Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Learn more about EdSurge ethics and policies here and supporters here.) One commenter even suggested just giving up on doing tests and assignments and trying to find new ways of assessing student knowledge. “I Some of the school and state policies that ban smartphones might also apply to these new smart glasses.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 2, 2022

We implement benchmarking assessments and professional learning communities (PLCs). Similarly, “another pair of researchers also reviewed studies on the use of data analysis in schools, much of which is produced by assessments throughout the school year, and reached the same conclusion. We create data teams and data walls.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2024

The Pillars of Digital Leadership , Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) and associated rubrics serve as springboards to move organizational leadership to the next level. Regular assessment and data-driven decision-making further support the development and implementation of effective teaching strategies.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 12, 2018

Inspecting the difference between schools with higher and lower student outcomes, higher-performing schools were much more likely to focus on tools that promoted student collaboration, assessments and games. For those looking to adopt some of these policies, there are plenty of options available to help put a spotlight on these areas.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Assessment is meaningful and a positive learning experience for students. Classroom Technology Strengthens Competency-Based Assessment. The number of states with policies in place to promote and facilitate competency-based systems has grown from just a handful in 2004 to 43 states in 2018. by Wendy McMahon.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Meanwhile, I will be sharing Part 3 of the series I've been writing about how every school needs an AI policy now, including the empirical evidence in Pa rt 1 and the Generative AI examples in Part 2. The time is now to create your generative AI policy. Now on to today's topic, Windows 11 Copilot. How Do I get Copilot? You cannot run.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In this series, we take a closer look inside our new paper, “ Micro-credentials and Education Policy in the United States: Recognizing Learning and Leadership for Our Nation’s Teachers.”. We point out that 24 states now are requiring new recruits to pass some kind of performance assessment in order to be fully licensed.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Well be seeing some exciting shifts within education that will leverage technology to transform learning and assessment in meaningful ways. This shift isnt just about moving assessments online–its about making tests more efficient and accessible for students. This simply isnt true.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 22, 2019

We have scripts, policies and other educational content there for the taking, and we encourage members to share any resources they’ve created. Members discuss not only technical topics, but also professional development, leadership and policy programs. . Today, we reach members on an almost daily basis.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

Years ago, I took the lead in writing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy for my school site, which was later adopted by my district. It worked until our site eventually became one of the first sites to roll out a one-to-one policy with Chromebooks. Seven years ago, I proposed a day without technology to the site administration.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Some companies offer beta tests or sandboxes for staff to simulate student experiences, which can be a valuable way to assess the tool’s effectiveness. Teachers submit proposals for evaluation, which are assessed for compliance with data privacy policies before pilot implementation.

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eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2025

At a time when schools can be limited by obsolete teaching methods, inequitable policies, and uninspiring school cultures, we should aspire to rehab the features of an antiquated education system. In conducting instructional audits and policy assessments, we found significant gaps in engagement, equity, and outcomes.

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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

JUNE 19, 2019

In this series, we take a closer look inside our new paper, “ Micro-credentials and Education Policy in the United States: Recognizing Learning and Leadership for Our Nation’s Teachers.”. Questions must be considered when developing policies. A large share of $4.3 Micro-credentials can transform teacher evaluation and compensation.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2019

I’ll also review some steps that K–12 leaders can take to assess their systems’ vulnerabilities , plan security work and regularly test systems and look for ways to improve. They include decentralized control of data, the I nternet of Things and connected devices, poor security planning and awareness among staff and students.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 27, 2018

Michael Hawes, the director of the Student Privacy Policy and Assistance Division at the U.S. The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) was established in 2001 with the No Child Left Behind Act and is known for its provisions dealing with surveys and assessments. Have Policies to Evaluate Proposed Services.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2024

Assessing Experience and Subject Matter Expertise Experience matters, with a McKinsey study showing that skills secured on the job account for 46% of the value professionals deliver over the course of their careers. Regional Relevance : Tutors need to have knowledge of the particular education system your child is participating in.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2022

Take a look at what your third grade unit of instruction is that's coming up and identify what are those skills and concepts that students are going to need right now in order to access that and assess based on that. And now I look and I get some formative assessment for myself. Where are my students at? I finished teaching my unit.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

In 2024, AI will become even more prevalent in the educational space, prompting changes in school policies and encouraging educators to find new ways to embrace this rapidly developing technology. On the 9th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on major K-12 education trends.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The CDW report shows that organizations improve their security posture with network access controls, security assessment tools and supplementary email security. Data governance policies are key, she says. Schools should scan their networks for vulnerabilities. People need training and guidance,” says Attai. “We

