tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post2596653557155738035..comments2023-10-18T05:06:49.026-05:00Comments on Missouri Education Watchdog: Arne Duncan is From the Government and He is Here to Help Youdsmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01501964533388756254noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-79260000909973542162011-04-15T07:15:21.705-05:002011-04-15T07:15:21.705-05:00Sandra, Thanks for that information. And I would ...Sandra, Thanks for that information. And I would add to your last sentence on the second posting:<br /><br />"....and then feed that information back to students, teachers, and parents...and Federal agencies responsible for finding workers to supply the workforce."stlgretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05148560735290088930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-4502382614405884832011-04-15T07:02:54.256-05:002011-04-15T07:02:54.256-05:00Fordham Law Center report on privacy concerns here...Fordham Law Center report on privacy concerns here:<br />http://law.fordham.edu/center-on-law-and-information-policy/14769.htm<br /><br />Secretary of Education Chief-of-Staff Joanne Weiss speech here:<br />http://blogs.hbr.org/innovations-in-education/2011/03/the-innovation-mismatch-smart.html<br /><br />A quote from that speech:<br /><br />"In this new market, it will make sense for teachers in different regions to share curriculum materials and formative assessments. It will make sense for researchers to mine data to learn which materials and teaching strategies are effective for which students - and then feed that information back to students, teachers, and parents."Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257929350887078341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-67644366190679382362011-04-14T21:43:25.299-05:002011-04-14T21:43:25.299-05:00You raise important concerns. Fordham Law Center r...You raise important concerns. Fordham Law Center reported that school data is not protected sufficiently. Education chief-of-staff suggests that researchers mining student data from the so-called new generation of assessments will be able to determine which materials and methods are most effective by examining student choices or thought processes. Sources for this info to follow.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257929350887078341noreply@blogger.com