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Khan Academy: Friend or Foe?

A Principal's Reflections

To date, these statistics are: 140 million+ lessons delivered, 500 million+ exercises done, and 6+ million unique visits per month. He officially started Khan Academy in 2009 knowing that quality videos would withstand test of time.

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High failure rates spur universities to overhaul math class

The Hechinger Report

Related: Will the new Common Core SAT close the privilege gap? Educators say that colleges aren’t following Common Core, but acknowledge that current math reforms in both higher education and K-12 are based on research showing that students can thrive in “engaging” learning environments. Photo: Karen Shakerdge.

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Trouble With the Curve: Estimating the Size and Growth Rates of K-12 Markets

Edsurge

The teacher evaluation market has grown dramatically over the last few years, driven by the 2009 implementation of. Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, etc.). Additionally, as part of this exercise, watch for the leading indicators of adoption. K-12 landscape. 2: Create Your Heat Map.

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Flocabulary: Hip-Hop Learning That is Out of this World!

The Daring Librarian

Longtime Flocabulary Fangirl I've been a Flocabulary & Week in Rap fangirl since they came on the scene and have blogged about them back in 2009 and 2011.and Each week, the series will offer students a new hip-hop video, standards-based exercises, a creative challenge - and the chance for a shout-out in an upcoming video!