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 18, 2018

As of 2018, all but two states have some kind of K–12 competency-based education policy , 18 of which are advanced, comprehensive policies that help districts get the resources they need. In December, states submitted their plans for using Title II funding to develop personalized learning initiatives.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2025

Recent National Assessment of Educational Progress reading scores dipped to the lowest theyve ever been, falling two points on average for fourth and eighth graders. In the past, the university had a strict policy that if students struggled in their first year, they likely wouldnt be able to stay at Radford, Usher says.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

In many cases, parent involvement understandably extends to supporting students in taking online assessments. Teachers and principals are emphasizing to parents and caregivers that assessments help identify student needs so that educators can better plan instruction to meet those needs. Now it drives instruction.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 10, 2025

It helps you track student engagement through assessments, course evaluations and learning outcomes. Flip helps every student feel heard and involved when fostering discussions, assessing understanding or building a more connected classroom. Built-in reports help you assess learning progress and spot students needing extra support.

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Digital Promise

MAY 14, 2019

The results of large-scale tests may be used by schools or policy-makers to make important decisions such as grouping students by ability or assessing how well schools are doing. Across Canada, researchers and educators have documented the need to transform how the provinces assess literacy and consider more innovative designs.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

to teaching, learning, and assessment processes – comes in with a lot of paperwork. Tablet papers are great tools that can help schools adopt a paperless policy. There is still room for progress, as many schools still use paper-based tests both for summative and formative assessment. There is a way to have the cake and eat it.

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Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The gears of the FRS Framework are as follows: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. In a Future Ready district, curriculum, instruction, and assessment are tightly aligned, redesigned to engage students in 21st Century, relevant, technology-empowered, deeper learning. Data and Privacy. Robust Infrastructure.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

To evolve our education system and improve student outcomes for good, we need to reevaluate our policy-making decisions from the last 50-plus years—not just the last 18 months—while also looking forward to what students need to learn to be successful in the future. Why on Earth should we go back to pre-COVID education policies and systems?

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 4, 2019

App Hub Helps IT Staff Assess Integration and Compliance. The hub will also give IT staff more visibility into developers’ data and accessibility policies , according to Karen Greenleaf, senior program manager for Chrome OS. . “This hub is going to let us narrow our search to a niche that is specifically for educational technology.”.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Making a cybersecurity plan without an initial assessment of the status quo is like making an airplane reservation without knowing what city you’re flying out of , said Frosty Walker, CISO for the Texas Education Agency, at the Texas Computer Education Association Convention & Exposition in San Antonio on Monday. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 1, 2025

On the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a national test done every two years, Minnesota fell from second place among the 50 states in 2009 on eighth grade math scores to eighth place in 2022 , the latest year of available data. Not all districts dislike the policy. Department of Education spokesperson Alberto Betancourt.)

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 1, 2019

I am all for teachers selling lesson plans, assessments, support materials, and other resources to their peers. Let’s take a minute to process what a rubric really is and the role that it plays in assessment: Rubrics are explicit schemes for classifying products or behaviors into categories that vary along a continuum.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2020

After COVID we had WebEx sessions you could go to if you wanted to say hello, or if you wanted to talk to someone, or if you have any questions at all regarding the content or the exams or the assessments and so on. One student missed “having peers to bounce ideas off of or to assess myself before an exam.”. “I

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Without having any kind of policy change or any kind of. And so we’re seeing a lot of, especially, policies react to that by we’re banning everything. No, we’re starting to see that swing back with some of the policies that have been introduced. Kevin Hogan Yeah. It’s like a lot of stuff in the tech.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Critics also challenged the arguments and data used by the district to justify the policy. Whats more, they argued, the districts policy actually introduced new inequalities in access to advanced math courses because private schools and wealthy parent teacher associations could fund additional course offerings.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 15, 2019

“Until recently, gaming in education has been very propriety in nature,” says Ryan Schaaf , assistant professor of educational technology at Notre Dame of Maryland University and co-author of the book Game On: Using Digital Games to Transform Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. . School technology typically moves slowly,” he continues. “If

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Join our team of expert funding, E-rate, and edtech policy specialists for an insider’s guide to the latest issues and evolving policies impacting your district, school, organization, or company. From personalized learning experiences to adaptive assessments, discover how AI can empower both learners and educators.

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