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Use Personalized Learning Tools to Boost Classroom Equity

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But what exactly is a competency-based education system, and what role does technology play in the design and support of this system? Assessment is meaningful and a positive learning experience for students. Classroom Technology Strengthens Competency-Based Assessment.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. 1993-2004: Building the Infrastructure. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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IXL to Acquire Australian Digital Instructional Provider, 3P Learning, for $135 Million

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based provider of digital K-12 instructional and assessment tools has agreed to acquire Australian education technology company 3P Learning in an all-cash deal worth approximately AU $189 million, or approximately US $135 million. IXL Learning , a San Mateo, Calif.-based The transaction is subject to a shareholder vote.

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Students Are Slipping Through the Cracks of Special Education. Schools Must Do Better.

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The Power of Assessment Digging through Jason’s files and coming up empty reinforced my belief that, if we had a true district-wide RTI framework with a uniform approach to assessment, we would have uncovered Jason’s needs sooner. Although the RTI framework includes many components, Jason guided my focus on assessment.

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Teachers at Two Rivers Roll Up Their Sleeves to Build Assessments from Scratch

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Two Rivers Public Charter School welcomed its first class of students in the fall of 2004, after more than three dozen parents from the Capitol Hill neighborhood came together to write the charter. Over time, they have learned that some of the skills that are most critical for success are difficult to teach and even harder to assess.

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The Lessons Learned Online That Will Shape Education After the Pandemic

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Even before the pandemic, broadband and mobile technology was expanding connectivity across the globe, hybrid and virtual classrooms were gaining steam in providing personalized learning to students, and project-based learning was proving to be an effective, engaging and increasingly popular pedagogy.

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