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Interesting read - can a formerly popular non-profit teaching show thrive as a for-profit app and subscription service based solely on name recognition and a Kickstarter? And if it does will it be any good?
"What is Ignite?
Promoted under the slogan, “Enlighten us, but make it quick,” Ignite is a presentation format where a presenter speaks while slides advance automatically to support them. An Ignite presentation is exactly 5 minutes, and contains exactly 20 slides. The slides advance automatically after each slide is displayed for 15 seconds."
"Ignite is a geek event in over 100 cities worldwide. At the events Ignite presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds for a total of just five minutes."
"Voices across the country are raising concerns about the new Common Core State Standards. But if you listen carefully to the conversations, the main concern is not about the standards, themselves, but about the consequences of high-stakes tests attached to the standards. And those concerns are well-founded: Trying to implement ambitious goals for deeper learning through an outmoded testing model tied to a long list of punishments for children, educators, and schools is like pouring new wine into old bottles. It will certainly turn sour. The promise of these new standards -- and excellent education for all of America's children -- cannot succeed under the old accountability system because:"
A critical view on the data we gather about the learners
This blog is the shared thoughts of school administrators that want to share best practices in education. All of the authors have different experiences in education but all have the same goal; what is best for students.
An Indiegogo fundraising page for a data related book, but it offers some solid background on inBloom and a number of further-reading links on the issue of data, politics, edreform, and the rise and fall of inBloom
"In order to teach better, we must learn where our kids are struggling and where our instruction has been ineffective. Data—at least good data—can help.
It’s tempting and commonplace to think of data only in terms of numbers, tables of numbers, bar graphs, and such. These data tend to be the big data—or what I call macrodata—and very often reflect student performance on end-of-course tests or other high-stakes assessments. While these data are useful in analyzing achievement trends across a class, a grade level of students, or even various student subgroups, they paint the portrait of student achievement in very broad strokes.
Macrodata are great places for teacher teams and PLCs to start reviewing data, but to get a clearer sense of what is happening as our students learn, we need to look closely at the microdata. Herein lies the real clues to identify gaps and fix them before the gaps get too wide. The usefulness of student data is generally proportional to the frequency with which it’s collected."
22 items | 2 visits
List for Pace University course EEL 602 (Technology & Data Management Analysis)
Updated on Jan 06, 15
Created on May 07, 14
Category: Schools & Education
URL: