eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA recently released results of a yearlong study examining the effectiveness of a reading fluency intervention targeting struggling middle school readers from historically marginalized populations or those living in poverty. school district in 2022-23.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 8, 2020

In the age of technology, planning for secondary students has become a bit easier as many schools already use platforms like Google Classroom, Schoology, or Microsoft Teams. Additionally, childcare is not as a big of a concern for older children, but what about elementary school students? Joining is free.

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edWeb.net

MAY 30, 2019

We, as edtech leaders and classroom teachers, must explore pathways where assessments support teaching and learning in the 21st century. Authentic assessments are always about the connections we make with students, each other, and the broader community as indicated in a Gallup poll. But What About Technology?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As a bonus, these sessions can allow educators more opportunities to measure student achievement through informal assessments, potentially providing new holistic accountability measures. 23 Estimates suggest districts must spend between $1,200 and $2,500 per student each year to provide high-dosage tutoring effectively.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

But for many educators, content providers, and policymakers, self-evaluation means self-assessment, and assessment means different things to different people. For some, it is part of a formative assessment process that provides multiple sources of data. For others, assessment equates solely to tests or diagnostic screenings.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Established in 2004, all 11 schools across the state are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district serves over 4,300 students in its mission to provide an academically rigorous college preparatory program that prepares students to succeed in education and in the workplace of their choice.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The school visit demonstrated how they integrate culturally relevant pedagogy, differentiated instruction, and varied assessments to highlight Black brilliance in mathematics. Bessborough Drive Elementary and Middle School is a dynamic neighborhood school that uses technology predominately to redefine learning.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

These improvements make it easier for educators to find, build, and deliver compelling lessons that capture students’ attention and drive deeper student engagement no matter the subject.? . More ready-to-use tools to assess student outcomes and address learning gaps.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

In this post, I share how digital student portfolios did make a possible difference. I attempted a schoolwide action research project this past year around literacy and engagement. We used three strategies to assess growth from fall to spring: Instructional walk trends, student engagement surveys, and digital student portfolios.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

In this post, I share how digital student portfolios did make a possible difference. I attempted a schoolwide action research project this past year around literacy and engagement. We used three strategies to assess growth from fall to spring: Instructional walk trends, student engagement surveys, and digital student portfolios.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Performance assessments that integrate evidence of teaching practices and student learning measured in a variety of ways (such as student work, lesson plans, assignments, in-person or video observations based on standards, and/or National Board assessment).

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iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Prodigy is a game-like fantasy world where students engage in math along their adventures. Prodigy is a virtual world where students can play together with classmates. In the virtual world, students are wizards who learn magic and spells to defeat over 100 monsters. Curious about how we use technology at Anastasis?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Policymakers will be looking to leverage their existing data sources to better understand those trends and the remaining gaps, and they will continue to look for innovative approaches to learning and ways to assess the needs of students. I can see a world where we overcorrect, however, and start to view it in a very narrow way.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

It has helped millions of students worldwide to improve their reading and writing skills, master increasingly rigorous academic standards, and prepare for high-stakes assessments. “We We are looking forward to supporting Virginia Beach’s students and parents, as well as their dedicated educators, with this new initiative.”.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Yet “even as they teach their students to back up their claims with evidence, they don’t have much evidence to back up those claims.”. Olaf College, a rare example of school that does publicize its NSSE findings and its students’ performance on a standardized test of thinking and communication skills called the Collegiate Learning Assessment.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

The various services and products acquired by consolidators over the last year or two will be integrated into increasingly comprehensive platforms offering instructional content, assessments, and classroom tools all in one place. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Consider this post (light on analysis, heavy on the archiving of primary source material) one for the wonks, students, and historians. Effectiveness of Reading and Mathematics Software Products: Findings from Two Student Cohorts (Mathematica Policy Research, 2009). the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 11, 2015

The difference in the performance between each ESEA subgroup (as defined in this document) within a participating LEA or school and the statewide average performance of the LEA’s or tate’s highest achieving subgroups in reading/language arts and mathematics as measured by the assessments required under the ESEA. 105-244, 20 U.S.C.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The various services and products acquired by consolidators over the last year or two will be integrated into increasingly comprehensive platforms offering instructional content, assessments, and classroom tools all in one place. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Letting students record and embed their voice responses directly into information fields in online forms does wonders for ELLs, younger students who can’t read yet, special education students, and students who have difficulty reading.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

APRIL 2, 2022

Firstly, while you may not want or need to include every single aspect for every discussion, the formatting suggestions Verso provides is excellent scaffolding to ensure students engage in high quality discourse. in Secondary Education Language Arts. Note the potential categories in Step 2 which help shape the objective.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Policymakers will be looking to leverage their existing data sources to better understand those trends and the remaining gaps, and they will continue to look for innovative approaches to learning and ways to assess the needs of students. I can see a world where we overcorrect, however, and start to view it in a very narrow way.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 24, 2015

This is a follow up to a previous post about our school’s collective efforts to increase student engagement in reading, especially in their dispositions around talking about and sharing their reading lives. For the past five years, our K-5 elementary school has focused on the relationship between reading and writing.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Elementary Years ? Engagement ? Student 2.0 ? Student Entrepreneurship ? Testing and Assessment ? Blended Learning ? Brain-based Learning ? Classroom 2.0 ? College Admissions ? Connections ? Creativity ? Defining Success ? Digital Citizenship ? Educational Technology ? Family & Parenting ? Future of Eduction ?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Gary Bass Meaningful STEM-Based Learning in a University/Elementary School Partnership - Maria D. Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education) Using Scratch and Picoboards to teach "x", Maths and Science - Martin Levins, Director IT What''s The Connection? Shaheen, Ph.D.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Webinar #2: The Elementary-School Years Webinar #3: What Will We Do Now That We’re Learning at Home? hours a day. (UCA) THE STARTING TO HOMESCHOOL SERIES Webinar #1: Why Should I Homeschool? Webinar #4: Challenges and Concerns: What Are YOUR Challenges and Concerns for Parents and Children While Homeschooling?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2016

President Bush promotes his “No Child Left Behind” education agenda during a visit to Kirkpatrick Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., In a recent report, Education Week dug deep into student proficiency rates on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) from 2003 through 2015. Monday, Sept.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Khan Academy has recently introduced more assessments, so that more of the exercises in their free library can be used in this way. The company says that participating schools are reporting academic gains for students who start out behind, as well as “greater student engagement, increased attendance, better behavior.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Her professional blog, Always Learning, is an invaluable resource for teachers seeking examples of authentic student engagement. Julene also works with Suumu Secondary School and Roots & Shoots in Tanzania. Her passion to make a difference in the world through education and technology are clearly evident in her work.

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