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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. What does the report say about K-12 math software?

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How Blockchain Can Encourage Learning

Edsurge

Other emerging programs in the K12 space focus on the unique needs of hard-to-reach students. Consider Learning Coin , a project led by the World Bank that incentivizes students in rural communities to stay in school and improve academic performance.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Federal Program Evaluations and Program-Related Reports: The First-Year Implementation of the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund in Five States (American Institutes for Research, 2000). ” How would the program operate? Federal Program Evaluations and Reports: Program not yet implemented.

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K-12 Educators and Administrators: Share Your Ed-tech Pilot Approach

Digital Promise

“At Fulton County Schools, we know that there is a huge opportunity to support our schools as they move towards increased personalized learning in the classroom – and one way to do that is to ensure that they are utilizing the most appropriate digital resources in their classrooms to support student learning.

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Good News from Our Nation’s Capital

EdNews Daily

limited data collection, limited program evaluation?, So, what we had to do is align and create guiding documents with the teacher’s evaluation tools so that when an administrator or an instructional superintendent or a leader from central office walked in, they had a guiding document. no implementation support?,

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Three Ways That Rural States Can Become the Hotbeds for School Edtech Innovation

Edsurge

For example, the Distance Education Grant has provided $200,000 each year for new course design and creation, professional development, program evaluation and maintenance and operational needs. Competitive grant funding has provided schools and communities the ability to customize and innovate.

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Don’t Ignore Teachers in Evaluation Studies of Education Technology

Edsurge

The Basic Issue: Personalizing vs. Plugging-In A basic issue in any program evaluation is to define the program. Is the program an opportunity for students to sit in front of a computer screen and use software, or is the program a new model of teaching empowered by digital technology?

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