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Hiring Successful Teachers—Two New Studies Point to What Works and What Doesn't

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But two recent studies shed light on teacher hiring practices, what works and what doesn’t. Two new studies demonstrate the potential to generate applicant information during the hiring process that is predictive of teacher outcomes. has outpaced the number of new hires by a wide margin.

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Vivi and Headspace Partner to Bring Mindfulness to K-12 Classrooms

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A study has shown 30 days of Headspace resulted in 32% decrease in stress, eight weeks of Headspace resulted in a 19% decrease in anxiety symptoms and Headspace has improved focus by 14%. Until now, it has been challenging for teachers to gather insights on students’ social and emotional needs and support them in the moment.

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Ensure Your District is Data Ready with this Free Playbook

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CoSN’s case study–The Michigan Data Hub: A Strategic Alignment and ROI Study–offers insight into these hidden costs. The study’s authors found that “data management by [Michigan] districts requires both personnel effort and technology costs totaling over $160 million per year statewide.

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Crunch the numbers—The latest and greatest data on edtech

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The study utilizes anonymized data from over 30,000 confidential sessions teens held on the AI-powered app during the 2023-24 school year. The inaugural report aims to uncover timely factors contributing to the current teen mental health crisis as described by the app’s users—middle and high school students.

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How to measure edtech impact in the ESSA era

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Districts are more frequently asking for their own student and teacher product usage data to perform their own studies. Then, look at a correlational study, run a comparison study, and run a randomized experiment. It’s common to run comparison studies, since randomized experiments can often be time consuming and expensive.

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Top 10 Study Group Forums and Websites for High School Students

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I don’t post enough about high school so I’m thrilled with her article: Some students study more productively in groups, working with their peers. Online groups and forums allow them to ask questions and learn from each other outside the traditional classroom in a space where they typically turn to for studying anyway.

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Pushback Is Growing Against Automated Proctoring Services. But So Is Their Use

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You don’t get to build a tool and then get to say, ‘I didn’t intend it to be used that way,’” says David Parry, an associate professor of communication and media studies at Saint Joseph’s University. “He They uploaded their videos to YouTube, and now they want to call them confidential, but that’s not how YouTube works,” he says.