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3 ways our district avoids data overload

May 15, 2018 by Debbie Clark and Stephanie Williamson

Schools give many tests throughout the year to identify students’ skills and gaps in their learning, including universal screening, diagnostic, formative, interim, and summative assessments. These tests generate…

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Want to put your data into action? Here’s how!

April 6, 2018 by Brian Sharp

Classroom assessments represented a nearly $1.6 billion market in 2017, and that market is expected to grow by 30 percent through 2020. In fact, classroom assessment now makes…

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3 ways our school uses data to drive instruction

April 3, 2018 by Cheryl Beauchamp and Melinda Chemin

For the last six years, data has been part of our “secret sauce” here at Bronson Elementary School in Bronson, Fla. Many of our students come from economically…

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Are K-12 data systems ready for AI?

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 by Beatriz Arnillas

As educators who love technology, we can barely contain our enthusiasm for the potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI). But AI requires massive amounts of data, so before…

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How 5 states are rocking education data

January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 by Laura Ascione

States are on the right path when it comes to using real-time education data to inform teaching and learning, but the should continue taking critical steps to improve…

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Fascinating: Can analytics help schools hire the best teachers?

November 16, 2017 by Nick Montgomery

As K-12 school administrators know, finding the best talent for their schools is becoming more challenging, with fewer people entering the teaching profession and more teachers retiring. With…

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District Technology Specialist: These are the critical success factors for 1:1

September 28, 2017September 27, 2017 by Tim Suda

At Banks County Schools, a rural school district in the mountains of northeast Georgia, it feels like we’re at the end and also the beginning of a very…

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4 reasons data is crucial for personalized learning

September 21, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Data provides a fuller picture of students’ performance with information such as participation, assessments, and growth on skills over time. Having this greater understanding of students’ strengths and…

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Experts: 5 elements for a winning, data-informed district

August 8, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Data, data, data. Most school leaders know how important data is to every part of a district's operations, from bus routes to PD and student achievement. But sometimes,…

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10 of the best and worst school systems

August 3, 2017 by Meris Stansbury

Because of the variances in funding for public school systems, the personal-finance website WalletHub recently conducted an in-depth analysis of 2017's States with the Best & Worst School…

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Is this the new class every student should take?

August 1, 2017 by Dimitris Bertsimas

Whether a recent graduate plans to study 18th Century English literature in college or jump right into the workforce in any number of jobs, I have a one-word…

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4 best practices for education data

April 26, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Data can be immensely helpful to educators--but anyone who hopes to learn from data must know how to analyze and interpret it. Although the word "data" can raise…

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How do parents really feel about student data?

January 10, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Ask many public school parents about student data use and privacy, and you'll likely end up with a heated debate about protecting sensitive, personal information. But what do…

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K-12 data is failing students-here’s what education could look like

November 28, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

U.S. education is not effectively leveraging data to increase student performance and close achievement gaps in the same way other ... Read more

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Report: 4 security recommendations to keep student data safe

September 13, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/stephenoonoo' target='_blank'>@stephenoonoo</a>

Educators have relied on data to make informed decisions for as long as it’s been available (the foundations of standardized ... Read more

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Schools earn national privacy designation

August 24, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Seven school systems, both urban and rural, have received a new CoSN seal, which recognizes a commitment to ensuring the privacy and security of student data.

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Getting struggling students to read requires both data and compassion

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016 by Tammy Mangus

Too many teachers simply move students along from one grade to the next to be kind, without checking for mastery of skills. Can the impartiality data help?

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The simple LMS move that has made our teachers more effective

July 12, 2016 by Gary Brantley

Migrating to a single platform for assessment, data analysis, and instruction has simplified most everything for one district.

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Student data mining is a problem, and states are trying to fix it

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 by Sarah Breitenbach, Stateline.org

This article is no longer available.

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When using data, remember monkey sex

February 25, 2023June 8, 2016 by Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

When you talk about big data these days, as well as its potential to help predict future trends and, therefore, courses of action, stories about turkey breasts, hand…

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What teachers want in a data dashboard

May 3, 2016 by Dennis Pierce

The data dashboard has become more sophisticated, but it is still only one lens through which educators should view their students.

