The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Many leaders in education have similarly called for action to address the biases of those working in schools across the country. Researchers have long hypothesized that teachers’ unconscious attitudes and prejudices may limit learning and degrade the educational experiences of Black youth. Related: Teachers go to school on racial bias.

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Program Evaluation Policies Education Data 115

User Generated Education

MAY 21, 2017

Blogging has its own unique benefits as Sylvia Duckworth’s Sketchnote summarizes: Experiential, STEM, STEAM, and maker education are the focus of my gifted education classes. The learners in my gifted education classes have access to Chromebooks. Work is easily reviewed and edited for errors.

Learning 133

Learning Adobe Program Evaluation Chromebook 133

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Often, these students don’t have access to the same level of resources that are available to general education students. While we have made great strides in how we support students receiving special education services, there are still equity gaps that exist in areas like college and career planning.

Secondary 126

Secondary Education Program Evaluation Training 126

Edsurge

MAY 19, 2022

A group of blockchain projects called “learn-to-earn” (also sometimes called “earn-to-learn”) aims to incentivize learners to engage with educational content and, just as importantly, stick with it. Other emerging programs in the K12 space focus on the unique needs of hard-to-reach students.

Learning 218

Learning Program Evaluation Data Training 218

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 23, 2016

Thomas Guskey@ tguskey is Professor of Educational Psychology in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. The post Fair Grades, Dropping Grades, Grading Versus Knowledge appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day.

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Program Evaluation Assessment Twitter Course 150

Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2015

Are you a K-12 educator or administrator? Digital Promise will award up to ten school or district leaders who submit a response by March 27 with a $1,000 stipend for a trip to San Francisco, including workshops with leading software companies, in partnership with the Education Technology Industry Network. 8 PM ET, March 27, 2015.

Robotics 120

Robotics Education Competency Based Learning Program Evaluation 120

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2019

Now, scholars are detecting the same type of biases in the education product industry — even in a federally curated collection of research that’s supposed to be of the highest quality. Higher Education. The study, “ Do Developer-Commissioned Evaluations Inflate Effect Sizes? Choose as many as you like.

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Education Study Analysis Industry 112

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In preparation for several upcoming significant historical, cultural and societal events, the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) has curated a list of live, interactive virtual field trips that educators can access to enrich discussions surrounding Black History Month, President’s Day, Women’s History Month and Earth Day.

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Program Evaluation Education Report Libraries 107

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Evidence-based Investments There is a long-standing interest in spending academic intervention funds on programs with a record of success. As a part of this, schools should invest in services that build the relationship between educators and families.” But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

Policies 180

Policies EdTech Program Evaluation Outcomes 180

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

Many school-based social-emotional learning (SEL) programs are widely used, for example. And a growing number of states are integrating social-emotional expectations into their educational standards. When these programs are well-implemented, they have academic, social, and emotional benefits. Directive materials are useful.

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Assessment Program Evaluation Data Report 118

ET Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

11, 2025 The journey to literacy leadership is filled with milestones, unexpected challenges, and transformative moments for each educator. Science of Reading Week will be hosted by Cassandra Wheeler, Lexias Senior Education Advisor. Lexias four-day Science of Reading Week will equip attendees to take the next step in their journey.

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Program Evaluation Advocacy Strategy Outcomes 52

More Verbs

AUGUST 1, 2015

In order to create a high performing, learning-focused 1to1 initiative, this is where to move the needle: Leadership skilled at building a high level of buy-in with educators, students and parents/community. Notes & Resources: Leadership for change that builds a high level of buy-in with educators, students and parents/community.

Learning 150

Learning Common Core Program Evaluation Professional Learning 150

MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 16, 2018

You probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear that every education technology (edtech) publisher says their product works, and they all have some sort of supporting evidence. Yet just that one piece of "gold standard" evidence is often considered good enough by educators when making a purchasing decision. But it shouldn’t be.

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Study EdTech Program Evaluation Assessment 99

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It’s that most conversations about a school’s expenses don’t sync up to what’s happening in the classroom—the instruction, materials, and tools that shape the educational experience for teachers and students. The district began the program when budgets were declining and they had to decide what to cut and what to keep.

Data 142

Data Program Evaluation Report Instructional Materials 142

Digital Promise

JULY 13, 2016

Out of this body of work, we developed a theory of change for digital transformation to support and guide our work with educators on the frontlines of technology-supported innovation. Establishing Goals and Program Evaluation. Leadership and Organizational Design. Messaging and Effective Communication. Budget and Resources.

Program Evaluation 120

Program Evaluation Technology Support Professional Learning Assessment 120

The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2021

Whereas we once were forced to limit the scope of policy and program evaluations to one or two key research questions, we now can harness new data sources and technology to broaden the quest. This moves us closer to more fully answering the key questions of policy evaluation: Does it work? It’s an exciting time for this pursuit.

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STEM Policies Analysis Data 135

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Inventory your current programs. Create a matrix of what programs and supports you already have, which populations they support, and who is leading the programs. Evaluate the efficacy of current programs. Instead, look at the three tiers of MTSS. Find out what’s working, what isn’t, and where you have gaps.

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Program Evaluation Data Strategy Meeting 115

Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2017

At the same time, my experience doing research in an urban district suggests that education technology evaluations need to go beyond this focus if they are to be most useful. The Basic Issue: Personalizing vs. Plugging-In A basic issue in any program evaluation is to define the program.

