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Supporting ELL Students with Automated Writing Feedback
Automated writing feedback doesn’t replace the teacher it gives them more control over instruction. Feedback tools also provide teachers a summary of each student’s progress. Writing assistants provide immediate feedback to students which helps internalize the encouragement.
Culture of Readiness + Personalization Boosts Graduation Rates
An initiative in Washington showed huge gains in graduation rates, college ready transcripts and college enrollment through implementation of two key programs.
How Houston Schools Are Making it a Great Global City
Houston is rapidly becoming a great global city. Houston schools are a big part of the success story. So when next month when Superintendent Terry Grier steps down, he should deserve a lot of credit for his contribution to Space City.
Bloomboard Collections: Leading Off With Student Agency
Leading teacher development platform Bloomboard recently launched Collections of teacher resources. Collections are bite-sized resources that help educators learn how to put theory into practice. The new resource makes it easy for educators to learn, share and discuss solutions to classroom challenges.
Student Surveys: Why They Matter and 5 Key Design Principles of Great Surveys
While there are many important topics to consider when measuring teaching effectiveness, there are five core topics that are particularly important: Pedagogical Effectiveness, Rigorous Expectations, Classroom Climate, Student Engagement, and Teacher-Student Relationships.
Using Data Conversations to Accelerate Impact and Improve Outcomes
By: Leo Bialis-White. Data provides hints, not answers. But when brought together with context and conversation, data can become actionable insights that translate into powerful changes for students. As an educator or school leader, here are strategies for fostering a culture that is receptive to data conversations.
Personalizing Math and Success Skills in Brooklyn
Data can be a tremendous asset to mobilizing school communities and unlocking the potential of teachers and learners. At Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School (LAB) real-time, ongoing assessment that informs educator practice, coupled with personalized learning, serve as the primary drivers of academic achievement.
10 Tips for Developing Student Agency
Student agency may be as important an outcome of schooling as basic skills according to a new Harvard study. "The Influence of Teaching Beyond Standardized Test Scores: Engagement, Mindsets, and Agency" makes 10 suggestions for teaching.
Embedded Formative Assessment: Tests without Stress
With formative assessment, the purpose is to use the generated data in making instructional decisions either on a group or an individual basis. Teachers can support students with formative embedded assessment already - with or without technology.
Rethinking Accountability for Continuous Improvement of Next-Gen Learning Models
Next generation accountability systems should provide greater transparency on multiple measures of student learning. With ESSA, states will now have flexibility to redesign assessments for student-centered learning.