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

ED Surge

High numbers of students make it more difficult to plan for individual needs and force teachers to teach to an imaginary middle. Single subjects and rote tasks are easy to plan and assess, but quickly lose their appeal if you don’t connect with the narrow content or see being successful in school as the primary reason for learning.

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Helping Students Explore CTE Programs

Teach Hub

There was a time when the primary focus was on college-ready; now both options are incredibly viable for a student. CTE content is aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging professions.”.

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K-12 and Higher Ed Institutions Lead Consortium to Advance EdTech Innovation and Trust

ED Surge

Most importantly, the user experience and instruction time are now the primary focus rather than how to connect products. Today, there are over 8000 edtech products that the 1EdTech community certified as meeting 1EdTech standards for quality and trust. Now, this integration can take just a few minutes. How did this advancement happen?

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The New Role of Assessments in Educational Equity

Magic EdTech

It assesses how well the public education system prepares students to meet state academic standards in these subjects. Standardized assessments play a significant role in how schools measure student achievement, including the achievement of historically disadvantaged students. The role that assessments should play in education.