Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

What’s Next for Pearson? The digital era has rocked the once-steady foundation for education kingmakers like Pearson. But after cutting assets ranging from the company’s stake in The Economist to PowerSchool, a student information system, Pearson finally reported a profit again in 2017. Not Buying Your Education Startup.).

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MOOC Coursera Chegg Pearson 119

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 14, 2012

Two of my Social Studies teachers were recently invited to Washington DC on October 4, 2012, to deliver a model lesson that illustrated the effective use of technology. The following is a guest post by Rebecca Millan who attended with her colleague Nicolette Perna. For more information on this event check out the summary provided by ISTE.

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Study Technology Poll Everywhere Pearson 196

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

I think you’re wrong, so I propose a bet: We’ll both invest in a basket of stocks on January 1, 2012—mine representing the edtech industry, and yours the whole economy. Back in 2012, there were seven companies that fell into this category. a share in May 2016, it was down 88 percent from January 2012. Cambium Learning Group.

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EdTech Pearson Chegg Company 60

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

CaseNEX DataCation bought Pals, a reading assessment platform, in 2012. For example, if Illuminate made an assessment acquisition, then Pearson made one, and Measured Progress made one, all of a sudden it might be time to put ourselves out there if that’s our area.”. From an edtech standpoint, start your M&A pipeline early on.”

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Technology Education Company Pearson 116

Edsurge

JULY 1, 2019

Pearson has bowed out (but started its own investment fund ). Zyante, the maker of zyBooks, was founded in 2012 by two professors from the University of California system. Textbook publishers, once considered likely and logical buyers for education technology startups, have lost a bit of their appetite.

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Knewton Pearson Company Course 115

TeacherCast

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Great Podcasts December 9, 2012 by SamPattersonEdD from United States One of the biggest challenges to adopting tech is getting to know it. Amazing Resource August 11, 2012 by Elliotel from United States I have learned so much from them. Amazing Resource August 11, 2012 by Elliotel from United States I have learned so much from them.

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Pearson Education Hapara EdTech 68

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

And around 2017, publishers including Pearson that once used Knewton began to pull back. Since acquiring Deltak in 2012, the company is now a major player in the online program management (OPM) business, which helps higher-ed institutions run online educational programs.

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Knewton OER Industry Adaptive Learning 137

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

According to state data, the number of young people in state juvenile justice facilities dropped from 901 at the end of 2012 to 386 in 2017. In 2016, 45,567 young people were held in facilities nationwide, down 20 percent from 2012.) The online coursework is designed by the education company Pearson. Source: PEARSON CONNEXUS.

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Online Learning Blended Learning Pearson Learning 65

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2019

speaking at the GDC Education Summit in 2012 (Photo credit: Official GDC / Flickr ) When the institute launched, foundations with an interest in education wanted to learn about how game design theory and principles could inform the creation of more engaging educational experiences. Institute of Play co-founder, Katie Salen Tekinba?

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Game-Based Learning Pearson Training Report 143

TeacherCast

DECEMBER 29, 2015

In 2012, Jeff was recognized as one of top 50 educators using social media at the first ever Bammy Awards and has been nominated three times in the category of Innovator of the Year. Prior to joining NJEA is 2012, Jim was a high school English teacher for ten years in the Pennsauken Township School District of Camden County, NJ. .

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Carolan, who previously co-founded and managed the New Schools Seed Fund in 2012, noted that the average seed round used to be around $700,000. In the past, publishers such as Pearson and McGraw-Hill were counted on to be the exit strategy. It’s now double that,” she added. edtech startups hit almost $1.7

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EdTech Pearson Company Knewton 92

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2017

He says the tools from Spain have quality content for Spanish speakers, and for English tools, tech providers such as Pearson and Mcgraw Hill have sufficed in the past, but he is looking for more STEM learning tools now. “I When Chen started her work back in 2012, she says people were obsessed with online learning models like Coursera.

