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Tablets and other tech offer ways to track teacher performance beyond just standardized tests

Electronic portfolios show great promise in helping us with the oft-elusive task of measuring teacher effectiveness. The ideal application of standardized exams is to benchmark student performance in September and then assess student growth in June. This method does seek to isolate a teacher’s influence on individual students. But while they are an indicator of […]