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Looking Forward to Edtech Women Dine at ISTE

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Jun 20, 2013

We are looking forward to sharing stories, making new friends, exploring solutions, developing ideas, and igniting change with all of the amazing women who will be in attendance. We know this event will be the first of many EdTechWomen Dine events at ISTE and we are honored to be a part of it!

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K-12 Assessments and Teacher Evaluation: Using Data to Help Teachers Strengthen Their Practice

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Jun 19, 2013

In the second addition to this three part guest series, Dr. Anne Udall of NWEA argues that there is real opportunity for schools and district leaders to use assessment data, particularly from interim assessments, to help educators grow their expertise.

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Scrapbook Showcases a Year of Gains for Virtual Learning

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Jun 12, 2013

State by state, more parents are gaining the option to send their child to a full-time public virtual school. That’s the story told by our PublicSchoolOptions.org 2012-2013 scrapbook, released last week.

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K-12 Assessments and Teacher Evaluation: Putting Students First

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Jun 12, 2013

In the first part of this three-part guest series, Dr. Raymond Yeagley of NWEA discuss putting students first when creating assessments for individual classrooms or at scale.

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Bigger and Better: How Schools Can Increase Admission While Maintaining Quality

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Jun 9, 2013

How can schools let more students in while still maintaining educational quality? Is it possible for students to feel connected, inspired, and accountable for their education – to really excel – in a large school with large classes?

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The Running Record, Now on the iPad

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Jun 7, 2013

Reading is arguably the most important thing an elementary student needs to master and fluency, as the research shows, is a great indicator of how successful overall they will be.

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What’s Keeping Me Up At Night

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Jun 4, 2013

Preston Smith, the CEO of Rocketship Education shares his thoughts about the biggest challenges facing CMOs and how EdTech providers can be part of the solution.

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Can Sexy Accents Save Us?

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Jun 3, 2013

Becoming bilingual not only has positive effects across unrelated disciplines like science and mathematics, but also appears to have some unanticipated, and delightful, side effects.

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HotChalk Education Index: A Guide to the Future of EdTech

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May 30, 2013

Amy Chu explains that the mission behind the HotChalk Education Index is to make a difference in the lives of students and teachers by helping them solve problems with innovative, data-driven, technological education products.

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Campus Tech: Improving Collaboration with Interactive Whiteboards at King’s College

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May 27, 2013

King’s College in Pennsylvania has had huge success with Steelcase Education’s Eno Markerboard — these devices allow users to save, store, and quickly display the work they’ve done with others.

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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