Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

To learn more about how districts are integrating innovative instructional practices and data-driven tools for more personalized learning, EdSurge spoke with Dr. Joseph Mancuso , Superintendent of Eastern York School District , and Michael Calvert , Director of Elementary Education at South Allegheny School District.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2019

A majority of administrators from elementary schools (64 percent), middle schools ( 83 percent ) and high schools ( 85 percent ) report they have already implemented one-to-one devices or see it as a primary goal, according to a 2018 K–12 leadership survey from the Consortium for School Networking. . by Jennifer Brown.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In July 2018, Digital Promise launched a new Maker Learning Leadership Cohort dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation in the Pittsburgh region. Today, step into any of Duquesne Elementary’s shared learning spaces and you will see students immersed in hands-on design work.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2019

Nicole Naditz on episode 478 Standards-based grading — where students are assessed by specific standards — is being discussed or implemented in many districts. Nicole Naditz – Bio as Submitted Nicole has been a Program Specialist in Instructional Technology at San Juan Unified School District since 2018.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 15:06. At Slackwood Elementary School in New Jersey, AI assistants helped bolster first-grade students, a majority of whom were struggling to achieve high test scores in science, technology, engineering and math courses. Teachers Are Turning to AI Solutions for Assistance. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2018

Tue, 04/17/2018 - 13:59. Digital Citizenship for Students at Elementary School Levels. Elementary students should be taught how to stay safe online, but mainly, they need to learn that the online world is connected to the real world. Unified School District fifth-grade teacher Tammy Dunbar and Concord Road Elementary (N.Y.)

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2018

Tue, 04/17/2018 - 13:59. Digital Citizenship for Students at Elementary School Levels. Elementary students should be taught how to stay safe online, but mainly, they need to learn that the online world is connected to the real world. Unified School District fifth-grade teacher Tammy Dunbar and Concord Road Elementary (N.Y.)

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are down after the pandemic. Indeed, it’s so aspirational that most states are not trying to reach that level with their annual assessments. Phillips set out to map NAEP benchmarks onto international assessments in science and mathematics. . emphasis added].

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 18, 2019

In July 2018, representatives from 10 Pittsburgh-area schools excitedly gathered with the goal of growing maker learning opportunities as the Southwest Pennsylvania Maker Learning Leadership Cohort. Cohorts Spur Collaborative Progress for Maker Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

One of the most popular shows of 2018 was with Tom Mullaney on Google Jamboard so we’ve updated it for 2021! Episode 716 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In this show, Tom shows us how teachers are using Google Jamboard, why it is so popular, and how you can use it to teach.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2019

To highlight some of the standout programs and great work that has taken place at Verizon Innovative Learning schools across the country over the course of the 2018-19 school year, we’re excited to announce the initiative’s annual Schools of Excellence Award winners. Verizon Innovative Learning schools standouts. Comeback School of the Year.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 1, 2019

As a former elementary school teacher, I remember the pressure the test can sometimes put on students, parents, and even teachers. According to a recent national study, “ Parents 2018: Going Beyond Good Grades ,” more than half of teachers say that parents rely too much on grades alone.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2018

Date: May 14, 2018. You’re an elementary teacher right? We finished our assessment last week, and then this week was all about STAR testing. And I’m not sure what kind of assessment you have in the south, but we have STAR tests, some people had NWEA. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 29, 2018

From stop motion to video controls and cool add-ins for formative assessment and graphics, learn about this Swiss Army Knife of Google tools – Google Slides. Kasey Bell’s Google Certification courses are open for enrollment from May 28 until June 10, 2018. Date: May 29, 2018. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

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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Waterford

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The early years are vital to a child’s long-term achievement in reading, so teaching vocabulary and content knowledge in preschool and in the elementary grades is essential. 4 Free Downloadable Chapter Books for Elementary Students. Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties. Rapaport, A.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2018

Wed, 05/09/2018 - 11:57. Fleming says whether the district sets up a makerspace in an elementary school library, in a middle school classroom or in a high school cafeteria, each makerspace has a unique quality. Assess the School’s Existing STEM Programs. How to Implement Library Makerspaces in STEM Programs. jena.passut_7651.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 17, 2019

