eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

As novice sixth grade math and English teachers, weve learned to approach our mid-year benchmark assessments not as final judgments but as tools for reflection and growth. This perspective transforms data analysis into an empowering process; data is a tool for improvement amongst our students rather than a measure of failure.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In the years after the law went into effect, the testing and data industries flourished, selling school districts interim assessments to track student progress throughout the year along with flashy data dashboards that translated student achievement into colored circles and red warning flags. Why doesn’t data analysis work?

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Analysis Data Comparison Study 145

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

Difficult decisions have had to be made regarding grading, making funds available to get technology in the hands of disadvantaged kids, getting school work to kids where the digital divide could not be overcome, and figuring out how to provide professional learning support virtually. Ensure SPED accommodations are being met.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

These adaptations could be in the form of suggesting next steps, providing remediation, controlling pacing, or providing feedback based on analysis of the students performance. Puentedura added: The data can be used, not just as a question of how to assess something, it can be used to scaffold and underpin what happens in a classroom.

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Data Analysis EdTech Learning Analytics 120

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

As such, we created a professional development model that focuses on providing: Ongoing opportunities for teachers to participate in professional learning. This eight-step model is centered on collaboration to help improve both teaching and learning. Collaborative teaching opportunities.

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Differentiated Instruction Strategy Professional Learning Analysis 119

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The educator micro-credentials ecosystem connects leading professional learning content experts, convenes thought leaders, and works with a wide range of stakeholders toward a shared vision and goals. Issuers develop micro-credential content, assess submissions, and award micro-credentials.

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Education Professional Learning Analysis Accessibility 259

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2024

As the CEO of Aspire Change EDU , I'm dedicated to research-driven, data-enhanced, and evidence-based services and resources to aid districts, schools, and organizations in transforming teaching, learning, and leadership. Additional data is collected for analysis in the final report.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 17, 2019

The ACT Network brings together shared school leadership teams—teachers, principals, central office staff who serve the schools, and community advocates—to analyze a school’s data sources, including demographic data, perception and survey data, learning data, and program data. Micro-credentials are a solution to this need.

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Digital Badges Professional Learning Data Elementary 257

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

We asked educators to share their views about teaching and learning in 2025 (find industry predictions for 2025 here ). Here’s what they had to say: In 2025 and beyond, providing high-quality professional learning will be essential in retaining teachers, as well as helping to ensure they feel fulfilled in their work.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

We use observations, quick formative assessments, longer summative assessments, and long-term benchmark assessments. The problem is that these assessments come in a variety of ways, depending on where you teach. Many districts utilize pre-built assessments from curricular resource companies. The short answer is no.

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Assessment Company Data Professional Learning 113

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

Even in the face of current challenges, many schools and districts are using this moment to design new approaches that will shape learning far into the future. As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs.

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Analysis Education Digital Divide Policies 210

American Consortium for Equity in Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Tim Hudson, Chief Learning Officer, Discovery Education When I was in graduate school, the first “paper” assigned in my Qualitative Analysis class was to explain the differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods.

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Assessment Analysis Education Learning 115

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

It has become increasingly possible to personalize learning–adapt resources and assessments to student skills and needs and differentiate lessons that are pushed out to individual students or small groups ( read: Shifting my Teacher Mindset with Micro-credentials ). Constructive Conversations – Assessing Student Conversations.

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Assessment Chromebook Digital Badges Analysis 219

TeacherCast

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The Staff Needs Assessment is by far one of the most important and at the same time, most stressful part of the process in creating an EdTech Integration Plan for your school district. In this post, we are going to learn what a Staff Needs Assessment is, how it should be created, and how it should be shared with your staff.

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Assessment How To Survey EdTech 139

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 7, 2011

Daggett provides some nice working definitions for these two terms: Rigor - Academic rigor refers to learning in which students demonstrate a thorough in-depth mastery of challenging tasks to develop cognitive skills through reflective thought, analysis, problem solving, evaluation or creativity.

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Analysis Course Strategy Conference 224

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2022

A recent Hechinger Report article highlighted how data analysis has not significantly improved student outcomes since the No Child Left Behind Act ramped up national data collection. Simply gathering evidence of learning, whether through tests or teacher-prompted feedback, is wasted effort if it does not inform the practice of teaching.

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Data Analysis Professional Learning Outcomes 131

edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2023

We know assessment is a tool that helps teachers to inform personalized learning, differentiate instruction, accelerate learning, and ultimately support healthy learning mindsets. But all this happens only when assessments are valid and reliable. Or, more simply, when assessments are good.

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Assessment Pearson Differentiated Instruction Data 93

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We’ve provided more opportunities for network members to engage with researchers to address big challenges in Challenge Collaboratives, we created professional learning community Cohorts in which leaders can explore topics of interest with peers, and we’re developing Innovation Portfolios that showcase districts’ innovation stories and outcomes.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

Data-driven decisions are increasingly recognized as a critical component of K-12 education, enhancing personalized learning, improving assessment and feedback, optimizing resource allocation and fostering early intervention. For example, we are wrapping up a tier-one literacy curriculum review.

