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 ).

Education 120

Education Professional Learning Study Case Study 120

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2011 $100,000,000 (President Obama’s request: $0).

Policies 150

Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

edWeb.net

MAY 30, 2019

We, as edtech leaders and classroom teachers, must explore pathways where assessments support teaching and learning in the 21st century. Authentic assessments are always about the connections we make with students, each other, and the broader community as indicated in a Gallup poll. But What About Technology?

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Assessment ePortfolio Learning Secondary 56

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

At the same time, we must remember to connect to the content standards while facilitating and assessing 21st century skills. Worldvuze – Take some time to explore this map-based question and answer education platform where elementary and secondary students around the world can learn directly from each other!

Resources 167

Resources Classroom Sony STEM 167

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2019

In 2011, Jim Shank, the superintendent then, spearheaded a one-to-one iPod program, seeing the promise of technology as a means of giving students targeted academic support. Teachers now assess students’ proficiency across four categories: basic, approaching, proficient and advanced.

Personalized Learning 111

Personalized Learning Learning Competency Based Learning Secondary 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The mandate made New Jersey second in the nation to implement such a measure; California’s so-called FAIR Education Act (Senate Bill 48) was passed in 2011. How do we leverage our curriculum, instruction and assessment to get to those skills so that when kids leave us they are successful in whatever lane of life that they're in?

Secondary 107

Secondary Policies Resources Training 107

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 30, 2011

Date : Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am GMT (next day-- international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Elluminate. psid=2011-05-31.1720.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment called Future Visions. Log in at [link].

Learning 71

Learning Policies Secondary Handbook 71

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

They have challenged states and school districts to set clearer, higher standards and assess student progress in more creative ways, prepare more productive teachers, and provide effective intervention in failing schools.

Blackboard 63

Blackboard Secondary Conference System 63

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

She has also worked on projects with researchers at Education Testing Service (ETS) and interned with consultants at the Center for Assessment. Dr. Smith is a member of Leadership Maryland’s Class of 2011, and he has served on a variety of volunteer boards.

Education 75

Education Secondary Policies Professional Learning 75

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

With people of color expected to make up a quarter of the state’s population by 2035, these gaps represent an economic threat to Minnesota; unless more residents get to and through college, there won’t be enough qualified workers to fill the jobs that require a post-secondary degree or certificate. “[O]ur Today, 27 percent are, Dastmozd said.

Dropout 93

Dropout Secondary Course Report 93

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The study covered two BMCC semesters, from fall 2011 to spring 2012, and involved nine faculty members, 18 sections and 440 students enrolled in remedial, general education and major-specific game and non-game classes in English, math and science. These results may have particular impact on non-traditional students. Some Practical Advice.

Game-Based Learning 60

Game-Based Learning STEM Secondary Study 60

Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

We used three strategies to assess growth from fall to spring: Instructional walk trends, student engagement surveys, and digital student portfolios. It is worth noting that at the younger ages, there was also significant growth in their reading achievement as measures by interim assessments (running records).

Elementary 40

Elementary Classroom Survey Assessment 40

Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

We used three strategies to assess growth from fall to spring: Instructional walk trends, student engagement surveys, and digital student portfolios. It is worth noting that at the younger ages, there was also significant growth in their reading achievement as measures by interim assessments (running records).

Elementary 40

Elementary Classroom Survey Assessment 40

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

At the same time, we must remember to connect to the content standards while facilitating and assessing 21st century skills. Worldvuze – Take some time to explore this map-based question and answer education platform where elementary and secondary students around the world can learn directly from each other!

Resources 80

Resources Classroom Sony Digital Citizenship 80

edWeb.net

MAY 27, 2021

After starting with individual work, the next phases cover district assessments and audits, designing a district plan, and then providing support and coaching during the implementation of the plan. And equally important is determining all the assessments and grading are free of bias and accurately reflect student mastery.

Professional Learning 73

Professional Learning Elementary Policies Assessment 73

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

In the mid-2000s, Louisiana implemented high-stakes tests known as Louisiana Educational Assessment Program, or LEAP, which required fourth and eighth graders to show that they were grade-level proficient. Louisiana had long erred on the side of social promotion, often passing underachievers through school despite low reading and math levels.

Analysis 138

Analysis Report Data Policies 138

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2017

Starting in 2011, several key groups and people in Maine worked to put the state ahead of the pack in terms of legal requirements for proficiency. Former state education commissioner Stephen Bowen was a cheerleader for the idea during his tenure at the Maine Department of Education from 2011 to 2013.

Education 0

Education Report Course System 0

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

DeLorenzo screened the candidates, assessing their capacity for change, and six districts were approved , among them the three districts mentioned above that had already begun experimenting with the model. In its application for its 2011 grant, Portland pledged to move the entire district to a proficiency-based diploma.

Learning 111

Learning Report System Groups 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Nearly 90 percent of the school population is considered low-income and nearly three-quarters are labeled English learners, meaning that the state language arts test assesses their reading and writing ability in a language they’re still trying to learn. This story also appeared in Daily Herald.

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Data Elementary Trends Analysis 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 19, 2016

A student-centered personalized-learning model known as competency education has gained traction over the past five years as states have developed policies to promote its adoption in both elementary and secondary schools. Students refine these skills based on goal-setting, ungraded feedback known as the formative assessment.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Assessment Policies 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

A 2011 federal study that followed students for several years after high school graduation found that special education students are less likely to go to and complete college and, if they joined the workforce, earned nearly $4 an hour less than former general education students.