As schools identify necessary actions within the network schools’ Theory of Action plans, educators who have learning needs in those areas (such as student engagement, assessment literacy, collaborative coaching, etc.) Allen Elementary in rural Floyd County, Kentucky, has embedded micro-credentials within a system of personalized learning.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The latest proof point is Mystery Science , a provider of elementary-grade science curriculum, which has been acquired by Discovery Education. elementary schools, according to Mystery Science co-founder Keith Schact. This past July, it purchased Spiral, a formative assessment platform. In August 2019, the Silver Spring, Md.-based

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at Golden Grove Elementary School in Palm Beach County, FL pad around the classroom in their (possibly) smelly socks, everyone cheers. Linda Edgecomb is the principal of Golden Grove Elementary and a huge fan of Stinky Feet Day. Flashlight reading at Golden Grove Elementary School.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

5 Reading Fluency Activities for Elementary Students. Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, June 2018, 19(1). You can use these free resources from Waterford.org to foster reading fluency and reading comprehension. Kilpatrick, D.A. September 2015.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

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 30, 2018. It can even be done in the elementary curriculum. Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2018

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 31, 2018. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here. Vicki: Mentorship!

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2020

In the fall of 2018 our school made a big shift. So the same research from the field of Mind, Brain and Education that we used in 2018 to create our new at-school schedule became the starting point for designing what distance learning should look like as well. Once again, we turned to research.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 7, 2018

Over seven million will take SAT tests in 2018 in January, March/April, May, June, October, November, or December. USATestprep is standards-aligned teacher-directed test preparation for elementary through high school. More on assessments: 12 Fresh Ways to Assess Student Learning. How NOT to Assess Student Writing.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. Date: January 17, 2018. Vicki: Well, I’ll put the link in to the project, because this should be airing and going live in January 2018. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

performing formative assessments. We developed a district-wide protocol where for each lesson, teachers had to write the state standard, the learning target, the essential question and the assessments they were going to use for the lesson. The curriculum, instruction, and assessment all had to be aligned. Young Eagles Aviation.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2021

I attended low-performing elementary and middle schools in San Francisco, and no one in my family had ever gone to college. More than 7,100 Texas high school students earned associate degrees in the 2018-19 academic year, and many of those credentials included industry certifications.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw attitudes toward math bottom out in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Students also needed support when it came to the end of year state assessments. “We The following year, Ruiz did the same.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Sponsor: The STLinATL Conference will be at Woodward Academy in Atlanta July 26-27, 2018. Link to show: Date: April 5, 2018. You want to make sure that your formative assessments are based on where the student is at, not some kind of standard that every student in your classroom has to jump through. www.stlinatl.com.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School in Texas get an unusual introduction to technology. Personalized learning is core to the model at Rogers Elementary, and Kristen Watkins, director of the personalized learning program at Dallas Independent School District, says that exposing students to multiple devices is an intentional part of the school’s approach.

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MIND Research Institute

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

August 29, 2018. August 22, 2018. Because of Staples, MIND was able to offer the following prizes: All participants - a certificate and official 2018 Game-a-thon poster. Hawes Elementary. Guess or Assess. I'm judging @MIND_Research Institute's national K-12 Game-a-thon. Shaun @Home (@shaun_mccabe). Dr. Ralph E.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

percent (about 10,000 students) in the 2017-2018 school year, to 15.1 percent (about 11,000 students) in 2018-2019. By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. Simon was confident that her team’s efforts would help.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Fourth grade ELLs at both schools grew their CAASPP scores by 252% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year.

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2018, 51(1), pp. Parental involvement in middle school: a meta-analytic assessment of the strategies that promote achievement. Parent Involvement and Children’s Academic and Social Development in Elementary School. Empowering Parents to Help Schools. Retrieved from educationnext.org: [link].

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Specifically, he wondered why the field of vocational psychology wasn't being translated to elementary and middle school, when the students he worked with at Qualcomm seemed invested and eager to learn. Bergin currently teaches first grade but she’s taught elementary grades at El Cajon’s Anza Elementary for years, mainly grades K-2.

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