own concerns and criticisms of his original taxonomy.”

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Waterford

OCTOBER 30, 2019

If you’ve been in the educational field long enough, you’ve probably come across Fleming’s learning styles theory. For over forty years, researchers have sought to classify how different students learn and what teachers can do to support them. What Are the Four Learning Styles? How would you discover a student’s learning style?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. From Testing to Triumphant Learning with Pam Moran. The state’s just reduced that to a requirement of one science, one social studies, one math, and a reading and writing assessment. Listen Now. Enhanced Transcript.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I argued yesterday that authentic learning is a vital part of education in the 21st Century. The need to create learning opportunities that are grounded in reality, and form a concrete basis for real world transferable knowledge and skills has never been more important. We also need authentic assessment for learning.

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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. Appropriations: FY 2002 $700,500,000 (President Bush’s request: $817,096,000).

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2022

The pandemic reignited the debate over shifting away from high-stakes testing to a more balanced assessment approach that’s part of the regular instructional cycle. And while some progress has been made, new research suggests we’re at a pivotal moment for changing K-12 assessment. Why can’t we break free of high-stakes testing?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

In the process, they also learned plenty about social studies and civic engagement. For Loudoun County Superintendent Eric Williams, what makes such authentic learning experiences worthwhile is how they prepare students “to make meaningful contributions to the world.”

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

Right before the start of the Fall semester in 2002, Robertson learned that the 400-seat movie theater that held his Principles of Marketing class at San Francisco State University would no longer be available. Different students have different approaches to learning, he says. His choice: modular learning.

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More Verbs

MARCH 1, 2016

Our destination should be more than just the work we do: taking attendance, direct instruction, providing practice, reviewing and assessing work, providing feedback, etc. In the spring of 2002, eighteen regional meetings were held around Maine in support of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI). Destination Matters.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

Nonprofits will seek opportunities to ensure assessments and curricula measure and teach essential skills most important to secondary and higher education students and institutions. The like-minded nonprofit organizations will share ideas and key learnings, identifying ways to meet the needs of today’s states, districts, schools and students.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

The first online class we launched in 1998 was little more than flat text on webpages, and we closely followed the birth of learning management systems, meeting with both Blackboard and WebCT before they achieved their first $1 million in revenue. The infrastructure just wasn’t ready.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

Each chapter concludes with an assessment to prove employee understanding. Founded in 2009 and based in American Fork, Utah, the company has amassed 1,500-plus games, quizzes and templates to sell to corporate clients in search of more compelling digital learning materials for employees. This is a big leap for us,” says Scivally.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

CAE), a leading provider of performance-based educational assessments measuring 21 st century skills, as well as custom assessments, today announced the appointment of Stacey Sparks to senior director of content design and development. To learn more, please visit www.cae.org. Council for Aid to Education, Inc.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In this series, we take a closer look inside our new paper, “ Micro-credentials and Education Policy in the United States: Recognizing Learning and Leadership for Our Nation’s Teachers.”. For almost two decades there has been considerable debate over the importance of fully licensed teachers in ensuring quality teaching and learning (e.g.,

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. In 2002, federal education law began requiring schools to spend federal dollars on research-based products only. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz. But they are all misleading.

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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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

It’s a challenging transition to build a learning platform,” says Silagadze, 36. Fountainhead was founded in 2002 and is based in Southlake, Texas. Last year, the company ceased sales of individual assessment tools to instead offer a bundle of its products. Top Hat has that platform.”

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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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

But the increasingly sophisticated technologies that people have come to rely on should not absolve personal responsibility for learning how to spell, write or communicate, says Dave Eggers. That’s a spirit that is very much a part of 826, a network of elaborately whimsical tutoring and writing centers that Eggers helped launch in 2002.

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ExcelinEd

MARCH 20, 2019

In 2002, state legislators enacted a comprehensive K-3 reading policy, and Florida was awarded the federal Reading First grant—a nationwide reading initiative, driven by the National Reading Panel report. In 2017, Mississippi was second in the nation in fourth-grade reading learning gains. Learn more or read the report.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

CAE), a leading provider of performance-based, authentic assessments measuring essential college and career readiness skills, announced it joined the Education Research and Development Institute (ERDI). To learn more, please visit www.cae.org. Council for Aid to Education, Inc.

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Digital Promise

JULY 14, 2016

Consider a simple academic skill such as learning to name colors. In the end, the child will learn to name two colors, which is good, but it will not impact the life of the family very much. A support model mirrors the field of general medicine in which many chronic conditions are also not curable at present.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. This study analyzed families who started having kids between 1994 and 2002 and sent them to public schools between 2002 and 2012. Their children’s performance in mathematics was also assessed. Sign up for Jill Barshay's Proof Points newsletter. Weekly Update.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 17, 2023

During the edLeader Panel “ A Roadmap to Employability: Integrating Higher-Order Skills Into Curricula and Assessment ,” distinguished speakers shed light on crucial aspects of education policy, funding, and curriculum development, with a focus on preparing students for employability and entrepreneurship.

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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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As an educator, Jared Cotton has worn nearly as many hats as Dr. Seuss’s Bartholomew Cubbins—elementary math and science teacher, assistant principal, principal, district director of assessment and accountability, assistant superintendent, superintendent. A robust, district-wide writing initiative requires an enormous investment.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As misleading news reports, misinformation and false data spread throughout the world, students of all ages need better instruction on how to assess media and data. It’s difficult to learn and to trust information if we’re not aware of some of these ways information is manipulated,” West said. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

Way back in 2002, when Friendster was the biggest social network and people were gathering in Internet cafes, the State of Maine implemented the first 1:1 laptop initiative in the country. The MLTI (Maine Learning Technology Initiative) program coevolved with the technology available.

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The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2020

Citizens in every state should have a choice about how their children learn. It shouldn’t take a pandemic to allow virtual learning. There is plenty of evidence and research that with properly prepared teachers, students can have a high-quality learning experience. States like Florida opened their virtual school in 1997.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2024

She had a “near photographic” memory and didn’t need to study, she said, so she never learned how to. Elliott is what’s now called twice exceptional , a term used to refer to children who are gifted in some areas, but also experience a learning or developmental challenge. And so she was always bored in school. Elliot said.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

To learn more about the CGCS and the Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice, visit CGCS.org/Page/1239. To learn more about Curriculum Associates, visit CurriculumAssociates.com. About Curriculum Associates.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

When the lecture ended, they had yet another to chance to learn: A physics video chat with their tutor, a sophomore physics major at Yale. Holmes County Central High School is one of eight rural schools participating in a new, blended learning AP Physics program. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. million students took about 4.5

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

In theory, proficiency-based models let students learn at their own pace, speeding up if they grasp a concept quickly, and getting extra help if they struggle. In practice, though, it can take many different forms, including independent study, learning communities and online programs. Kelly Field, for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2019

Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Department of Education launched in 2002 to help educators decide which educational products to buy. Developers often create their own yardsticks for measuring student success, devising their own assessments to go along with their programs. Choose as many as you like.

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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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