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"The SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium is a state-led consortium working to develop next-generation assessments that are aligned to the Common Core State Standards and that accurately measure student progress toward college and career readiness. The work of the Consortium is guided by the belief that a high-quality assessment system can provide resources and tools for teachers and schools to improve instruction and help students succeed. The Consortium involves educators, researchers, policymakers, and community groups in a transparent and consensus-driven process. "

"The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a collaboration of higher education institutions and associated organizations from around the world creating a broad and deep body of open educational content using a shared model."

"The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium will conduct a Pilot Test of its assessments February 20 through May 10, 2013 in grades 3-11. Smarter Balanced will select schools for the Pilot Test using two approaches or components: The "Scientific" component will target a representative sample of schools to yield critical data about the items developed to date as well as how the test administration system is functioning. The "Volunteer" component will be open to all schools in Smarter Balanced states and will ensure that all schools have the opportunity to experience the basic functionality of the test administration system. Schools can volunteer for the Pilot Test by completing the online survey External link opens in new window or tab.. The Pilot Test flyer (PDF) and the Pilot Test FAQs (PDF) from Smarter Balanced have more information about the Pilot Test. Choose a county in the dropdown box below to display the list of schools selected for the "Scientific" component by district."

"A consortium of 22 colleges and universities will share a $3.2-million grant over the next two years to improve their instruction in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects."

"Search for free online courses from prestigious higher education institutions around the globe. Our search index currently contains 6,384 courses from 64 sources and 12 languages, and growing! While this search tool is in BETA status, we would love to hear your feedback on how it works for you. Please let us know by emailing feedback@ocwconsortium.org."

"Bandwidth Check Instructions (PDF) and Online Tool. The bandwidth checker is compatible with Mozilla Firefox on computers with Windows, OS X, or Linux operating systems; Safari on tablets using the iOS operating system; and Chrome on tablets using the Android operating system. The bandwidth checker cannot be accessed using Internet Explorer." The tool is half way down the page as a small link

LTI™ is a standard way of integrating rich learning applications which are often remotely hosted and provided through third-party services with platforms like learning management systems, portals, or other educational environments