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Can a Test Ever Be Fair? How Today's Standardized Tests Get Made.

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After politics and religion, few issues are as contentious as standardized tests. To some, standardized testing overwhelms our schools and helps eradicate differences between students. Whatever your thoughts, there’s no denying that students are taking lots of tests. students were taking about eight tests a year.

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The Greatest Enemy of Creativity in Schools Isn’t Testing. It’s Time.

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For years, personalities like Sir Ken Robinson have taken education systems to task for actually testing the creativity out of students. Author and educator Katie White, who’s something of an expert on the creative process, may have a practical solution. There’s lots of ways kids can express their understanding.

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How ESSA will boost ed-tech funding

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The Every Student Succeeds Act includes block grants intended for technology, among other uses. It also opens the door to new state testing systems. Title IV, Part A includes three subparts, including one that speaks directly to technology in schools. Next page: New state testing procedures explained.

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With a Virtual Reality Assist, Video Games Get K–12 Students Moving

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Video Games as Physical Education. Virtual reality technology , which turns users into active participants, is dramatically changing the way kids play video games. Jim Romano, Valley Day’s Health and Physical Education instructor, said the immersive VR setup transforms PE class into a “life-size video game” for the students. .

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Sneak a peek at 8 eSN K-12 Hero Awards contenders

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The 2023 K-12 Hero Awards program is dedicated to recognizing the country’s best examples of K-12 success using innovative education technologies. After months of research and a successful pilot, the district chose enVision because of its rigor, digital learning components, and engaging lessons.

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How Do You Teach Art, Music and PE Online? In China, They’re Figuring It Out.

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“They can then take a picture of their posters and upload them to our school’s online education platform, and normally we can receive almost ten pictures a day,” he says. Other art classes can test parents as much as students, as is the case for Zoe, a college senior who lives in Luoyang, in central China.

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Stanford Experiments with Virtual Reality, Social-Emotional Learning and Oculus Rift

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To test stress levels and Jose’s capacity to lower them, Emoti was then tasked him with subtracting 13 from any number that appeared on screen until he made a mistake. Callaham works with coaches to integrate the subject with physical education. The Emoti team and Jose. Photo by Blake Montgomery.

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