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Danna Ortiz

What to test instead - Ideas - The Boston Globe - 2 views

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Dede

shared by Danna Ortiz on 16 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • A new wave of test designers believe they can measure creativity, problem solving, and collaboration – and that a smarter exam could change education.
  • Reengineering tests has become a kind of calling for a group of educators and researchers around the country. With millions of dollars of funding from the federal government, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as well as from firms like Cisco Systems, Intel, and Microsoft, they have set about rethinking what a test can do, what it can look like, and what qualities it can assess.
  • computer simulations, games, and stealth monitoring
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  • Chris Dede at Harvard
  • Such predictions require a clear sense of the qualities a person needs in order to thrive.
  • There are just a lot fewer jobs where you’re not doing information-seeking, interpreting, problem-solving, and communication than in the past.”
  • engineer tests
  • equire people to exercise a bundle of complex skills at the same time,
  • rafting computer programs that take advantage of so-called stealth assessment, a method of judging test-takers without telling them exactly what’s being judged.
  • When we test, we’re really probing for certain qualities—the particular mix of knowledge and ability—that tell us a student is ready to move ahead, or an employee will be an asset to the firm.
  • developed a 3D video game to test scientific skills
  • students
  • evaluated
  • rocess they go through to attack a problem.
  • Harvard developmental psychologist Howard Gardner participated in an effort to design new kinds of tests in the humanities that could be graded objectively.
  • Ultimately, he found that the nuance required to measure softer skills collided with the demands of standardization.
  • A test becomes a sign post,
  • t becomes an example of what to strive for.”
  • Danna Ortiz on 16 Sep 12
     
    How test designers are trying to move away from standardized tests to computer programs that can measure a myriad of skills simultaneously through simulations and "stealth monitoring."  Both Chris Dede and Howard Gardner are mentioned.
Tommie Anthony Henderson

Georgia's largest district launches all-digital learning platform - 1 views

www.eschoolnews.com/...-all-digital-learning-platform

shared by Tommie Anthony Henderson on 02 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • Tommie Anthony Henderson on 02 Dec 11
     
    Georgia's Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) has taken a huge step forward in its move to an all-digital education for its students: The district has partnered with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) to implement a single sign-on platform for delivering curriculum, assessment, analytics, professional development, parent information, and more.
Maung Nyeu

Akron Ohio News - Woodridge High looking at offering Chinese, sign language courses - 1 views

www.akron.com/akron-ohio-education-news.asp

technology education t561 learning online

shared by Maung Nyeu on 30 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • Maung Nyeu on 30 Dec 11
     
    Online foreign language learning for high school students at Woodridge High. ""Either we get on the [online learning] bus or we're going to get hit by the bus", says Superintendent Walter Davis.
Xavier Rozas

Digital contacts will keep an eye on your vital signs - 0 views

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UI user interface technology augmented realities

shared by Xavier Rozas on 11 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Xavier Rozas on 11 Sep 09
     
    That takes care of the display challenge, now if we could only develop a more sophisticated and biologically intuitive method of data entry (no keys or multi-touch surface), the world will be a very different place. Def. an emerging technology with wild educational/training implications.
Chris Johnson

Free Technology for Teachers: Webinar With Steve Wozniak - 0 views

www.freetech4teachers.com/...ebinar-with-steve-wozniak.html

webinar event wozniak education

shared by Chris Johnson on 23 Sep 09 - No Cached
  • Chris Johnson on 23 Sep 09
     
    Link via Free Technology for Teachers Blog. I don't have time, but some of you may want to sign up to hear Steve Wozniak (aka The Woz) talk about education this Thursday.
Jessica O'Brien

First virtual school in Mass. opens Thursday - Boston.com - 4 views

www.boston.com/..._school_in_mass_opens_thursday

shared by Jessica O'Brien on 01 Sep 10 - Cached
    • Jessica O'Brien
      Jessica O'Brien on 05 Sep 10
       
      Poor student health is associated with educational gaps. It seems possible that virtual schools may one day offer an effective alternative to traditional schools for children with chronic disease. However, it seems far too premature to consider that application yet.
  • Chris Dede on 01 Sep 10
     
    Very few virtual schools have worked with students this young, so there are interesting questions about jumping from no virtual schooling all the way to this model.
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  • P Parson on 01 Sep 10
     
    I wonder what the purpose would be of having a school entirely virtual. I can see this being a better opportunity for children in rural communities who are limited by distance (overlooking the financial aspect, of course). I also see this as a subtle way to eventually reduce staffing (not as many teachers and support staff workers needed). Have we evaluated the physical effects of children being glued to a screen for six hours a day?
  • Justin Reich on 01 Sep 10
     
    There is a really fascinating and controversial policy story behind this. Through "legislative sausage-making" the states first virtual school is being run by a single district out in Western Mass., mostly as a result of the entrepreneurial spirit of the superintendent. There are big questions about what will happen as students across the state sign up for the virtual school and their districts are required to pay tuition to Greenfield. And Greenfield isn't really providing a school, they are just enrolling students to be taught by a for-profit company, K-12. There are quite a few very interesting policy issues that would be worth digging into as the state launches this new venture in an unusual way.
  • P Parson on 01 Sep 10
     
    When I first read the article, I immediately thought "an idealist gone rogue." I wondered if there was even any research/method behind this decision, and you mentioned there is a fee. Did I understand correctly that the school district will have to pay this fee for the student like some sort of voucher? If I get a chance I'm going to look for more articles out there on this project. Thanks for mentioning it, Justin. Interesting, indeed.
Chris McEnroe

Drowning in Student Data? Two Companies Offer Solutions | MindShift - 5 views

mindshift.kqed.org/...-two-companies-offer-solutions

shared by Chris McEnroe on 05 Oct 11 - No Cached
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      Chris McEnroe on 06 Oct 11
       
      I love that someone is tackling this problem. I love all of the free resources there are on line that can be used in the classroom but the problem is there are too many to really explore appropriately. Having said that, 20,000 resources is still too many. I love that someone is tackling this though.
    • Chris McEnroe
      Chris McEnroe on 06 Oct 11
       
      I signed up.
  • Jaclyn Ruszala on 05 Oct 11
     
    This article talks about two companies that are trying to create dashboards to combine all the data that teachers receive from different programs they use. The goal is to help teachers "avoid an air-traffic-control problem as they try to mix and match the tools they use."
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