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Measuring America’s Broadband Wants You!
Together, the FCC and SamKnows aim to provide America with reliable and accurate statistics of broadband performance. Volunteers will receive a purpose-built broadband measurement unit which can be plugged into the existing modem/router. This is called the SamKnows Whitebox. If … Continue reading
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Tagged broadband, fcc, measure, SamKnows, testing, volunteer
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Bipartisan Agreement to Fix “No Child Left Behind”
Schedule Committee Action for 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 14 WASHINGTON, D.C., April 7 – Senate education committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) today announced a bipartisan agreement on fixing “No Child Left Behind.” They scheduled committee … Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, bill, ESEA, federal law, funding, NCLB, No Child Left Behind, testing, US Senate, Washington
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A back-to-school conversation with teachers and school leaders
As teachers gear up for a new school year, I want to offer two thoughts. One is a message of celebration and thanks. The other is a response to a concern that has come up often in many conversations with … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, Arne Duncan, assessment, back to school, leadership, secretary of education, testing, USDOE
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How Tests Make us Smarter
TESTS have a bad reputation in education circles these days: They take time, the critics say, put students under pressure and, in the case of standardized testing, crowd out other educational priorities. But the truth is that, used properly, testing … Continue reading
The Importance of Play in Standardized Testing
Standardized tests can be a wonderful teaching tool to enrich and deepen classroom learning. What?! The prevailing wisdom states that standardized testing drains the life out of a classroom and saps students of interest and engagement, brings on unnecessary and … Continue reading
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Tagged innovation, learning, play, practice tests, standardized tests, teaching, test readiness, testing
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Field-Testing Set to Begin on Common-Core Exams
Next week marks a major milestone in an assessment project of unprecedented scope: the start of field-testing season for new, shared tests of a common set of academic standards. Between March 24 and June 6, more than 4 million students … Continue reading
Common Core State Standards Assessments: Are You Ready?
Will districts be tech ready to administer the nation’s new assessments? The Race to the Top Assessment program is ambitious and has the potential to help make far-reaching changes not only in how students are assessed, but also in how … Continue reading
Common Core Considerations on Edutopia
The State of the Common Core Millions of teachers and thousands of districts in 45 states are currently undergoing a sea change in the way that they teach and assess students. The new Common Core Standards for learning have been … Continue reading
Free Webinar: Using Google for Online Assessment
For those of you who might want to start getting your kids used to online assessments! It’s Free and easy. Using Google for Cost-Effective, Easy-to-Manage Online Assessment Thursday, August 29, 2013 3:00 pm EST / 12 pm PST Register … Continue reading
Everything You Need to Know About Common Core Testing
These words, uttered by teachers, parents, and students, have been part of standardized testing folklore for many years. I’ve “just picked B” many times throughout my educational career, and I’ve survived to tell the tale. (I’m pretty sure I’m not … Continue reading