Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Pearson’s enVisionMATH Common Core-aligned curriculum develops K-6 students’ understanding of math concepts through problem-based instruction, small-group interaction, and interactive learning with a focus on reasoning and modeling. It teaches concepts as well as memorization and has a Common Core-aligned option.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 31, 2015

We Give Books is a Pearson Foundation initiative that allows students to read books (no audio) for ages 4-10 years old. Creatively Teach the Common Core Literacy Standards with Technology Available NOW ! . There is a collection of magazines that include articles about animals, plants, stars, etc. Read-to-Self Books.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Few corporate brand names in education are as recognizable, and as polarizing, as Pearson, the giant education provider whose reach extends to virtual schools, testing, language training and an array of other areas. Pearson officials have been talking about shifting away from being identified as simply a publishing company for years now.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2015

A storm of criticism recently rained down on test publisher Pearson Education after the revelation that it regularly monitors social-media sites for public posts that contain secure content from standardized tests it publishes. Next page: Why it could be copyright infringement.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2015

Next page: How Pearson responded. Featured on eSchool News IT Newsletter Preparing for Common Core Assessments Top News assessments high stakes online testing PARCC Pearson smarter balanced'

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Steve also addressed any confusion regarding the Common Core State Standards. ESSA did not replace the Common Core State Standards, and although the states are required to have standards, it prohibits the Department of Education from forcing the adoption of a particular set of standards.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

Among those who have turned it into a livelihood are tutors, publishers like Pearson and Scholastic and printers. You pick your subject area, let’s say it’s language, and you have a set of standards, like the Common Core standards. I’m a supporter of Common Core. Two years ago, U.S.

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 9, 2014

Virtual Nerd Mobile Math is an excellent free iOS app by education leader Pearson. This is a great Common Core aligned app that allows users to find educational videos, concepts, and tutorials on MS/HS Math.

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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

We’re playing a bit of catch-up here, but one of the country’s big consortia of states that sponsors common-core tests, PARCC, recently sought input on how it should reorganize itself to serve states. the Educational Testing Service, Measured Progress, Pearson, and Questar.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Prior to CueThink, Sheela was Project Director at Pearson Education, focusing on technologically innovative assessment items based on Common Core State Standards. As Founder and CEO, Sheela has been instrumental in securing $4+M from National Science Foundation, NewSchools Venture Fund, MassVentures and angel investors.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

Authored by nonprofit Illustrative Mathematics, the curriculum covers Common Core standards for grades 6-8 math. A former Pearson executive, Singer has been taking notes in the last year not only from the educators using the resources, but also from what other publishers and companies in the OER space are doing. Larry Singer.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 9, 2015

Questar Assessment Inc., a Minnesota-based company, has won a $44 million contract to handle grade 3-8 testing in New York state.

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The Jose Vilson

APRIL 14, 2016

My bed holds me down and I keep trekking through, not allowing Pearson, Cuomo, Bloomberg, De Blasio, or anyone or anything else hold me down (shout out to Puff and Matthew Wilder ). On my toughest days, my students hold me down. My colleagues hold me down. But I’m 28 now. The shine of being “new” has worn off.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 30, 2016

Last year, Pearson was heavily criticized amid revelations its oversaw the monitoring of social media and websites to try to gain intel on the sharing of common-core testing content. Common-Core Testing Clashes With Social Medial Monitoring.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 29, 2016

See also: ETS Hauls in Texas Assessment Deals Worth $280M, Tops Pearson. Million From Common-Core Group Over Testing Mishaps. ETS currently holds the state contract for the administration of STAAR 3–8 and high school STAAR end-of-course exams. That contract was awarded in 2015. Nevada to Recoup $1.8 Measured Progress Pays Nev.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2015

As schools move to the Common Core, and Pluto shifts in and out of planetary status, information can be updated on the fly. Craig Herring, the director of Prek-12 curriculum and instruction, explains that they started using some Pearson online textbooks in 2009, back when they were essentially PDF versions of the printed books.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 21, 2015

has been the subject of far fewer headlines in recent years than some of the major players in the testing industry, like Pearson, McGraw-Hill Education/CTB, and the Educational Testing Service. Questar Assessment Inc. But lately, the Twin Cities-based company has.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

