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College's Use of Exam-Proctoring Software to ‘Scan’ Rooms Violated Privacy Rights, Judge Finds

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It’s the latest in what will likely remain a contested area of edtech, as colleges struggle to preserve academic standards by deterring cheating while balancing the privacy rights of students. The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures of their persons or property.

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Why Use SplashLearn in Class?

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Research-Based and Expert-Designed Content : Developed from educational research, SplashLearn’s curriculum and games align with academic standards, target misconceptions, and include scaffolding to support learners and foster deep understanding.

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3 Things Educators and Edtech Suppliers Need to Talk About

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Open rubrics from the 1EdTech community can help start the vetting process on data privacy , security , accessibility and generative AI , while CASE Network 2 helps to align those tools with academic standards. The ecosystem as a whole is making a major impact.

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 Greater Impact with High-Quality Instructional Materials

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High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) are educational resources that have been developed and reviewed to be of high quality, rigor, and alignment with academic content standards. They are intended to support teaching and learning through effective instruction helping students achieve academic success.

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I Love Being a Teacher, But I Can’t Survive on Compassion

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Most administrators were more concerned with meeting academic standards and metrics than offering holistic support to students who couldn’t meet these standards because of their personal challenges.

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To Close the Math Achievement Gap, We Must Recognize What Students Bring to the Classroom

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As we think about the future of math classrooms, we continue to explore how academic standards and cultural, social and emotional development intersect to support learning mathematics. We look forward to a future that recognizes learners’ existing math knowledge as a starting point to think about new ideas and concepts.

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My Students Can’t Meet Academic Standards Because the School Model No Longer Fits Them

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One morning, my students were getting ready for a math test and working through a set of review problems. For many of them, the biggest challenges weren’t the questions on the paper in front of them, but their ability to attend to it.