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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. “The

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

Cult of Pedagogy

Over the last decade or so , we’ve settled into a choreographed dance around large-scale, state-mandated standardized test scores. First, an education leader stands behind a podium with charts and graphs, releases a memo, or otherwise puts the most recent scores out in the world.

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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. Firman is not the only educator who looks for data in areas other than test performance.

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

Edsurge

Historically, students have been evaluated primarily on the basis of test scores and subject matter mastery. More specifically, how is SEL associated with attendance, behavior and course performance (ABC)—and how do these associations vary across student demographics or educational contexts? These factors remain relevant, of course.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

When students can bring models to life and test them in real world situations, they are expanding beyond paper and screen into the world around them. Michael Arquin, Founder, KidWind The integration of AI in education has the potential to revolutionize the way students learn, especially for non-traditional learners. Diane Myers, Ph.

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Achieve3000 updates blended learning, differentiated instruction tools

eSchool News

KidBizBoost®, TeenBizBoost®, and EmpowerBoost® for Tier 2 and 3 Response to Intervention and special education in grades two through 12. ELA Test Challenge Courses. Achieve3000 is introducing its brand-new ELA Test Challenge courses that prepare students for the rigor of high-stakes state assessments.

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School’s Out for the Latest Y Combinator Batch, and Here’s What Its Edtech Graduates Are Up to

Edsurge

The test costs $19 to take, and CSPA can waive the fee for those with financial difficulties. The five-hour long test comes with about 100 questions. There are multiple-choice questions, coding exercises and two essay questions. There’s also money in the education side.”