EdNews Daily

MAY 17, 2017

Some point to the essential reductionism of the examination process , questioning the validity of the way that student learning is assessed. Others express concerns that traditional forms of assessment are measuring forms of intelligence and/or competencies that are no longer relevant. DigiExam: the future of assessment?

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2025

In 2011 and 2012, when the oldest Zoomers were 15, that rate peaked with 46 percent of them living in low-income households. Childhood Poverty Rising Gen Z has experienced exceptionally high poverty rates compared to older generations, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundations analysis. Childhood poverty grew with their successors.

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Hapara

APRIL 8, 2025

This platform is where he and other educators place all of their class resources and assessments. Moyes says, I can see you last opened this assessment last week. Youre not waiting till the end of the year or the term or near the end of the assessment before realizing they havent completed something. Is everything okay at home?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 14, 2014

People worldwide spend about 3 billion hours a week playing them (McGonigal, 2011). A few ways teachers are gamifying their curriculums are by assessing with points and badges versus grades. Jane McGonigal, Author of Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World. People enjoy playing video games.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 31, 2013

Starting in December 2011, she began using Edmodo , an online platform that enables innovative and social learning, as a way to share online videos and content on the relevant topic for her students to view and assign online polls to complete in order to foster discussion on the topic the next day.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 12, 2018

According to Karen Cator, president and CEO of Digital Promise , a nonprofit authorized by Congress and launched in 2011 by former President Barack Obama, teachers can use microcredentialing in at least three ways. . SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Reinforce the Need for Digital Expertise.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 9, 2017

Some point to the essential reductionism of the examination process , questioning the validity of the way that student learning is assessed. Others express concerns that traditional forms of assessment are measuring forms of intelligence and/or competencies that are no longer relevant. DigiExam: the future of assessment?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

Students Perform on the Most Recent Assessments?” October 31, 2011. June 16, 2011. . ” America’s reading problem: Scores were dropping even before the pandemic: remote classes made things worse.” ” Retrieved January 21, 2022, 2022, from [link]. 2019, October 14, 2021). “How Did U.S. Read More ».

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2021

Many teachers don’t like assessments either, bemoaning the lost resources for other aspects of learning, like critical thinking , that have been drawn away by test prep. Assessment is costly not only in terms of time, but also in terms of money. First, we should strive to set ambitious goals for where assessment innovation can go.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Responsible decision-making is the ability to assess a situation, understand the benefits and consequences of different responses, consider what is ethical and safe, and make kind and productive choices. What is responsible decision-making? Responsible decision-making includes the ability to: Be open-minded. Click to copy.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

SchoolStatus was chosen from over 2,500 venture capital and private equity-backed companies evaluated by GSV using their proprietary assessment methodology. About GSV Founded in 2011, GSV is a global platform that drives education and workforce skills innovation.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2019

In 2011, the Dow Jones News Fund honored Sackstein as a Special Recognition Adviser and 2012 Education Updated recognized her as an outstanding educator. She spent nine years at World Journalism Preparatory School in Flushing, NY as a high school English and Journalism teacher where her students run a multi-media news outlet at WJPSnews.com.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

That means we shouldn’t just use edtech to replace worksheets, run “drill and kill” exercises, or crunch assessment performance numbers. In rural Alabama, Piedmont City School District helped provide students with internet access by installing a town wireless network in 2011 using a federal E-rate grant.

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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.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

The benefits for my learners include: They are not limited by my expectations nor the expectations of a lesson or assessment developed by an outside entity (e.g., This joy rarely occurs with standardized curriculum and assessments. Weibell, C. Retrieved from [link]. textbook or testing company). Designing a Video Game.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 12, 2017

After an analysis of several research studies, Alfie Kohn (2011) concluded the following: Grades tend to diminish students’ interest in whatever they’re learning. We must begin by developing better formative and summative assessments that move away from students telling us what they know and instead show us that they understand.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The national average reached its peak in 2011 at 541 points. Looking at the Big Picture Fourth graders scored an average of 517 points in math in 2023, putting them just one point lower than the average score in 1995. In 2023, the U.S. ranked 28th out of 63 education systems, rubbing shoulders with Portugal and Cyprus.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 26, 2017

We are also hosting a giveaway contest with her book on assessment. In 2011, the Dow Jones News Fund honored Sackstein as a Special Recognition Adviser and 2012 Education Updated recognized her as an outstanding educator. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes. Stream by clicking here.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 15, 2011