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Outcomes Data Strategy Assessment 153

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

District Assessment Sharing and Data-Rich Reporting Natalee Feese Technology-enabled and auto-scored district assessments, tied to the core curriculum, are another key piece of an LMS. School districts and administrators need one place to administer assessments, no matter where students log in. this is really important.’”

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LMS Learning Assessment EdTech 178

Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2018

Attendees self-assessed the state of equity in their work and partnerships using Digital Promise’s Equity Audit 101, the beta version of a forthcoming tool. InnovateRI @D_Fairchild sharing the @eduvateri social network analysis work from this summer. Personalized learning implementation.

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Education EdTech Strategy Analysis 205

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2015

Access matters – During the planning process it is imperative that there is a critical analysis of existing infrastructure. Teachers need training on how to develop pedagogically sound lessons and quality assessments aligned to higher standards. The key is being able to assess learning, not knowing how to use thousands of tools.

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Digital Learning Learning BYOD Professional Learning 150

edWeb.net

APRIL 1, 2025

Going forward, students need digital tools and platforms that recognize and are responsive to variability in learning. Leaders can lean on SETDA’s five edtech quality indicators to better assess which edtech tools are most effective. It helps historically marginalized populations access more educational and career opportunities.

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Digital Divide Lenovo EdTech Data 80

TeacherCast

OCTOBER 28, 2021

John Wooden The Staff Needs Assessment is by far one of the most important and at the same time, most stressful part of the process in creating an EdTech Integration Plan for your school district. In this post, we are going to learn what a Staff Needs Assessment is, how it should be created, and how it should be shared with your staff.

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Assessment How To Survey EdTech 88

Edsurge

JULY 5, 2019

Are we requiring DEI professional learning and development for our team members? Curriculum must, therefore, be accompanied by deep, connected, professional learning that encourages teacher reflection and supports the analysis of instructional practice and student learning. But that is the work we must do.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2024

Over the past year, the tone of that guidance has shifted from skepticism and resistance to acceptance and optimism, according to an analysis from the Center for Reinventing Public Education. Today, the use of this technology in education settings is underway, and states are even beginning to release guidance on how to navigate AI in schools.

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Edthena

MARCH 23, 2022

But we know that teachers can and should continue their professional learning and growth for positive student outcomes. The virtual coach prompts teachers to reflect on their analysis and develop a near-term goal in their professional growth priority area. Phase 2: Reflect. Phase 3: Enact. Phase 1: Analyze.

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Analysis Video Outcomes Strategy 98

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Shift 1: Moving to Transferable and Conceptual Teaching A 2022 University of Texas study analyzed more than 200 word problems from the PARCC assessment and the Smarter Balanced math test in elementary and middle school. The analysis revealed that using a keyword strategy (i.e.,

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Analysis Assessment Trends Instructional Materials 117

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

Gilmore: We worked with AdvancED | Measured Progress to do a root cause analysis: in order to move the academic needle in this district, what do we need to accomplish? performing formative assessments. The curriculum, instruction, and assessment all had to be aligned. Savannah Joyner to Attend Princeton University this Summer.

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Differentiated Instruction Assessment STEM Analysis 153

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

In Teachers Know Best, teachers “suggest that the ideal professional learning experience should focus less on presentations and lectures and more on opportunities to apply learning through demonstrations or modeling and practice.” It’s essential to identify PD content that aligns with the initiatives in your school.

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How To LMS EdTech Common Core 169

Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Job Embedded Professional Development. Professional Learning Communities. A safe and cooperative climate for learning. Support and training to promote continual professional learning. Data to track and promote collaborative inquiry and practices that improve student learning.

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Education Professional Learning Study Case Study 120

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Support for small-group instruction was recognized as a crucial part of meeting students’ specific literacy needs, and identifying those needs required not only training but also improved assessment data. Then, the educators had to learn how to meet those instructional needs.

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Classroom Learning Data Assessment 119

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2017

The school day has just ended, there are three different assessments that need to be graded (×30.), It can be simply a place to house important documents and resources for learners, or it can be a tool that facilitates assessment and feedback. Why do weekly faculty meetings have to be the most dreaded part of a teacher’s week?

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Assessment Social Media Analysis Tools 136

Edthena

JANUARY 13, 2022

Learn more about Edthena’s start and video-powered professional learning in this conversation between Rod Murray of The Pulse podcast and Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller. And, try out Edthena’s video coaching professional learning for yourself. Video-Powered Professional Learning.

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Professional Learning Video Learning LMS 59

edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2021

Evidence-based intervention is dependent on an evidence-based assessment process, and the presenters recommended universal screening using tools such as the Social, Academic, Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS). Tier 2, or more targeted levels of support, should be for about 15%. Join the Community.

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Data Assessment Professional Learning Training 98

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 53

Edthena

JANUARY 13, 2022

Learn more about Edthena’s start and video-powered professional learning in this conversation between Rod Murray of The Pulse podcast and Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller. And, try out Edthena’s video coaching professional learning for yourself. Video-Powered Professional Learning.

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