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4 K-12 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2018

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Adaptive learning tools, which use elements of machine learning to modify learning experiences based on student ability and understanding , are also on the rise in K–12 with leaders indicating they have tripled their spending on such tools. Digital Citizenship Remains a Priority.

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Knewton Was Acquired For Less Than $17M, and Former CEO Brian Kibby Has Left

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Wiley had disclosed paying $56 million in cash for zyBooks, a digital courseware provider for STEM and computer science subjects. For most of its years as a startup, Knewton focused on building adaptive learning technologies that it would license to publishers, before pivoting to sell its own courseware in late 2017.

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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

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In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. Delivering these models to a differentiated population of educators and learners requires an adaptive approach.

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This Math Program Helped Students Blow State Test Scores Out of the Water

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Some highlights: Fourth graders at Salt Creek improved their CAASPP scores by 137% of the state average in the 2016/2017 school year—their first year using the platform—and by 172% the following year. Fourth grade ELLs at both schools grew their CAASPP scores by 252% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year. Source: Levered.

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This Math Program Helped Students Blow State Test Scores Out of the Water

Edsurge

Some highlights: Fourth graders at Salt Creek improved their CAASPP scores by 137% of the state average in the 2016/2017 school year—their first year using the platform—and by 172% the following year. Fourth grade ELLs at both schools grew their CAASPP scores by 252% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year. Source: Levered.

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Carnegie Learning Gets a Makeover After Private Equity Investment

Edsurge

Carnegie Learning currently offers online math courseware for middle, high-school and college students, along with accompanying print textbooks as part of its blended-learning programs. It recently added a coding tool to its lineup, after acquiring Globaloria in 2017. We’re not trying to smash a bunch of things together.

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Heard, Overheard and Announced at ISTE 2016

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WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: IXL has released science and social studies content for grades two through five onto its adaptive learning platform, adding to a suite of subjects that also includes math and English language arts. Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM teacher and administrator.

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