Upon our return to school in January, Dwight and I set up a few Skype test calls to get him acclimated to the tool, set an agenda, and prepare our students for the meeting on Friday January 11, 2011. Homework needs to be meaningful, regularly assessed, and directly linked to class content. Instruction caters to all types of learners.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 7, 2011

While attending the 2011 NASSP Conference in San Francisco, CA I listened to a keynote by Dr. Bill Daggett. This tool helps educators and schools adjust curriculum, instruction, and assessment to create high standards and increase student achievement. His message centered on the need for increasing rigor and relevancy in schools.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Assessment. It's important because it shows that assessment drives they way we teach. Cathy proposes a causal link between the way we conduct assessment in formalised education and the deficit we see today in the workplace. Do you have good examples of authentic assessment? What is authentic assessment?

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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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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

They studied not only the meeting notes and outcomes of the iNACOL Virtual School Symposium of 2011, but also analyzed over 80 individual blended learning projects. The modes range from group work, online work, and tutoring to pen and pencil work, assessments, lectures or project assignments. The rotation model.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Founded in 2011, the New York-based company has built a hugely popular training platform that has helped millions of students learn to code over the last decade. Through regular exercises, assessments and certificates, the Business platform allows students to learn new skills and update employers with their coding progress.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Renaissance Learning , a provider of K-12 software and assessments, including the widely used STAR tests, has agreed to acquire Nearpod for $650 million. Dating back to 1986, Renaissance Learning has established its name in the education market largely through its STAR assessments and Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Math programs.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Ask any educator who teaches five classes of 30 students each per day; there’s a lot of homework to assess. Plagiarism-detection software can address the most pressing needs of classroom educators faced with assessing students’ written work. The Challenge: When identifying plagiarism, teachers need to be confident in their assessment.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

“When we dug into the data, we noticed that a sizable percentage of kids were just missing the benchmark—they were one, two, three points below,” says Hope Langston, Northfield’s Director of Assessment Services. The study found that students in 1960 and 2011 read at similar rates in second grade. The main hurdle?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Back in 2011, I was getting my feet wet with blended learning and experimenting with new pedagogical practices in my geography class. I used traditional grading practices, assessing student progress through quizzes, tests, project, midterms and finals each year. Learning journey for 8th grade geography built on Piktochart in 2011.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Jon is a Google Certified Innovator (#GTAWA 2011), has been a Lead Learner for a Google Teacher Academy (#GTAMTV2), is also an Apple Distinguished Educator and has facilitated over 10 Executive Briefings and led sessions in Final Cut Pro for the 2013 Apple Institute. It’s like, why are people grading anything? I pulled it down to five.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Stanton-Salazar (2011) describes “institutional agents” as non-kin, “high-status” individuals who can both increase motivation and access to resources. Using these tools might lead a teacher to adopt some of the instruments above, draft their own version of a social capital survey, and run that survey with students.

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Waterford

JANUARY 30, 2020

Social and Personality Psychology Compass, January 2011, 5(1), pp. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2012, 30(4), pp. Sources : Brackett, M.A., Rivers, S.E., and Salovey, P. Emotional Intelligence: Implications for Personal, Social, Academic, and Workplace Success. Cherniss, C. Nizielski, S., Lopes, P.N., and Schütz, A.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

However, it was the Chromebook (2011) that truly revolutionized 1:1. “More tech-based monitoring and assessment tools will be incorporated into to the instructional mix.” ” In 2011, the FCC updated CIPA compliance requirements. Districts even integrated the two models to cut costs. Indeed, $2.3

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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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Edsurge

JULY 15, 2020

Founded in 2011, CampusLogic initially focused on digitizing paper forms and other manual processes involved in student financial-aid applications. For college officials, these tests serve purposes beyond assessing students’ knowledge, he notes.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 20, 2018

The post What Makes a Great Data Assessment Tool? In 2011, educator Jeff Bradbury created TeacherCast.net as a vehicle to curate resources for teachers and students to help them learn how to use educational technology in their classrooms. Welcome to the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Spotlight Series Podcast.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

But visions of a world where every teacher and every student had an internet-connected device, and every student would get personalized assessments for learning, were still just that—visions. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In. 2011-2020: From Early Adopters To Mainstream Adoption. The infrastructure just wasn’t ready.

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Waterford

MARCH 3, 2020

Journal of English for Academic Purposes, June 2011, 10(2), pp. Teaching How to Listen: Blended Learning for the Development and Assessment of Listening Skills in a Second Language. Develop Listening Skills as a Part of the Curriculum. The Reading Teacher, November 1988, 42(2), pp. Colombi, A.G.,

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