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Talented Students Are Kept From Early Algebra. Should States Force Schools to Enroll Them?

Edsurge

Relying on teacher recommendations or parent advocacy to decide which students are ready, many schools have not been able to get enough talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds into seats in algebra classrooms. The guidance is connected to MAP Growth , one of the nonprofit’s assessments. In 2018, Ohio adopted one such policy.

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If we don’t engage online, we cede mindshare to others who will

Dangerously Irrelevant

They are great models for how to use social media in empowered ways for research dissemination, policy advocacy, and educational impact. Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, @vamboozled_ , vamboozled.com (educator assessment). Increasing the visibility and impact of our work [July 2, 2018]. Bruce Baker, @schlfinance101 , schoolfinance101.wordpress.com

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Revisiting the Legacy of San Francisco’s Detracking Experiment

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Now that the firestorm has passed, some say the initial judgments were too harsh: The percentage of students enrolled in math classes in San Francisco beyond Algebra II increased from 2018 to 2021, according to data recently highlighted by detracking advocate Kentaro Iwasaki, founder of Concentric Math.

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Kids Co-Creating Curriculum

The CoolCatTeacher

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. Date: January 29, 2018. We Don’t Have To Choose Between Assessment and Excellent Teaching.

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From Testing to Transformational Change with Pam Moran

The CoolCatTeacher

Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. Date: January 15, 2018. The state’s just reduced that to a requirement of one science, one social studies, one math, and a reading and writing assessment. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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The Importance of SEL to Education Success

Ask a Tech Teacher

It should surprise no one that as of mid-2018, two states have passed SEL measures, sixteen SEL-related bills and resolutions have been introduced, and twenty-three states are working on SEL standards. And with home advocacy, SEL will work better, faster, and more effectively. What is SEL. –Image credit: [link]. SEL exercises.

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It’s a Long Game After All

Iterating Toward Openness

OER advocacy, like most work, is filled alternately with advances and setbacks. According to the most recent (2018) Babson Survey covering OER, only 31% of faculty are either “Very Aware” or “Aware” of OER. A world of tears. It’s a world of hopes. And a world of fears. There’s so much that we share.

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