Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2022

But it’s not just schools themselves who are easy targets: Hackers have hit the edtech vendors that schools work with as well, most notably Illuminate Education, where a breach earlier this year exposed the data of millions of students across the country. Agencies being required to talk to each other more, and share data.

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Data Advocacy Policies Trends 159

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 17, 2019

Path Pace Place Choice Voice Advocacy Models There are many mainstream models out there that can be used to blend effectively. However, learners can be pushed based on ability level and the data gleaned can be used during small group to provide targeted instruction. Keep in mind that one element might support or enhance another.

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Blended Learning Flipped Classroom Learning Advocacy 419

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Critics also challenged the arguments and data used by the district to justify the policy. But even before San Francisco ended its experiment, the data coming out of the district had become bitterly contested. This year San Francisco unraveled its nearly 10-year experiment. Its worse when class and race intersect, he says.

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Course Data Policies Groups 170

Neo LMS

MARCH 22, 2018

These holes within school and other institutional databases can create vulnerabilities, exposing: IP addresses, location settings & browser data. Data breaches and other hacks can cause educators to be locked out of necessary accounts as a means of defense, but that can also lead to further data leaks or lost information in the process.

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Data Internet Safety LMS Student Data Privacy 150

Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

Educators and district leaders can use data to make informed decisions. Outside of keeping track of test scores, educators can use technology to get helpful insights and more effectively make data-informed decisions. According to Census Bureau data from 2016, nearly 82 percent of all households in the U.S.

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Accessibility Technology E-rate Data 336

Digital Promise

APRIL 3, 2019

CLX hopes to use the data from this report to demonstrate ways other educators and cities can “remake learning… so it is enhanced by technology, driven by learners’ interests, supported by their peers, and connected future opportunity.”. For data gathering, there are plenty of free and low-cost survey tools that will get you started.

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Data Report Survey Advocacy 316

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Middle school social studies teacher Erin Merrill implemented a system where students use a data notebook to track their mastery of specific standards. Merrill reported a 100% pass rate on the Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments after introducing the data notebooks.

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Study Tools Groups Digital Citizenship 417

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Computational thinking skills are versatile approaches to problem solving that include: Gathering and organizing data to investigate questions and communicate findings. Creating computational models that use data and algorithms to simulate complex systems. We offer a number of recommendations to move this work forward.

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Education Advocacy Data Report 288

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2019

An open-access advocacy group on Wednesday sent a formal filing to the U.S. Cengage and McGraw-Hill’s proposed merger is a step toward forming a monopoly over higher education data." —The Cengage and McGraw-Hill’s proposed merger is a step toward forming a monopoly over higher education data,” it argues.

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Advocacy Groups Pearson Education 120

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Deklotz said, “Students telling the story about how their personalized plan has helped them plan for the future and how they think about school has more impact on the board and community than data.” Student advocacy reinforced Kettle Moraine’s implementation of CBE and expanded opportunities around personalized learning.

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Social Media Education Advocacy Personalized Learning 299

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Our overall objective was to expand access to literacy and use real-world data in curating and individualizing collections to better serve the needs of the district’s highly diverse student population. Providing impactful data on student reading habits. We also work as a department to analyze the data and make purchasing decisions.

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Data Libraries Advocacy eBook 107

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2024

asked Kristen Hengtgen, a policy analyst at EdTrust, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization that lobbies for racial and economic equity in education. In her data analysis, she noted that dual enrollment credits were only providing a modest boost to students overall, but very large boosts to some demographic groups.

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Analysis Report Data Course 145

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

That’s according to the 2021 State of Computer Science report jointly released last week by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance. The figure is based on data from public high schools in 37 states, a first for the report. “It

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Accessibility Advocacy Policies Course 199

Digital Promise

AUGUST 29, 2017

It has spurred the publication of white papers, launch of incubators and conferences, as well as interest amongst journalists and advocacy groups. Pre- and post-test data will be collected, as well as usage data and responses to monthly surveys and self-assessment data.

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Mobility Advocacy Data Accessibility 238

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Effective Advocacy. The data in the [Linux Foundation’s] Kernel Development report shatter this illusion. Two decades later, their strategy has clearly paid off: for-profit companies create and contribute to an incredible amount of open source software. of all the changes contributed to the kernel during this period (p.

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OER Advocacy Software Company 110

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Attendance Works based its “alarming” estimate on 2021-22 attendance data it has from four states where chronic absenteeism doubled from pre-pandemic levels: California, Connecticut, Ohio and Virginia. It may be a full year before we will have national data on student absences during 2021-22 from the U.S. 27, 2022 blog post.

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Advocacy Groups Data Classroom 104

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

It’s the first time this kind of data has been compiled and analyzed nationally, and some of the spending gaps are extreme. Hechinger’s analysis of state and local spending by school included nearly 700 districts (those with 15 or more schools) from 40 states that made the data available. But he’s not surprised. That’s a problem.

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Data Elementary Trends Analysis 145

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Moreover, if your instructional resource providers are using AI in their tools, then the student data privacy agreements need to be updated to include that. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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Guidelines Student Data Privacy Policies Digital Citizenship 96

eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

As a part of this initiative, MAP Growth data will transfer seamlessly into DMAC , enhancing this valuable tool used by Texas educators by providing quicker access to student data that supports instruction and student achievement. This allows for more time with students and less time planning, testing, grading, and disaggregating data.