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EdTech Trends Coursera Company 125

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

2U 2008 2014 $665M (IPO) Archipelago Learning 2000 2012 $302M (acquired by PLATO Learning) Chegg 2005 2013 $830M (IPO) Connections Education 2001 2011 $400M (acquired by Pearson) HigherOne 2000 2012 $260M (acquired by Blackboard) Instructure 2008 2014 $487M (IPO) K12.com Six of the deals took at least 10 years to materialize.

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EdTech Chegg Kaplan Coursera 93

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Roden worked as an elementary school teacher and in sales for Pearson before founding ReadyRosie in 2012. “Our content is what people fall in love with,” says Roden, 41. But our data gets people to continue to use it.” For her, it’s a family affair: Her husband also works at the company, which is named after their oldest daughter.

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Strategy Video Company Smartphone 122

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) Pearson is Not a Platform. Remember Edmodo?

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Reading By Example

AUGUST 17, 2018

Reading with Meaning (Debbie Miller, Heinemann, 2012). What Really Matters for Struggling Readers (Allington, Pearson, 2011). Reading Essentials (Routman, Heinemann, 2003). Reading in the Wild (Donalyn Miller, Jossey-Bass, 2014). What are the Rest of my Kids Doing? Moses, Heinemann, 2017).

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Study Resources Pearson Groups 33

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

The answer options range from tech giants—Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft—to publishers (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill, Pearson, Scholastic). Which one would you hire?” The survey question raises eyebrows, as publishers and technology companies offer overlapping, but fundamentally different services.

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Pearson Microsoft Company EdTech 78

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

In 2012, 30 million primary-age children (or 1 out of 5) in sub-Saharan Africa did not attend any school. Pearson, through its Affordable Learning Fund , has also invested in several Africa-based education companies. Humanity’s future may well be in Africa, where 60 percent of the population are under the age of 25. Yet the U.S.

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EdTech Pearson Company Industry 94

Marketplace K-12

MAY 2, 2016

Pearson to Sell GlobalEnglish Corp.: Education and publishing company Pearson is planning to sell GlobalEnglish Corp., Pearson purchased the company in 2012 for $90 million in cash. a cloud-based software to teach English to business users, according to Sky News.

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System Pearson Company Mobility 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Yesterday, the New York-based company announced that Ryan Prichard, who has been with the company since July 2012, most recently as Chief Technology Officer, will assume the CEO position. In 2012 the company expanded to deliver online courseware to a few universities—in particular, a math readiness course with Arizona State University.

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Knewton Adaptive Learning Company Education 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Kidaptive first entered the edtech market in 2012 with Leo’s Pad, a game-based learning app that offered mini-games and puzzles to assess cognitive skills in young children. Once the industry’s poster child for adaptive learning, Knewton boasted working with dozens of publishers, including Pearson and McGraw-Hill.

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Adaptive Learning Knewton Pearson Company 66

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Prior to igniting the flame that grew to be Acumen Partners in 2012, Steve engaged in principal leadership positions in leading organizations including Pearson, McGraw Hill, Master Teacher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and EdLights. His knowledge and experience in the education sector are unrivalled.

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Common Core Pearson Industry Guidelines 40

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

and Pearson, reports the Snapshot 2020 annual report from the Digital Learning Collaborative. In a survey that Archambault and a collaborator published in 2012 in the Journal of Teacher Education, some faculty respondents dismissed online teaching, saying they prepare teachers for “real students in real classrooms.”

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Education Handbook Course Elementary 212

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 24, 2017

Much has been written about 2012 being “the year of OER.” We think platforms like Pearson’s MyLab and Cengage’s MindTap are the enemy. Because this stuff costs so much to do, if no one steps up to the funding plate the entire field is at serious risk. ” Let’s hope it’s not the year OER peaks. ”

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OER Pearson System Assessment 60

Insight Education Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

& Pearson, R. Recommended next reading: School Leaders: How to Achieve Instructional Breakthrough in Your Schools. Sources for reference in alphabetical order: Anitha, S. