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Designed to be a “data story,” the site provides such information as the most common languages spoken by ELLs, current ELL populations in districts, and how likely ELL students are to attend schools with large concentrations of ELLs.
Steven Engravalle's insight:
The U.S. Department of Education has created a new interactive website designed to more effectively communicate data about the nation’s English language learners (ELLs) in public schools.
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"s states have upgraded their commitment to pre-K education over the past two decades, questions have arisen. Critics argue that program effects are likely to fade out or disappear over time, ...We conclude that some positive effects of a high-quality pre-K program are discernible as late as middle school."
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Eighth graders who attended Oklahoma’s universal pre-K program as 4-year-olds had higher math scores, were more likely to enroll in honors classes, and were less likely to repeat a grade than those who didn’t attend, according to new research from Georgetown University.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab North America has launched the Education, Technology and Opportunity Innovation Competition in an effort to identify effective technology use and provide examples of how learning can be improved through innovation. The competition asks school networks, education agencies, nonprofits and post-secondary institutions to evaluate their education programs based on technology, especially those focused on disadvantaged students.
Steven Engravalle's insight:
The aim is to look into what technologies work best in education and why, while also helping to improve the ability of the education industry to create and use evidence.
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Part of NWEA’s widely used Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) tests, the new MAP Reading Fluency assessment focuses on the “learning-to-read” process and uses voice recognition technology to collect data on an entire class of students in about 20 minutes, the developers say.
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Technology is helping support teachers in the classroom -- not replacing them
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As I have said for years, "Technology is not a magic bullet; it is a tool for learning. It shall never replace a dedicated, talented and caring human teacher."
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“There’s a real serious need for change in how we develop our leaders in the district,” said Education Austin union leader Ken Zarifis.
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The Dallas-based Bush Institute is working to improve principal training programs in four school districts, including the Austin Independent School District (AISD), as part of its new School Leadership District Cohort, the Austin American-Statesman reports.
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Students often lack the metacognitive skills they need to succeed, but they can develop these skills by addressing some simple questions.
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Research shows that metacognitive activities can benefit children as young as age 3. This blog post reviews recent research and offers tips to promote metacognition in elementary, middle and high schools.
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If the information available is now accessible based upon the amount of money the provider is willing to pay, then the Internet will separate from being a place of democracy and become a place where money controls information!
Steven Engravalle's insight:
Essentially, net neutrality grantees consumers that we have access to all content regardless of perspective or source. Without it, providers will decide what customers receive and/or what is free and what is not. What information comes quickly and which will be slowed. Content will be offered to the highest bidder. Internet providers will make decisions for us.
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How To Create A Custom Search Engine For Your Students
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Evaluating the credibility of information is an important part of any research project, giving your students proper tools to do the cognitive heavy lifting is critical. As a result, Google gives you the option to customize students’ search experience to rope off certain sections of the internet or to gently emphasize others.
IAMLIBRARIAN's curator insight,
March 24, 2018 11:18 AM
Did you know that you can use Google to create your own safe search engine for students and patrons?
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You can leverage micro-writing—tweets, Instagram posts, and the like—to help students improve their communication and writing skills.
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Social media tools students are already using can enhance writing and communication lessons in the classroom, according to Edutopia.
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The District of Columbia, Illinois, Oregon, and Tennessee are the latest to get the green light for their Every Student Succeeds Act plans from the U.S. Department of Education.
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The District of Columbia, Illinois, Oregon, and Tennessee all won approval from U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy Devos Wednesday for their accountability plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
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This communication gap creates a significant disconnect in how parents think their children are doing in school versus reality. In its second national survey, Learning Heroes found that 9 in 10 parents think their children are performing at or above grade level in math and reading — but results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the Nation’s Report Card, shows that only 1 in 3 U.S. eighth-graders are proficient in math and reading. (The 74, August 1)
Steven Engravalle's insight:
The education community continues to use a language that parents don’t speak...
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"Beaverton School District's leaders became experts in disaster recovery after a data center meltdown.
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Oregon's Beaverton School District learned the hard way at the start of the school year that it needed an IT disaster recovery plan when administrators found the district's entire data center offline, according to EdTech: Focus on K-12.
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I just scored a terrific deal on a new MacBook Air, and I wanted to share it with everyone. $20 less than Walmart. If you're in the market for a great laptop, now is a great time to buy.
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Teachers learn a lot from each other, so here are a few tips for collaborating effectively.
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When the teacher stops learning and growing, the students will too: tips for collaborating effectively
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A recent accreditation policy has many colleges -- particularly in rural areas -- struggling to find qualified instructors to teach popular dual-credit courses for high school students.
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As colleges and states scramble to comply with instructor credential rules for dual-credit courses, this is where #eLearning can flourish for high school students.
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A club at Hutchison Elementary School in Herndon, Va., is called Project Hope for a reason.
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What a terrific community policing program...
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Microsoft's Fall Creators Update of Windows 10 includes a beta of an eye-tracking technology, called Eye Control. What could be a solid eye tracker falls short due to an apparent bug.
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Eye tracking within Windows 10's Fall Creators Update is an assistive technology with potential
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Great article on why school leaders need to break through the rhetoric and have a deeper conversation about personalized learning.
Steven Engravalle's insight:
Personalized learning is a more complex subject than we might think. It’s no wonder then that even school leaders can get confused when trying to implement personalized learning strategies.
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As learning needs change, learning spaces and their design are following suit
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A whitepaper from Evergreen Education Group and Fuel Education explores how three schools’ blended learning programs have redesigned their learning spaces to encourage student and teacher success.
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Apprenticeship programs and certifications give students the skills they need to thrive in the workplace.
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Survey findings: High demand for tech industry to offer more apprenticeships, classroom support
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Data-driven personalized learning can be done with popular classroom tools and a proper infrastructure.
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Adaptive learning tech uses algorithms and data to present students with content matched to their current progress, with the idea being that it simplifies personalized and self-paced learning for teachers.
A report from Noodle Markets shows school district spending on adaptive learning technology has tripled to $41 million since 2013, with only 9% of those funds spent on teacher professional development.
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Google announced 10 updates to Google Classroom and Google Forms to help teachers save time and stay organized.
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The international association of teachers, administrators, ed tech specialists and other education stakeholders offers its top five predications for the 2017-2018 school year.
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10 tips and tricks for you to try on your own Chromebook so you can start making the most of your machine.