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Learning

K-12 Assessments and Teacher Evaluation: Using Data to Help Teachers Strengthen Their Practice

In the second addition to this three part guest series, Dr. Anne Udall of NWEA argues that there is real opportunity for schools and district leaders to use assessment data, particularly from interim assessments, to help educators grow their expertise.

8 hours ago by Guest Author

Leadership

Giving Students a Voice

Zak Malamed is convinced that the “idea of student voice, as individual and organizational level, needs to be promoted” and as a student himself, he is working to make it happen.

9 hours ago by Tom Vander Ark

Learning

Newsela: Read closely. Think critically. Be worldly.

A cool new news-as-literacy platform launched this week. Newsela “is an innovative way for students to build reading comprehension with nonfiction that's always relevant: daily news.”

yesterday by Getting Smart Staff

EdTech

#Edtechchat: Summer Plans

In this week's #Edtechchat we covered summer plans, for both learning and relaxing.

yesterday by Alison Anderson

Leadership

10 Ways Smart Cities Develop & Support Teachers

10 strategies are outlined that cities are using to make teaching more attractive and to better support teachers and expand their opportunity set.

yesterday by Tom Vander Ark

advocacy partner

Compass Learning

Compass Learning provides educational software that empowers educators to unlock the potential of every student by making learning personal. We serve nearly 8,000 schools and millions of students across the United States.

EdTech

Gaming with Amplify

Amplify announces lineup of educational games aimed at middle school-age students.

yesterday by Caroline Vander Ark Davis

Learning

How I Learn

The way we learn has changed from 30 years ago with the use of technology and resources at our fingertips. Tom outlines several new ways he and others are learning today.

2 days ago by Tom Vander Ark