Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Open Up Resources offers two of the highest-reviewed curriculum for middle-school math and K-5 English, according to EdReports, which evaluates textbooks for rigor, usability and alignment to academic standards. But a new partnership with a budding startup may help tip that scale toward digital. million in investment to date.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 26, 2021

Katie Hansen, Staff Development Specialist for Phoenix Union High School District, said her district was not in a 1:1 space, so it was essential to build capacity and understand the tools available to everybody and think about how they should drive those learning outcomes. Positive Outcomes.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” We’ve made it our mission to build lessons that nurture 21st century academic success and empower extraordinary teaching.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

In terms of student proficiency, today's classrooms are more diverse than ever. In these classrooms, teachers face a seemingly impossible task -- providing effective instruction to all the unique students under their care. We're "detracking" students previously sorted by ability.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

But here’s the rub: Many of the programs that schools rely on to teach critical coping skills, like social-emotional learning (SEL) , don’t produce positive outcomes for students struggling with a variety of needs. Yet just 22 percent said they felt “very prepared” to teach SEL in classrooms. That’s the bad news. The good news?

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2016

Technology, collaboration, and new standards are changing the classroom at a rapid pace. As teachers, we are entrusted with our nation’s children, and their futures, yet many of us find ourselves isolated in classrooms without the right training or support. For a classroom teacher, though, this has the opposite effect.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2018

For example, in the case of literacy companies in the market today, articles from around the web are curated and categorized by reading level, alignment to state academic standards, topics and connection to commonly-taught texts to give educators and students access to “real world” content.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

Disconnection between teaching and learning: Teachers often confuse covering the material with teaching to the kids—if they teach to understanding, then the classroom becomes a different environment. Achievement is the outcome. Does everyone feel valued? To pursue equity, schools must understand three key principles. Noguera, Ph.D.,

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ExcelinEd

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Policymakers need to endorse and support policy solutions that are sincerely aimed at high expectations, opportunities and outcomes for black children. We must establish clear, high and common academic standards in the classroom. Communities need to invest in high-quality early childhood education programs.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2018

And here’s the most surprising part: that online school it bought, Kaplan University, was a for-profit business—part of a sector that’s been criticized for high costs and poor outcomes for students. We have a different approach than most institutions in how we create our curriculum and how that gets moved into the classroom.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

When given agency, teachers understand the what, why, and how so they can genuinely embrace what they are learning and put those skills to use in their classroom instruction. Professional learning opportunities need to be designed with agency, fidelity, contextual learning, relevancy, sustainability, and iterant. appeared first on edWeb.

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eSpark

JANUARY 5, 2016

have expressed frustration with No Child Left Behind, an educational policy that has been derided by educators as placing too much emphasis on standardized testing and failing to address racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps. ESSA encourages districts to bring edtech into the classroom. For over ten years, districts across the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Field Elementary teacher Jessica Rockhold works with Remy Campbell on a smart board in her classroom. Most educators agree the Common Core standards are rigorous enough that students who meet these guidelines will be adequately prepared to pursue a career or a college degree after they graduate from the public school system.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

. — On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. Teachers rarely stand at the front of the classroom. There’s no one size fits all.”.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

The changes first impacted high schools, and in the past three years, the model has made its way into K-12 classrooms. Two recent state initiatives are defining a set of non academic work habits that contribute to student success , and developing a statewide performance-based assessment system.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 25, 2016

The digital resources in the Knovation repository—including videos, games, podcasts and articles—have been selected, evaluated, tagged and aligned to academic standards. “I see it as a great contributor to that array of learning resources that’s going to help kids move toward outcomes.”

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

Placing children with and without disabilities in the same classroom, instead of segregating them, was a growing national trend, spurred on by lawsuits by special education advocates. Related : What should new teachers know before they set foot in a classroom? Educators say little has changed since then.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

In some cases that means being given more time on tests or being offered the option of using technology for written assignments; in other cases it means having an aide in the classroom working with them individually. Within each disability, there is variance in severity and how the disability reveals itself in a classroom.

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Hubbli

DECEMBER 27, 2022

This means that a teacher must divide their attention between 15 different students in a single classroom—an impossible task for most teachers. This allows teachers to provide more individualized instruction, giving each student the attention they need to succeed academically.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Drug use, suspensions and expulsions have put many students here far behind academically. While Massachusetts high schools adhere to the relatively tough Common Core academic standards, at Independence Academy the priority is on meeting students where they are. The standard is what’s appropriate,” Mr. Kain says. “If

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eSpark

APRIL 18, 2022

Rather than relying on a static curricula built on textbooks and worksheets, many districts are taking a more dynamic approach to teaching students academic standards and essential real world skills for student progress. Students in today’s classrooms can have the world at their fingertips.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

EdReports has become a real big deal in K-12 publishing,” he said, referring to the nonprofit that reviews textbooks for alignment to academic standards. But I don’t think classroom teachers think that way. But measuring outcomes is still a work in progress. They have become a litmus test for many districts.”

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eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” Learn three steps districts can take to prevent teacher burnout and cultivate engaging, rigorous instruction across classrooms.

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eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” Learn three steps districts can take to prevent teacher burnout and cultivate engaging, rigorous instruction across classrooms.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 1, 2015

This short book offers 4 standards for prioritizing in your classroom: Rigor, Thought, Diversity, and Authenticity. It defines each, and offers a helpful rubrics to begin measuring how each standard does or does not function in your classroom. The Classroom Management Book by Harry Wong. Silver , Matthew J.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Schools that are in the bottom 10 percent of performance in the State, or who have significant achievement gaps, based on student academic performance in reading/language arts and mathematics on the assessments required under the ESEA or graduation rates (as defined in this document). Metadata about content alignment . On-track indicator .

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