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Data Accessibility Education Advocacy 103

Doug Levin

MAY 18, 2015

School districts may not fully understand or comply with existing federal and state data privacy rules and regulations (or maybe only do so when it is in their best interests ), which suggests that more resources could be used to support implementation (such as training, technical assistance, model policies and practices, etc.)

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Internet Safety Student Data Privacy Policies Company 295

edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2022

More important, though, every piece of technology must adhere to the district’s student data privacy policies. While school counsel may have general knowledge of FERPA and other federal laws, most aren’t data privacy experts. If not, help them find a tool that meets the goal and complies with the school’s data privacy policy.

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Student Data Privacy Guidelines Data Handbook 96

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Of course, there are technical aspects to protecting data, and as many schools have learned during the pandemic, district IT staff need to stay on top of evolving efforts to compromise systems. Based on CoSN’s “ Student Data Privacy: A School System Priority. However, it’s about the right data in the right hands.

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Data Student Data Privacy Policies Training 98

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2024

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. And at least one researcher hopes that a shift toward a “more nuanced” model built on proven student aptitude will win out.

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Advocacy Secondary Policies Guidelines 201

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 11, 2017

There is a great deal of research and evidence out there that pretty much debunks the claims of many in the world of education reform that accountability systems based solely on student achievement data have any merit. A school can and should provide a meaningful learning experience for students.

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Policies Advocacy Strategy Accessibility 245

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Data privacy, a multi-stakeholder priority for school systems, touches every aspect of operations. To provide safe learning environments, district leaders must stay abreast of data privacy regulations at the state and federal levels. Legal issues around data privacy can be overwhelming for the school community.

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Guidelines Data Student Data Privacy Handbook 89

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

AI models are built on data, much of which reflects historical inequality. This work includes mitigating biases in training data, designing adaptive algorithms that evolve to meet diverse needs and ensuring accessibility for all families. Community-led advocacy can push for AI systems that reflect diverse needs.

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Policies Comparison System Data 76

American Consortium for Equity in Education

DECEMBER 11, 2023

By Dominique Janeway In the ever-evolving landscape of education, a crucial aspect of ensuring student success lies in the effective analysis of data. Student data conferences and individual conferences involving administration are powerful tools that can reshape educational outcomes.

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Conference Data Analysis Education 116

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

This is landmark legislation,” Corinne Roller, director of advocacy and public policy at Girls Who Code, tells EdSurge. According to the bill, schools are required to submit this data annually to the state’s education department, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

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Policies Advocacy Data Report 167

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Which technologies are collecting student data? How is that data being used? The results offer an “unprecedented look at data privacy,” said Adam Burns, chief operating officer at Edge Research, which conducted the surveys. With this skyrocketing growth in technology use, however, comes greater concerns around student privacy.

Student Data Privacy 180

Student Data Privacy Data Survey Advocacy 180

Doug Levin

JUNE 18, 2019

For those who care about the evolving terrain of student data privacy and civil liberties issues in schools, you may know that the actions of Lockport (NY) Public Schools – and their defiance of the advice of the New York State Department of Education – have become a defining case. No Description.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy Advocacy EdTech Strategy 150

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

One skit, for example, focused on data walls; the teacher called a student up to her desk and gave the student an anonymous pin for the data wall: “Great job! Go put your pin up on the data wall.” Go ahead and put your pin on the data wall.” You got a 90% on the test. You got a 60%.

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Training Professional Learning Data Meeting 210

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. Across the countries examined in the report, data emerges as one common issue critical to laying the groundwork for creating a more transparent and connected marketplace. Whereas the U.S. says the report.

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Technology EdTech Education Mobility 162

Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This $50 million initiative could connect up to 130,000 households to high-speed internet an endeavor that EducationSuperHighway is proud to have helped shape through our technical expertise and advocacy. This partnership began with our response to an RFI issued in 2022.

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Digital Divide Broadband Advocacy Strategy 52

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

It is driven by choice, voice, and advocacy. Tools like TodaysMeet and Mentimeter can also be used to gather perception data from kids Implement portfolios as a means of authentic assessment When hiring new teachers and administrators have kids on the interview committee As policies that impact students are created or updated (i.e.

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Advocacy Edmodo BYOD Assessment 150

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Leverage data to make your decision Learn more about 3P Learning & Mathletics: Standards-mapped Benchmark Tests. Educators leverage data to personalize student learning and support school resourcing decisions. Educators leverage data to personalize student learning and support school resourcing decisions.

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EdTech Resources Advocacy Data 164

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Brian Johnsrud Director of Education Learning and Advocacy, Adobe To explore this challenge, EdSurge sat down with Brian Johnsrud , the director of education learning and advocacy at Adobe. But how can schools equip students with these essential competencies?

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Adobe Technology Advocacy Industry 182

eSchool News

JULY 29, 2024

Recent data shows students with disabilities miss substantially more school compared to their peers. Leverage a data-driven foundation to support students You can’t construct an effective strategy without first inspecting and analyzing the current conditions. This blueprint has three integral sections: 1.

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Strategy Data Advocacy Assistive Technology 124