Month: April 2015

NETA 2015: Nebraska Technology

NETA 2015: Nebraska Technology

NETA 2015 I (and 2000 of my closest friends) attended the annual Nebraska Education Technology Association conference which moved to the Century Link Arena in downtown Omaha this year. This year was special for me personally because it was the first year that the Nebraska Writing Project partnered with NETA. This meant that we had 3 …

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Opting Out: Standardized Testing Woes

Opting Out: Standardized Testing Woes

I faced a dilemma this week. By some act of fortune, a teacher friend of mine posted a link about opting out of standardized tests. That may or may not be it. I have a daughter who is now a junior and she has already taken a battery of Nebraska State Assessments including Writing, Math …

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