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Aldine ISD Gets 100% STAAR Pass Rate in Algebra 1 Pilot Program

eSchool News

The challenge Aldine ISD faced at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year was to prepare their students for the redesign of the math State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR), which added non-multiple-choice questions to align with the deep critical thinking and conceptual mathematics learning students should be doing in class.

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Not Just Numbers: How Educators Are Using Data in the Classroom

Edsurge

To shed some light on the questions above, EdSurge talked to six educators to get their take. Here’s the big takeaway: Data doesn’t just come in the form of grades, attendance records and answers on multiple choice questions. In my mind, this keeps the learning in the driver’s seat,” she says.

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The ABCs of SEL (or, the Impact of Social-Emotional Learning)

Edsurge

The data included traditional ABC metrics drawn from student information systems, as well as data from the Panorama Social-Emotional Learning Survey , which asks students to reflect on their behavior, attitudes and mindsets through psychometrically-validated , multiple-choice questions.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

We will see more districts leveraging real-time data so families can understand more than just what their child’s grades are. Despite the challenges faced in the field of education – and particularly special education – both students and staff have proven ourselves to be a resilient bunch. Diane Myers, Ph.

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Achieve3000 updates blended learning, differentiated instruction tools

eSchool News

To support schools and districts across the country and around the world, the company has created state-customized editions of its patented, nonfiction blended learning literacy solutions: · KidBizPro®, TeenBizPro®, and EmpowerPro® for English language arts, science and social studies in grades two through 12. ELA Test Challenge Courses.

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Standardized Tests Aren’t Going Anywhere. So What Do We Do?

Cult of Pedagogy

We recognize that there’s something fundamentally different about large-scale, externally mandated standardized tests that rely on multiple-choice questions. Teachers and students can point to how the NCLB-related tests have negatively impacted education.

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French Startup Lalilo Raises $5.5M to Boost English Literacy in the US

Edsurge

In France, Mezzour worked in special education at Apprentices d’Auteuil, an institution that serves immigrants and other children underserved by the traditional system. Jolie taught first grade. That experience would spur the pair to apply their academic training to build educational tools.

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