A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

students in global assessments in math and science is another troubling statistic: According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, fifteen-year-old girls in 65 countries generally outperformed boys worldwide, but in the United States, boys outperformed girls in quantitative studies. Blackburn and Carol W.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 17, 2018

John Hattie (2009) found a similar effect size of 0.73 It should also be noted how it differs from assessment. Feedback justifies a grade, establishes criteria for improvement, provides motivation for the next assessment, reinforces good work, and serves as a catalyst for reflection.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 12, 2014

My epiphany came in 2009 when I begrudgingly decided to give Twitter a try to improve communications with my stakeholders. Getting through the curriculum aligned to Common Core has become the driving force in many schools as pressure is mounting with high stakes testing looming right around the corner. Then it happened.

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Waterford

JULY 7, 2022

Parental involvement in middle school: a meta-analytic assessment of the strategies that promote achievement.” Developmental psychology, 2009, 45(3), 740-63. “Parent Involvement and Children’s Academic and Social Development in Elementary School.” 2015, John Hopkins University School of Education. E., & Tyson, D. Dearing, E.,

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 23, 2012

He officially started Khan Academy in 2009 knowing that quality videos would withstand test of time. The Khan Academy site now contains over 3000 videos mapped to the Common Core and associated assessments that allow learners to practice and reinforce skills acquired through the videos. Khan Academy merely provides the content.

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 17, 2009

The goal of summative assessments is to make a judgment of student competency after an instructional phase is complete tags : assessment , favorite The Math Forum Internet Mathematics Library tags : mathematics , favorite Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.'

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 11, 2018

TPACK Framework -The TPACK Framework was introduced by Dr. Matthew Koehler and Dr Punya Mishra in 2009 as a way to help guide teacher understanding on the effective integration of technology in learning, focusing on 3 specific knowledges teachers must have when integrating technology. I can do formative assessment without technology.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

a market leader providing data warehousing, analytics, assessment and multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) solutions for K-12 schools. s assessment creation and analysis tools to personalize their virtual learning programs, which have proven to increase grades across core subjects by up to 56 percent in some districts.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 1, 2025

Between 2009 and 2017, the share of the states students taking calculus did rise modestly, from 1.25 On the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a national test done every two years, Minnesota fell from second place among the 50 states in 2009 on eighth grade math scores to eighth place in 2022 , the latest year of available data.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 18, 2019

This brand new update is based on over 100,000 peer-reviewed articles from 191 journals, published between 2009 and 2018. Formative Assessment. Formative assessment is a process of using recent data from a group of learners to adapt instruction to improve learning for that group. Cultural Responsiveness.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 24, 2020

To gain students’ attention, class might begin by using multi-media, hands-on activities, surprising events, humor, or appealing to students’ emotions (Davis, 2009) ( A Starter Activity to Begin Any Class ). I encourage [teachers] to think carefully about the first five minutes of class.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 6, 2015

Hypothetically, effective mobile learning can empower learners by enabling them to better assess and select relevant information, redefine their goals, and reconsider their understanding of concepts within a shifting and growing frame of reference (the information context).” — Marguerite L. Cristol, D., & & Gimbert, B. mLearn, 15.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

based provider of instructional software and formative assessment tools that is on a buying spree. Schoolzilla’s life began in 2009 as a project within Aspire Public Schools, a charter network with schools across California and in Memphis. In the past, it’s focused on pairing assessments with digital instructional materials.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 18, 2019

Adjusting to feedback from ongoing formative assessment during learning allows educators to offer the help students need so they continue to feel the right level of productive struggle. Yeager, D. S., & Bundick, M. The role of purposeful work goals in promoting meaning in life and in schoolwork during adolescence.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 15, 2012

Here are my entries: 2009 , 2010 , 2011 ). These questions are adapted from the Principals Technology Leadership Assessment from Castle. 4) To what extent do you include the effective use of technology as a criterion for assessing the performance of faculty? This one, I believe, is the hardest to answer and hardest to assess.

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 8, 2013

Everything from going Google Apps, formative assessments, iPads, administrator specific stuff, you name it, they probably have an upcoming webinar on it. one of the largest member communities for educators anywhere on the Internet, has been doing these Saturday live webinars since 2009. Classroom 2.0 Live! ( [link] /) Classroom 2.0,

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Guidance on the Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed Tech) Program: Funds Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (July 2009). FY 2009 $269,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). FY 2009 ( American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 special appropriation ): $650,000,000.