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Study Technology Software Education 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

Technology has been a key component in the planting, fertilization, growth and eventually, the blossoming of new statewide initiatives including distance education and new professional learning opportunities for educators that have benefitted students in a variety of ways. Wyoming educators get up and stretch in the middle of a PD Day.

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EdTech Edcamps Course Program Evaluation 113

Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2019

Instead, she spent two years at a junior college in general education before declaring a major in accounting—mainly because she had done well in her high school accounting classes. So, she marched herself across campus to the Education department and decided to teach business instead. But her heart wasn’t in it. “I

Future Ready 130

Future Ready Software Program Evaluation Secondary 130

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2020

The program has been met with skepticism from experts worried about excessive screen time for young children, but has been praised by local educators who say it has improved students’ school readiness. Related: Mississippi’s high-quality pre-K program may ramp up to serve more kids. Subscribe today!

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Guidelines Laptops Learning Digital Divide 118

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2019

Everyone, whether an educator, an entrepreneur or a parent, should want edtech products that are effective—ones that genuinely help students learn. The resulting snarl has frustrated everyone: educators and parents don’t know how to evaluate edtech products; entrepreneurs don’t know what metrics authentically gauge their value.

EdTech 165

EdTech Company Outcomes Study 165

The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Tuesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Higher Education. The academy is run by Young Audiences, a Baltimore nonprofit dedicated to arts-based education.

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Program Evaluation Trends Elementary Robotics 94

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The district is in the middle of a digital equity revolution, being led by a particularly sharp Director of Education Technology and Library Programs, Dewayne McClary. When McClary joined the district as the manager of educational technology in 2014, progress was less than stellar. And in fact, just three years earlier D.C.

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Future Ready Digital Divide Digital Learning Broadband 130

MIND Research Institute

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

At Robeson Elementary, a school in Champaign Unit 4 School District in Illinois, educators take pride in fostering a growth mindset in their students and providing them with the right tools for success.

Program Evaluation 72

Program Evaluation Elementary Outcomes Assessment 72

eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2020

With $250,000 from ECMC Foundation and a matching grant from Strada Education Network, the Emergency Coaching Network will provide up to 5,000 students at participating institutions with support from InsideTrack coaches specially trained to assess and support across a range of challenging situations. About ECMC Foundation.

Program Evaluation 100

Program Evaluation Advocacy Outcomes Training 100

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Through the utilization of an expansive data sharing platform, Rhode Island hopes to conduct robust analyses to: Improve workforce development and adult education programs. Link Data across Systems to Improve Program Decisions. Better inform the public about economic development investments.

Data 120

Data Industry Program Evaluation Training 120

Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2019

Instead, she spent two years at a junior college in general education before declaring a major in accounting—mainly because she had done well in her high school accounting classes. So, she marched herself across campus to the Education department and decided to teach business instead. But her heart wasn’t in it. “I

Tools 115

Tools Future Ready Software Program Evaluation 115

The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. In 2002, federal education law began requiring schools to spend federal dollars on research-based products only. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz. But they are all misleading.

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Company Pearson E-rate Software 145

Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The ISTE Standards · C describe the skills and knowledge they need to support their peers in becoming digital age educators" ( [link] ). In the past few days I have been thinking about the future of educational technology at my school and what that support should look like.

Technology 40

Technology Education Program Evaluation Guidelines 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. And he says he’s confident students will get a good education no matter what classroom they end up in. Subscribe today!

Student Engagement 112

Student Engagement Learning Program Evaluation Case Study 112

MIND Research Institute

MARCH 23, 2018

Independent education research firm WestEd recently published the largest ever national study evaluating a math edtech program. Control schools were not filtered based on math programs being used. EdTech Evaluation Resources: Program Evaluation Rubric. Read the full report from WestEd.

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Study Handbook Program Evaluation Guidelines 76

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

As I eventually wrote in Open educational resources: Undertheorized research and untapped potential : Many of the articles reviewed in Hilton (2016), including some articles on which I was an author, are woefully undertheorized. Back in 2020 I was invited to write a very brief piece about how OER research might inform pandemic practice.

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OER Outcomes Comparison Study 197

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2013

His work has spanned across school design, pedagogy, learning environments, and education reform and is supporting others doing similar work throughout the world. Charlie has served as an independent consultant to education and business since 1976. At Thayer High School in Winchester, N.H.,

Blackboard 67

Blackboard Dropout Program Evaluation Learning 67

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Viji Sathy, a teaching associate professor and program evaluator of chancellor’s science scholars at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, encourages us to be more inclusive in how we approach office hours by using different formats, times and locations. He invites his students to set appointments using the YouCanBook.me

Robotics 119

Robotics Program Evaluation Meeting Groups 119

The Hechinger Report

JULY 29, 2018

I’ve recently carried out analyses using a new federal database (the Early Childhood Program Participation Survey of 2016 ) to calculate hourly and annualized prices for parents who purchase at least eight hours a week of center-based care using their own funds for a child under five who does not have a disability. Higher Education.

Comparison 71

Comparison Program Evaluation Survey Report 71

eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

August18, 2022— The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) has added Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment for Grades K–12 to its approved list of Gifted EducationAssessment Measuresto identify students’ eligibility for gifted education programs in the achievement domain. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,

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Assessment Differentiated Instruction Data Instructional Materials 52