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Instructionally Useful Assessments for Ambitious Teaching

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While they are not necessarily instructionally useful, they are useful for program evaluation. So while teachers cannot use their data for instructional purposes, others within the education system can use their data for evaluative and monitoring purposes. Not all assessments are designed to inform instruction.

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Empowering Community Perspectives in Evaluation Research

Digital Promise

What is equitable evaluation? As funders, government agencies, and service providers become increasingly focused on program evaluation results to make evidence-based decisions, evaluators and other researchers seek to answer this question. Why does equitable evaluation matter? .

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CoSN 2019: How to Design an Effective K–12 Technology Evaluation Program

EdTech Magazine

However, many schools are not properly assessing technology programs, Baule told attendees. For example, when Baule conducted a survey during his time as a superintendent in Indiana, he found only one-third of schools were assessing their one-to-one device programs. . 4 Key Evaluation Questions for K–12 Schools.

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Utah STEM Action Center Releases Exemplar Statewide Program Evaluation

MIND Research Institute

A new bar has been set for state-grants-funded digital math programs evaluation. The Utah STEM Action Center has released its 2020 annual report , which includes the results of their comprehensive statewide program evaluation. Ohio is another state that has invested in statewide efficacy analysis.

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Documenting and Reflecting on Learning

User Generated Education

For example, for a design challenge, I asked learners to include the following vocabulary: design thinking. Here are some example blog posts from 6th grade students: Blogging, as opposed to keeping a hand-written journal of classroom experiences, has unique advantages in my classroom: Learners can easily include photos of their work.

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With Budget Cuts Looming, Here’s How Districts Will Decide What to Keep or Cut

Edsurge

Evidence-based Investments There is a long-standing interest in spending academic intervention funds on programs with a record of success. To date, these requirements have been more of a compliance exercise than practical guides to good investments. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About SEL Assessment But Were Afraid to Ask

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Many school-based social-emotional learning (SEL) programs are widely used, for example. When these programs are well-implemented, they have academic, social, and emotional benefits. In addition, many schools that adopt an SEL assessment have also adopted an SEL program. To learn more, please read our Ethics Statement.