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Korean Publisher Acquires Adaptive Math Program, KnowRe

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Last week, DreamBox Learning raised $130 million to grow its online K-8 math software. A few days earlier, that company’s competitor Reasoning Mind was acquired by Imagine Learning, a private equity-backed curriculum company. One such partner is Sylvan Learning, which operates a network of tutoring centers across the U.S.

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Live Online Video Classes Are ‘The New Face-to-Face.’ So How Many Students Can They Handle at a Time?

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Minerva is a for-profit company that has raised more than $119 million since its founding in 2012, and it provides online-education services and curriculum. Other companies sell software that can support video courses, though Minerva is unusual in that it develops curriculum and software designed to work together.

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From Mexico to China: Why the World is Interested in the United States Edtech Market

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Limin Chen “They want adaptive learning tools, STEM products and learning management systems,” says Chen. “If If you run out-of-school centers you still need these kinds of systems to make the learning efficient.” But now their interest has expanded, with new school models leading the way.

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6 EdTech Resources and Strategies to Gain a Deeper Understanding of Students

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Students learn to set goals, self-assess, monitor their progress over time. Source: (Chappuis, Stiggins, Chappuis, & Arter, 2012) Learn more in BWRSD’s Lens on Teaching and Learning. Tool: iReady (Adaptive Math/ELA Assessment & Instruction). Educator Strategies: .

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?HigherEd Year in Review: What We’ve Learned (and Loved) in Our First 365 Days

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Discovering MOOCs in 2012 lit a fire under me. A good example of this is the reporting our editorial team did last fall at Educause , where they chronicled everything from a “smorgasbord of hardware and software” to the emerging trends and conversations around digital literacy. The interview, “ Why U.

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Rethink Education Re-Ups Commitment to Edtech With $107.5 Million Fund

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Since launching in 2012, Rethink has invested in 27 companies that serve a broad spectrum of learners and needs, ranging from elementary-grade grammar ( NoRedInk ) to college student success platforms ( Civitas Learning ) and career training for professionals ( General Assembly ).

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How AI Will Save Education

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While rough " deepfake " videos have been around for several years, the proliferation of video manipulation that appear real enough to fool viewers really shifted into high gear in 2019 with the launch of multiple AI open-source software and mobile apps. (On Recently I wrote " What If Your Co-Teacher is a Computer?

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