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Waterford

APRIL 10, 2020

Public Health, 123(11), November 2009, pp. Self-Care Tools, Strategies and Assessment. Try doing breathing activities or mindfulness meditation as a class, especially if your students seem overwhelmed.[11]. Sources : 1. and Wang, L. Relationship between quality of life and occupational stress among teachers. Self-Care Inventory.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 27, 2017

After getting on Twitter in 2009 I realized that we had to be better for our kids. I spent a great deal of time writing numerous detailed memos on everything from technology tools to improve assessment, developing a Personal Learning Network (PLN), and embracing innovative ideas. Then I waited.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2025

Its explicit teaching, in a structured manner, mastering the basics before you move on, and then making sure were assessing along the way to make sure that theyre on track. For example, between 2000 and 2009, the government promoted the Numeracy Development Project, intended to help teachers give students a conceptual understanding of math.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2022

Just having a genuinely consequential system of teacher performance assessment is really unusual in American public education” Stanford's Thomas Dee Dallas and D.C. Since 2009, D.C. When the program was first used in 2009, it was not considered “politically credible.” What Makes a Good Teacher? s model since its inception.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 7, 2018

Taking the stage back in 2009 made me feel like I was a teacher again, and I loved teaching. Founder of Khan Academy, Sal Khan, talks about the absurdity of the educational system and calls for a different approach to teaching and assessing: mastery-based learning. Being on a TED stage is incredible as well. Trust me, I’ve been on one.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2019

According to statistics published by Gartner analyst Thomas Bittman, only 4% of the school and education system was interested in cloud computing in 2009. Results can be then assessed and graded accordingly, which facilitates the overall learning experience immensely. Extended Access to Education.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Each activity incorporates the target words and controversial topic of the week: The math teacher assigns and discusses one or two problems in a format modeled on the Massachusetts state math assessment. To measure the effectiveness of the intervention, the researchers assessed comprehension of the target words using a multiple choice test.

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Neo LMS

MAY 28, 2019

In 2000 the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) released its first PISA results (Program for International Student Assessment), and Finland has never been the same again.

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

Parental involvement in middle school: a meta-analytic assessment of the strategies that promote achievement. Developmental Psychology, 2009, 45(3), pp. Strategies for Strong Parent and Family Engagement. Retrieved from michigan.gov: [link]. and Tyson, D. Sheldon, S. and Jung, S. Johns Hopkins University, 2015, School of Education.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

With the addition of MasteryConnect’s formative assessment tools, Instructure aims to capitalize on what it sees as a “shift occurring at the state level as they replace high-stakes, end-of-year testing with innovative assessment models,” according to a prepared statement. billion by 2020.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

ETS is best known for offering assessments like the GRE and TOEFL exams. And ETS contracts with OECD, which creates the global education assessment benchmark test known as PISA. It bought Edusoft, an English language-learning tool, in 2011 and purchased assessment provider Questar for $127.5 With more than $1.3 million in 2017.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Assessment as an Ongoing Act of Learning: A Heutagogical Approach: Melanie Booth. is a type of essentialist, behaviorist education based on the three Rs – receiving by listening to the teacher; responding by taking notes, studying text, and doing worksheets; and regurgitating by taking the same assessments as all other students in the cohort.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 25, 2017

I vividly remember one such moment in 2009 when I took a device from a student as he had it out in the hallway. When aligned to well-developed assessments and standards the use of learning stories can be leveraged to articulate how educators are preparing students in better ways.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The effort, aptly named the “Unified Classroom” product suite, aims to connect assessment, enrollment, gradebook, professional learning and special education data services to its flagship student information system, which already houses a variety of data including attendance, discipline, health, roster and schedules.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

2008; Webster-Wright, 2009 ; Accomplished California Teachers, 2012 ). Performance assessments that integrate evidence of teaching practices and student learning measured in a variety of ways (such as student work, lesson plans, assignments, in-person or video observations based on standards, and/or National Board assessment).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Founded in 2009, Schoolzilla began as an internal project of Aspire Public Schools, a charter management network in Oakland, to help educators draw actionable insights from the gargantuan bytes of data available from different technology providers.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2016

According to findings culled from five meta-analyses, blending technology with face-to-face teacher time generally produces better outcomes than face-to-face or online learning alone ( Cheung and Slavin, 2011; Cheung and Slavin, 2012 ; Tamim, Bernard, Borokhovski, Abrami, and Schmid, 2011 ; Means et al, 2009 ; Means et al.,

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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. “We

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 12, 2010

Here''s Twelve Examples tags : leadership , favorite Google Tools for Teachers (NCTE 2009) tags : Google , favorite Wiki Skills on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

In regard to Creativity, check out my last post, which covers facilitating and assessing Creativity in the classroom. The very first time I heard the idea of integrating the Arts into STEM education was while watching a 2009 keynote made by Daniel Pink at the NECC Conference in Washington DC… yes prior to ISTE Conferences!

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