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Clearlake Capital-Backed Discovery Education to Acquire DreamBox Learning? 

eSchool News

Headquartered in Bellevue, WA, DreamBox Learning offers the only dual-discipline solution rated “Strong” by Johns Hopkins University’s evidenceforESSA.org in both mathematics and reading. million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 100 countries and territories.

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DreamBox Learning® Announces Record Expansion into New School Districts

eSchool News

September 15, 2021 — DreamBox Learning, the leading education technology provider that in 2006 pioneered intelligent adaptive learning, today announced new expansions and partnerships with school district customers, including Prince George’s County Public Schools and East Baton Rouge Parish School System. BELLEVUE, Wash.

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DreamBox Learning® Equips Educators with Lesson Recommendations to Accelerate Student Learning

eSchool News

New Lesson Recommendations feature helps teachers understand where students are in their math learning to support academic growth toward proficiency. DreamBox Learning Math is currently used by nearly 5 million students and 200,000 educators in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico. BELLEVUE, Wash.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

9) Teaching and education in general are, as Pai, Adler, and Shadiow (2006) put it, inherently a “sociocultural process” (p. As such, teaching and learning are “always mediated or shaped by cultural influences, they can never be culturally neutral” (Gay, 2018, p. xii cited in Gay, p.

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Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free—and Be Financially Sustainable?

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From 2006 to 2016, the cost of textbooks increased by 88 percent, more than than nearly any other college student expense—including tuition and fees (63 percent) or on-campus housing (51 percent)—according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But some providers of OER still ask for fees in return, and that has advocates concerned.

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The 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning

eSpark

These elements are: differentiation, adaptivity, student engagement, direct instruction, practice, formative assessment with immediate feedback and student explanation of learning. 1: Differentiation Keeps Learning Accessible. Here is a look at the research and principles that greatly influence eSpark’s curriculum. #1:

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Meet the Platform That ‘Gets to Know You’—and Cuts Test Prep Time in Half

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In the world of college test prep materials and tools, Don Phan considers himself a connoisseur. His efforts paid off: he boosted his SAT score by more than 350 points and landed a spot in Yale’s class of 2006.

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