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Buyer Beware: "In fact, out of 10,654 studies included in the What Works Clearinghouse in mid-April, only 188 – less than 2% – concluded that a product had strong or moderate evidence of effectiveness."
This story about education software was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.
Here's a nice digest of 74-pages of guidance for school administrators and several great perspectives from leaders on reopening schools this fall.
From OklahomaWatch.org:
"The coronavirus pandemic has erased the whiteboard for Oklahoma schools, leaving superintendents to sketch out plans for reopening with guidance from the state. What could your child’s school year look like?
Decisions being made now must address local needs, learning loss.
by Jan Barrick, CEO, Alpha Plus
Meeting the needs of every student in every class is difficult enough in school – much less, online at home. That said, schools must have distance-learning options available in case the pandemic returns in the fall, which means planning for the 2020-21 school year is at a critical stage.
Educators have long used online tools in the classroom; but that is not the same as teaching and learning in a virtual environment. Few teachers are also “IT people” and even teenagers are not always as “techy” as they seem.
In Oklahoma history, April 14, 1935, is known as Black Sunday, the date of the worst storm in Oklahoma and many states during the Dust Bowl era. In responding to a drought that became a national disaster, a president become an environmental champion.
An adaption of President Roosevelt and the Dust Bowl
By Paul M. Sparrow, Director, FDR Library
In Oklahoma history, the Burford family stands out as inventors who coupled genius and family values in building a successful company still in business today.
Maysville, Oklahoma, in Garvin County, has an unusual small-town history of invention. The fertile Washita River valley was an attractive area for pioneers as Oklahoma Territory was opened for settlers. Maysville now has a population of 1,232 according to the last federal census.
Since the first Burford family began farming the land in 1895, they have contributed to the area. Earl Burford was an enterprising young farmer when he saw a need for a better way to move standing stalks of hay into the barn.
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Teachers and administrators can quickly and easily identify students who need more help learning the Oklahoma Academic Standards.
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That is why Alpha Plus schools have OUTPERFORMED the state average every year of the A-F Report Cards.
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