Study 96

Study Advocacy Report Groups 96

TeacherCast

MAY 27, 2019

Since 2011, ScreenFlow has been the Screencasting Application of choice for the TeacherCast Educational Network and today we will look at key features that set Screenflow apart in the video production category. Standard 2: Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments. ISTE Standards for Teachers.

iPhone 68

iPhone Flipped Classroom Video iPad 68

Connecting 2 the World

AUGUST 28, 2021

I had not only taught online (having received training within the SUNY system in 1999), but had taught classes in distance learning and other educational technology courses to teachers from Pre-school to all levels of K-12 (primary and secondary education) to university to professional education.

LMS 45

LMS Course Online Learning Assessment 45

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The No Child Left Behind targets, set in 2001, became more flexible in 2011, after U.S. Once the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) approves charters in Louisiana, the applications are generally set aside and ignored. Department of Education officials estimated that 82 percent of schools would fall short.

Elementary 79

Elementary Report Meeting Academic Standards 79

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 9, 2017

He worked as a secondary educator before joining the Fayetteville Free Library in the summer of 2013. Michael received his MSED in Literacy from SUNY Cortland in 2011. Michael's primary responsibilities are facilitating STEAM and Making program creation and execution for the FFL.

Libraries 30

Libraries Conference Outcomes Secondary 30

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Future Ready has developed a common set of information, tools, and assessment, that are all available for free. She is the winner of the 2011 “I Love My Librarian” Award and the Library Association’s 2010 Outstanding Librarian Award. The New Canaan High School Library won AASL’s National School Library Program of the year in 2010.

Future Ready 47

Future Ready Libraries Professional Learning Personalized Learning 47

MindShift

APRIL 17, 2018

Research confirms that in order for ELLs to acquire English they must engage in oral language practice and be given the opportunity to use language in meaningful ways for social and academic purposes (Williams & Roberts, 2011). Katie Hull Sypnieski has worked with English Language Learners at the secondary level for over 20 years.

How To 46

How To Guidelines Common Core Examples 46

Edthena

JANUARY 13, 2022

And in February of 2011, I was full time building the company into what it is now. And we even support an integration with a high stakes portfolio assessment that is used by teachers. So that was, let’s see, summer of 2010. Rod Murray: Terrific. Yeah, that’s interesting. Helpful when they’re applying for jobs.

Professional Learning 59

Professional Learning Video Learning LMS 59

Edthena

JANUARY 13, 2022

And in February of 2011, I was full time building the company into what it is now. And we even support an integration with a high stakes portfolio assessment that is used by teachers. So that was, let’s see, summer of 2010. Rod Murray: Terrific. Yeah, that’s interesting. Helpful when they’re applying for jobs.

Professional Learning 52

Professional Learning Video Learning LMS 52

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

Progress through the teacher pipeline: 1992–93 college graduates and elementary/ secondary school teaching as of 1997. A decade of policy support for California’s new teachers: The beginning teacher support and assessment program. 33) Learning Policy Institute. (32) 32) Ingersoll, R. M., & Strong, M. Geis, S., & Knepper, P.

Policies 355

Policies Groups Elementary Study 355

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

From 2011 to 2014, U.S. higher education courseware business despite gains in digital—all because of secondary textbook market’s impact. “But now I can report that these tools have been adopted in thousands of U.S. classrooms from kindergarten through high school.” billion to $3.3 It’s a coexistence. Blended is best,” he said.

Chegg 165

Chegg Software Industry Pearson 165

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2018

hours per week on science during the 2011-12 school year, the last for which data is available, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Critics complained the standards overemphasize skills while relegating factual scientific knowledge to secondary importance. Not everyone loved them though.

Elementary 92

Elementary Education Survey Report 92

MindShift

JULY 10, 2018

hours per week on science during the 2011-12 school year, the last for which data is available, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Critics complained the standards overemphasize skills while relegating factual scientific knowledge to secondary importance. Not everyone loved them though.

Elementary 39

Elementary Education Survey Report 39

MindShift

DECEMBER 19, 2018

She was ferried — without the lights or sirens — to be assessed at the hospital’s special program for college students. “We try to minimize any secondary trauma to students who are already overwhelmed,” says Braider. And, colleges respect their assessment of the student’s readiness to return to campus life.

Meeting 33

Meeting Report Secondary Exercises 33

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. We have attendees signed up from 133 countries!

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson Education E-rate 43

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 16, 2025

One more: A 2019 NAEP writing assessment found only 27% of 8th graders scored proficient or above, unchanged from 2011. Spelling Force is an online spelling program designed for students from Year 1 to Year 10, although it is most commonly used in primary and lower secondary classrooms. What is Spelling Force?

Adaptive Learning 262

Adaptive Learning Exercises Differentiated Instruction Digital Citizenship 262

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2017

Without explicit guidance, experts say, it’s difficult for educators to assess which materials are appropriate — especially elementary-school teachers who don’t have extensive science training. In 1960, educators helped revamp API materials that eventually made their way into 25,000 secondary schools.

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Industry Education Company Groups 73