Report: Educators Need Standards, Interoperability To Make Data Useful
The State Educational Technology Directors Association has released a report, Transforming Data to Information in Service of Learning, to help education leaders understand how to support the use of data personalized learning.
MoreSmarter Balanced Releases Practice Common Core Tests
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium has released practice versions of its online tests for Common Core State Standards in grades 3 through 8 and grade 11.
MoreReport: Professional Development Needs Reform To Support Common Core
An organization that focuses on advancing professional development for educators has said that it's time for state education leaders to reform their training efforts to address the transition to the Common Core State Standards.
MoreGeorgia District Refreshes Computers Systemwide in Preparation for Common Core
Troup County School System in Georgia has deployed new laptops and desktop computers at all 20 of its schools. According to a news release, the new computers are intended to help the district's students and teachers prepare to meet Common Core State Standards.
MoreNew Report Reveals the 6 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in K-12
Cloud computing and mobile technology are the top technologies to watch in education, according to this year's K-12 Horizon Report, an annual publication from the New Media Consortium that highlights developing trends in ed tech. And this year, the report suggests, they could go mainstream.
MoreVirginia District Adopts Web-Based Teacher Evaluation Program
Virginia's Goochland County Public Schools has decided not to implement a home-grown system it recently developed for doing teacher evaluations; instead it will adopt a version of software currently in use in numerous Indiana school districts.
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