The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2024

Imagine interacting with an avatar that dissolves into tears – and being assessed on how intelligently and empathetically you respond to its emotional display. But they also warn that the use of AI in assessments carries risks. “AI When it comes to using AI to design tests, there are all sorts of opportunities.

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techlearning

AUGUST 2, 2018

August 1, 2018 – Learning.com, a leader in providing digital literacy curriculum for elementary and middle school students, today announced registration is open for its free Tech Readiness Quiz. PORTLAND, Ore. Quiz participation is recommended for students in fifth and sixth grade; the test has been written at a third-grade reading level.

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Assessment Online Assessments Elementary Education 40

EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 9, 2019

The key strategy to get to this level of understanding involves a tried-and-true instructional practice: formative assessments and feedback. So what are some main characteristics of these assessment practices? Students learn to set goals, self-assess, monitor their progress over time. You Need Data to Personalize Learning.

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Strategy EdTech Resources Assessment 110

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

Eighteen years ago, when I was a student-teacher, I started out by silently sitting in the back of an elementary-grade classroom, watching, observing and taking notes. There were no iPads, no online assessments and no Zoom. For remote learners, we used an online assessment.) And there was no pandemic.

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Online Assessments Handbook Groups Strategy 211

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2021

That’s because low-income students were less likely to attend in-person school, where diagnostic assessments were given, or take an online assessment at home. Those learning loss estimates are based on how students performed on i-Ready assessments administered in school in spring 2021.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Mackenzie Woll, a second-grade teacher at Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public Elementary School in Worcester, Massachusetts, said diagnostic tests at the start of the year revealed that most of her students were reading at a kindergarten or a first grade level. “But READ THE SERIES. Even before the pandemic, reading achievement was in a slump.

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Elementary Analysis Libraries Report 145

Georgia Test Prep

JUNE 26, 2020

We reached out to some of the parents around us who had kids in Elementary & Middle school and talked to them and concluded that creating an online platform that can address such issues would help parents provide a strong foundation to their children. This web app bridges the gap between the classroom and at-home learning.

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Online Assessments Assessment Elementary Accessibility 52

eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2016

14-18, 2016 to provide an introduction to coding skills for elementary and middle school students. “There is a growing recognition that it is important for students to begin to develop computational thinking skills and coding proficiency, even as early as elementary school,” said Learning.com CEO Keith Oelrich. 4 to Nov.

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Elementary Social Media Online Assessments Assessment 106

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. However, there were still 25 elementary schools in the district without access to Hazel’s mental health resources.

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Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 128

techlearning

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Registration is now open for this event designed to bring together elementary and middle school students across the nation, challenging them to learn to code and develop skills that will put them on the path to success, while competing for great prizes. Runners up will receive a class pack of one-year subscriptions to EasyTech and EasyCode.

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Elementary Social Media Online Assessments Company 45

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

My 16, 17 and 18-year old students were entering my class reading at an elementary level. I decided to learn everything I could about mastery-based assessments so that I could start to close the learning gaps. Mastery-based assessment directly addressed this issue. Going paperless wouldn’t solve this problem.

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iPad Assessment Personalized Learning Libraries 124

Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 13, 2020

Some classes will get higher priority, such as the lower elementary grade, lab-based subjects. And then we have online learning platforms that are equipped with all the features required for students to fulfill their learning needs. There could also be experimentation with school days and weeks. Planning for the future.

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Education Trends Online Learning Guidelines 78

Technology Tidbits

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

BoomWriter for Districts ensures that a complete education technology experience will be delivered to your teachers and students resulting in improved fiction and nonfiction reading, writing and content assessment skills, and enhanced vocabulary development.

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Common Core Online Assessments Assessment Elementary 28

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

“Learning management systems enable a teacher (and the student) to connect learning goals with student portfolios, online assessments, and searchable resources in multiple formats.”.

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Personalized Learning Report Classroom Learning 40

techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

Want to speed up fluency assessments and free up time for instruction? This early literacy tool created by NWEA allows for whole-class, online assessment of oral reading fluency and other key skills thanks to speech recognition and audio recording software. Looking to go beyond the multiple-choice assessment?

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Assessment Robotics Digital Citizenship Tools 44

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. SEL Courses Assessment Strategies for SEL In this course, you’ll get up to speed on current practices in SEL, including the history and legislation that has propelled it to the forefront of our educational focus.

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Course Assessment Online Assessments Strategy 514

techlearning

JUNE 25, 2018

A fully functional laptop, students can also use the mobile zSpace solution to explore the internet, complete classwork assignments, take online assessments or any other activities that they would use a computer for at school. The new zSpace laptop is going to be a game-changer,” said Aleigha Henderson-Rosser, Ed.D.,

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

Want to speed up fluency assessments and free up time for instruction? This early literacy tool created by NWEA allows for whole-class, online assessment of oral reading fluency and other key skills thanks to speech recognition and audio recording software. Looking to go beyond the multiple-choice assessment?

Assessment 40

Assessment Robotics Tools Digital Citizenship 40

Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

Want to speed up fluency assessments and free up time for instruction? This early literacy tool created by NWEA allows for whole-class, online assessment of oral reading fluency and other key skills thanks to speech recognition and audio recording software. Looking to go beyond the multiple-choice assessment?

Assessment 40

Assessment Robotics Tools Digital Citizenship 40

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The proposed bond projects include $500,000 in improvements to elementary STEM facilities and $17 million for improvements to school technology. In making its transition to online assessment, Delaware used this strategy. More than $28 million of the total improvement costs will likely be covered by state funding.

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Chromebook E-rate BYOD Online Assessments 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Elementary Years ? Teaching Online ? Testing and Assessment ? World Schooling See you “online!” Starting to Homeschool : Webinar #2: The Elementary-School Years Starting to Homeschool : Webinar #3: What Will We Do Now That We’re Learning at Home? Blended Learning ? Brain-based Learning ? Classroom 2.0 ?

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Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

techlearning

JUNE 5, 2018

School administrators were encouraged to nominate a teacher superhero at their schools who goes above and beyond to equip their students with digital literacy skills needed for success on online assessments, in college and in their future careers.

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Elementary Online Assessments Assessment Technology 40