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Four essential priorities for making sense of student data

April 27, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Four data policy priorities can help state policymakers take advantage of data provisions in the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) in order to move from data compliance to…

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Making classroom observations more efficient — and effective

January 21, 2016January 21, 2016 by Kelly Gillespie

A custom web-based system is making for more thoughtful classroom observation Instructional leaders need to know what is happening when ... Read more

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How tech can make selecting the right college easier for students

December 2, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

Like the discerning “sorting hat” featured in Harry Potter, two companies are using data to make it easier for selecting the right college to fit student needs.

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District adds data use to teacher training

September 10, 2015 by Laura Ascione

While teacher professional development continues to be scrutinized by research and the media, Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) is hoping to get it right with data. A…

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The 2 dashboards that will get teachers to use data

September 7, 2015 by By Michelle Hall

How do you get teachers to use data? Here's how one district cut the fluff and zeroed in on what's really important.

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Student Data Principles gain 40 official supporters

August 26, 2015 by Laura Ascione

The Data Quality Campaign (DQC) and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) today announced that 40 national education organizations officially support the Student Data Principles. Launched in March…

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Stopping teacher turnover in its tracks

August 6, 2015August 6, 2015 by By Kristi Cole

According to research, teacher turnover is increasing. How do you retain the best educators? Observation and lots of feedback, says one school.

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Informal survey suggests disconnect between teachers and data

July 16, 2015 by Candrist

data-gapsAt this year's ISTE conference Lexia Learning polled more than 200 educators in an informal survey, which suggests teachers are not using collected data to pinpoint skill deficiencies…

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D2L launches newest Brightspace Insights

June 24, 2015 by Laura Ascione

D2L (formerly “Desire2Learn”) recently unveiled the newest version of its Brightspace Insights analytics suite. With this release, D2L can now aggregate and capture streamed student data from across…

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New system measures apps for data privacy

June 16, 2015 by By Tanya Roscorla, Converge

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What do teachers really think of data tools?

June 10, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Two-thirds of teachers in a Gates Foundation study said they are not completely satisfied with the data, or tools designed to help them work with data, which they…

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Turning Technologies signs Student Privacy Pledge

April 30, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Turning Technologies has joined the growing list of education service providers to sign the Student Privacy Pledge. Introduced by the Future of Privacy Forum and the Software &…

Want to put your data into action? Here’s how!

How 5 states are rocking education data

4 reasons data is crucial for personalized learning

Experts: 5 elements for a winning, data-informed district

10 of the best and worst school systems

Is this the new class every student should take?

How do parents really feel about student data?

K-12 data is failing students-here’s what education could look like

Report: 4 security recommendations to keep student data safe

Schools earn national privacy designation

Getting struggling students to read requires both data and compassion

The simple LMS move that has made our teachers more effective

Student data mining is a problem, and states are trying to fix it

When using data, remember monkey sex

What teachers want in a data dashboard

Four essential priorities for making sense of student data

Making classroom observations more efficient — and effective

How tech can make selecting the right college easier for students

District adds data use to teacher training

The 2 dashboards that will get teachers to use data

Student Data Principles gain 40 official supporters

Stopping teacher turnover in its tracks

Informal survey suggests disconnect between teachers and data

D2L launches newest Brightspace Insights

New system measures apps for data privacy

What do teachers really think of data tools?

Turning Technologies signs Student Privacy Pledge

With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

Counslr Launches in Texas to Increase Access to Mental Health Support for Staff and Students

Ignite Reading Again Approved as 1:1 High-Dosage Early Literacy Tutoring Provider in Massachusetts

aiEDU and The Rithm Project Partner to Infuse Human Connection into AI Literacy Through High School ELA Curriculum

Catapult Learning is Approved to Provide High-Dosage Tutoring in Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Schools

Birmingham City Schools Leads Groundbreaking Research on Student Motivation and Math Achievement

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