Education with Technology

JUNE 25, 2014

In my ISTE Sunday 8-10 am poster session, I demonstrate many diverse mobile activities to help students achieve the English Language Arts Common Core Anchor Statements through mobile devices. The mobile activities focus on free common tool apps that are available on both the Android and the iPad.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

It’s been over five years since Kentucky adopted the Common Core, guidelines for what students need to know in math and the English language arts in each grade. Related: Common Core ignores underprivileged students — and testing will lead to more achievement gaps. based research group.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

Whether schools are 1:1 or still relying on computer carts, the move to online assessments creates new needs from devices to professional development to data privacy policies. Have an instructional framework centered around curriculum design before talking about assessment. Feedback is more than just one assessment.

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Online Assessments Assessment Student Data Privacy BYOD 64

Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

” 2010 was also the year that the Common Core Standards Initiative was enacted in response to numerous indicators of low student academic performance. “More tech-based monitoring and assessment tools will be incorporated into to the instructional mix.” ” 1:1 + Common Core = $$$$$.

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Technology Tidbits

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

mobile app Top 100 Sites/Apps of 2014 Been for Education - A innovative site for Social Learning that allows educators to surf and collaborate on the web w/ their students in a safe environment where educators create/manage student accounts. Also, a nice place to find Common Core aligned lesson plans. iPads/Chromebooks). .

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Game-Based Learning Common Core iPad Mobility 74

Saving Socrates

AUGUST 28, 2013

What Parents Need to Know About the Common Core and How They Can Help Their Children The Common Core is an attempt to nationalize the curriculum creating common core standards in grades K-12. assessments Common Core computers content critical thinking knowledge NON-FICTION PARCC parents skills vocabulary'

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2015

This past summer representatives of all arts education groups gathered at the headquarters of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) to benchmark the “model cornerstone assessments” developed for each discipline’s national standards. These model cornerstone assessments help bring the National Standards into focus.

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Georgia Test Prep

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

If you’ve got a child in the Georgia state school system, then you’ve probably heard of the Georgia Milestones Assessment System and how important it is. This post is a comprehensive guide on what the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) is all about. Grades 3 – 8 will take the End of Grade (EOG) assessment.

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 29, 2013

It seems the voices, both for and against the Common Core State Standards got louder over the past year. Wherever you come down on the debate I hope we can all agree that, in most cases, summative assessments have their place. I use a lot of resources to prompt conversations and get our administrators thinking. Happy New Year!

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Philly Teacher

MARCH 17, 2014

I’m sure that we will see the landscape shift even more as schools begin to move away from focusing on The Test as the sole assessment, as more and more schools adopt digital learning tools and as more and more school leaders realize the potential of their staff to learn together and from each other.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 18, 2016

million for scoring 2015-16 assessments in Tennessee after the state terminated a contract in April with Measurement Inc. Pearson, a global education company that counts assessments as less than 10 percent of its total revenues , will score about 1.8 Pearson has been awarded a contract worth about $18.5 million tests.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

When No Child Left Behind passed back in 2002, Congress enthusiastically proclaimed that 100 percent of American students would be proficient in reading and math by 2014. NCES has been administering the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exam since 1969. Are your definitions of what is proficient reasonable?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2015

A secondary focus (but of significant interest with students I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have time for. 11 Take-aways from 2014 Summer PD.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

Screencastomatic - Free online screencast Paul Bogush 15 assessments that don''t suck. This conference was packed with experts sharing their knowledge with cool and exciting ways to integrate technology in the classroom. I co-presented two workshops this year. Crazy talk - program that takes a visual and makes it talk. (.99)

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 29, 2016

More than half the states have made their tests more difficult to pass, bringing proficiency rates more closely into line with the those of the rigorous National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, according to a new study. On new tests designed for 2014-15, however, Georgia’s proficiency rates hovered in the 30s.

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Philly Teacher

MARCH 17, 2014

I’m sure that we will see the landscape shift even more as schools begin to move away from focusing on The Test as the sole assessment, as more and more schools adopt digital learning tools and as more and more school leaders realize the potential of their staff to learn together and from each other.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 17, 2016

Department of Education will not penalize Nevada for failing to meet federal test-participation requirements , according to the Associated Press, after technical problems plagued the state’s administration of the Smarter Balanced test in the 2014-15 school year. The state requested a waiver from the federal requirement in January.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2018

In 2014, about 50 colleges had either announced or started CBE programs. All 50 states have standards for their students to meet — most use, at least in part, the Common Core standards. The process began in 2009 and Common Core, as it is known, has been adopted in 41 states and the District of Columbia.

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Competency Based Learning Common Core Personalized Learning Study 81

The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2019

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 25 percent of students nationwide are writing on grade level, and 3 percent are considered advanced. The Common Core, in part a response to the poor quality of writing nationwide, pushes length and text complexity.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In 2014, California teacher Ricardo Elizalde took to the EdSurge website to share how he’s blended teaching literacy to English Language Learners with projects involving animated shorts and tools like iMovie. This was,” Elizalde explains, “the initial assessment for a framework called the Learning Record. Art / Music. The initiative?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

I attended my first one, a three-day workshop in Manhattan Beach, in 2014, and now I both present at and attend them in northern and southern California. Formative assessment tools like Padlet , Socrative , Quizizz , and Kahoot! Design thinking for stimulating creative problem solving.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2015

However, the associate superintendent of curriculum, instruction, and assessment for Community High School District 117, Dr. David Bain, isn’t surprised at all. Dr. Bain wanted assessments that gauged students’ abilities to analyze problems, create experiments, and problem solve. Performance tasks.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 9, 2019

But it was a one-off on our program three generations ago, pre-common-core assessments, and one type of school profile. The original study on ST Math that IES is seeking to replicate is a 2014 quasi-experimental study by Schenke et al , which was found to meet ESSA Tier 2 for moderate evidence of effectiveness.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In 2014, they were named a model for desegregation by the Center for Diversity and Equality in Education. She uses i-Ready , which provides both diagnostic assessments and level-appropriate practice. 2014-15: Students who Met or Exceeded Expectations. 2014-15:Students who Met or Exceeded Expectations. Hispanic/Latino 42.1%

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 3, 2016

has acquired a provider of open educational resources, in a move it says will ramp up its ability to direct academic resources to students whose assessment scores show they need help. It uses assessments to gauge students’ specific needs and match them to content, and its platform is designed to rate resources on their effectiveness.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

A few years ago, she could see that some of her fifth graders struggled with second grade math skills, while others were capable of eighth grade content on the NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment. For example, KIPP students are assessed three times a year on the NWEA MAP test. The resulting 1.0

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 9, 2019

But it was a one-off on our program three generations ago, pre-common-core assessments, and one type of school profile. The original study on ST Math that IES is seeking to replicate is a 2014 quasi-experimental study by Schenke et al , which was found to meet ESSA Tier 2 for moderate evidence of effectiveness.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 13, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update August 13th, 2014 A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron. The curriculum is available online as downloadable lessons, and as iBooks textbooks, with interactive activities, videos, and assessments. discussion. discussion.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The Every Student Succeeds Act gives states the power to determine their own academic goals and measure progress toward those goals–a departure from NCLB, which aimed for 100 percent math and reading proficiency by 2014. Department of Education from providing incentives for participation in the Common Core State Standards.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 29, 2016

The drop in underlying sales —which are sales that omit adjustments that could distort a company’s trading performance, such as exchange rate movements or acquisition costs—was due mostly to expected declines in assessment revenues in the U.S. See also: Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core, Rise of ‘Open’ Resources.

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wwwatanabe

JULY 7, 2015

Here are some tools for assessing the quantitative measures of readability: Online-Utility.org : Determines the Flesh-Kincade Reading Level by copying and pasting the text into the box. Revised edition of this post from 2014, based on my learning from Kyle Brumbaugh and Elizabeth Calhoon.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 1, 2015

CEM 2014 featured more than 300 organizations (including the National Writing Project ) mounting more than 600 events and activities for millions of participants worldwide. Innovations in Assessment. Educator Innovator , which is powered by the National Writing Project, will be a CEM Theme Leader this year.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

In 2014, we are celebrating the fifth anniversary of GlobalEdCon and we''re excited to share information about our future plans with you at this face-to-face event. CoSN 2014 Annual Conference Reminder. We also would like to thank those who have supported our previous events and introduce ourselves to others who may share our vision.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 1, 2015

CEM 2014 featured more than 300 organizations (including the National Writing Project ) mounting more than 600 events and activities for millions of participants worldwide. Educator Innovator , which is powered by the National Writing Project, will be a CEM Theme Leader this year.

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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

The disruptions in online assessments that roiled Montana, Nevada, and North Dakota in the spring of 2015 appear to have had both negative and positive effects on individual students’ test scores, according to a new analysis. See also: Assessment Fallout: Texas Fines ETS, Nevada Says DRC Misses Deadlines. We’re really moving on.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2018

These techniques include how to create strong, guided reading instruction, how to select and appropriately use high-quality texts and how to assess each child’s reading level to better target guided and independent reading. Related: Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair? Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update August 19th, 2014 Perhaps the greatest joy is learning how to motivate yourself. Newsletter Sponsor Click for more information Deadlines Gaming in Ed , September 15th - 19th, 2014 Upcoming deadlines: The Call for Proposals for the inaugural Gaming in Ed conference is now open.

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