With 120 titles across commonly taught science and social studies concepts, Follett’s Lightbox is directly aligned to Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, National Council for Social Studies Standards, and selected state standards including TEKS.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2018

All three new tests are more rigorous than the old GED and were designed to mirror the changes in traditional high schools with the introduction of Common Core standards. But Pearson, which co-administers the new GED, and Data Recognition Corp., which administers the TASC, are for-profit companies.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 18, 2016

Pearson 1-year stock price chart, New York Stock Exchange, from Morningstar. Pearson 3-month stock price chart, New York Stock Exchange, from Morningstar. The American Federation of Teachers is pressuring Pearson PLC, the global education company, to conduct a business strategy review with an eye to becoming more profitable.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 24, 2019

State and National Content Area and Literacy Standards Addressed: Common Core State Standards – ELA. Common Core State Standards – Math. Common Core State Standards Initiative. Common Core State Standards Initiative. Boston, MA: Pearson Education. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

link] TALLER MEMORIAS EN RED - #DDHHYC ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Tue 23 Aug 11:30AM New York / Tue 23 Aug 03:30PM GMT / Wed 24 Aug 01:30AM Sydney Luz Pearson. We will also be crowd sourcing a monthly webinar schedule to offer PD based sessions using Common Core Standards and STEM resources.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2015

Audrey Beardsley: The Silencing of the Educators, A Dangerous Trend - Diane Ravitch''s blog Raising (and Educating) ''Free Range Kids'' - Hack Education Student Debt Accounts For Nearly Half Of US Government "Assets" Testing Chaos in Seattle - Diane Ravitch''s blog My Objections to the Common Core State Standards (1.0) - Stager-to-Go LibGuides: Pedagogy (..)

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The Gates Foundation has backed a variety of education reform initiatives : charter schools, the Common Core State Standards, “small schools,” inBloom, teacher evaluations, and yes, “personalized learning.” Pearson, for one.)

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

The structure of demand created the “Big Three”—McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Pearson. Over years and decades, spending has shifted among these segments: the assessment market grew following the adoption of the Common Core; supplemental spending is catching up with core. billion or so.

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Marketplace K-12

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

This will be the first school year in which most elementary and middle-school students take state-required tests online.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 10, 2015

McGraw-Hill Education's recent departure from the world of state testing underscores both the rewards and risks for vendors operating in that high-stakes space.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 10, 2015

McGraw-Hill Education's recent departure from the world of state testing underscores both the rewards and risks for vendors operating in that high-stakes space.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 7, 2015

California state board officials have approved a $240 million assessment contract for ETS, despite complaints from a rival vendor.

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MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

And various technology companies — from no-name startups to behemoths like Pearson — boast of new programs meant to facilitate this style of education. For more, check out this story about personalized learning and Common Core by Sarah Garland. I see their confidence level take off.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Dr. (Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education) Using Scratch and Picoboards to teach "x", Maths and Science - Martin Levins, Director IT What''s The Connection?

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The inquiry-based approach is defined within the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards, a set of decade-old, Common Core-like guidance for social studies. In those other disciplines, said Lesh, “There was an effort to take the inequity out of what was taught to students.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

” The company – funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Pearson, Learn Capital, and others – says it will remain open. The US Department of Education announced it was launching “a pilot to test rigorously the effectiveness of more flexible loan counseling policies on federal student loan borrowers.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

“ ESSA Would Handcuff a Trump Education Secretary on Common Core And More,” says Education Week , even though ditching Common Core was one of Trump’s campaign promises. More on the future of Common Core from NPR. Inside Higher Ed has more on the latter. Smartstudy has raised $29.54

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

“Anti- Common Core Groups Unhappy About Trump Ed Secretary Pick Betsy DeVos ,” says the Sunshine State News. Among the findings: “ Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , Pearson , and McGraw-Hill account for 85 percent of the market share for K–3 math curriculum.” million to Ohio.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Pearson released its quarterly report today and announced a “strategic review” of its K–12 courseware business, particularly with regards to print. ” Edreports.org has released new reports on math textbooks and how well they align to the Common Core. 2U has acquired GetSmarter for $103 million.

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