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Policymakers, K-12 School Leaders Must Address Technology Needs for College and Career Ready Teaching, Learning and Assessment

On December 4, 2012, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released guidance for policymakers and K-12 school leaders on school technology readiness needs for college and career ready teaching, learning and assessment.

What State is Doing What? See spec.setda.org

Who is in charge of online testing in Indiana?  What consortia do New Hampshire belong to? What support for summative assessment does Kansas provide school districts?  At what grade levels does Florida test online?  If you don't know the answer to these questions, then you have not seen the State Education Policy Center (sepc.setda.org).  

Decadence and Togetherness in July

When I was a teacher, July was an interesting month.  I tended to travel, read and be somewhat decadent.  I had done some reflection on what kinds of things worked well in the prior year and made note of that, but had not yet gone so far as to plan for the next year.  As a district technology coordinator, my July was a little different in that I had started to pull together what kinds of professional development I was going to provide in August and the plan for the overall year.

How Fast is Your Machine?

Do you have any idea what your upload and download speeds are for your computer, or more important, the computers in your schools?  And, does anyone have a clue about broadband capability in schools across the country, on a school by school basis?  Maybe, maybe and no.  We all know how important broadband connection speed is in the classroom.  When it is slow and students are nodding off waiting for a page to load, it's a problem to say the least.  Come 2014-15 it is even more of a concern as everyone rolls into online assessments.

Ready?

There has been much talk here in assess4ed.net as well as in the blogosphere and hallways of school districts about whether or not states and districts will be ready for the new assessments to be delivered online in the 2014-15 school year.  In fact, helping states and districts get ready for these assessments is the primary reason for this site, so that notion has been on our radar for a while. 

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