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Prize Means More Writing, Deeper Learning for American Students
With the support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Open Education Solutions announced the winners of the $100,000 Automated Student Assessment Prize (ASAP) this morning in Washington DC. The top three teams, made up of international data scientists, developed predictive algorithms that were able to score thousands of essays very quickly with remarkable accuracy compared to expert graders.
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An Odd Couple of Measuring 21st Century Skills
The morning session at the Technology Enhanced Assessments conference hosted by the K12 Center at ETS and CCSSO featured what Michael Russell, Measured Progress, called a formative assessment odd couple—a messy science virtual world and a math homework helper.
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Innosight Institute Classifies K-12 Blended Learning In New Report
Innosight Institute released "Classifying K-12 Blended Learning," a report written by Heather Stake and Michael B. Horn defining blended learning and providing context for the models and methods in which it's used in the classroom.
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Time for More Simulations in Class & On Tests
John Behrens is an assessment guy that doesn’t like to talk about items. “Items pose questions and have specific answers.” Behrens adds, “Items don’t tell us much about the learner, items are a relic of the pre-automated world.”
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Edmodo: Instant Blend, Quick Flip, Easy BYOD
Greg Wilborn and I have been at a couple of the same edtech conferences lately. He leads personal digital learning in Colorado Springs. We had breakfast with Edmodo chairman Rob Hutter today at Sharefair in Denver.
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School Coach David Ginsburg on the Common Core & Teacher Support
Ginsburg advocates for student-centered education and on-the-job support for teachers. "Whether it’s integrating technology or improving behavior management, teachers can only make meaningful changes if they get practical support where it matters most: in the classroom."
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Khan’s Big Contribution Will Be Competency-Based Learning
Carrie Morgridge kicked off the 4th Sharefair at the University of Denver’s Richie Center with a description of the benefits of blended learning. The Morgridge Family Foundation has been a big supporter of DU and the adoption of personalized learning technology by Colorado and Florida schools.
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NewSchools: Ten Conversations with Edupreneurs
The NewSchools Summit (#NSVFsummit), co-hosted with the Aspen Institute, was held in an SFO airport hotel this week. Summit attendees start with equity as the North Star. Kids are the focus. Entrepreneurship is their path. Ten hallway conversations stood out as emblematic of the struggle to improve American schools.
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Teaching Opportunity: Excellence, Leadership & Student Impact
Public Impact posted summaries of how 10 different school models leverage talent. "In each of these models, teachers have career opportunities dependent upon their excellence, leadership, and student impact. Advancement allows more pay and greater reach."
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Change the space, change the program, expect high outcomes
Stephen Harris directs the Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning (@scil). It is the research, creativity and development unit of a K-12 school serving 1300 students. His philosophy is change the space, change the program, expect high outcomes.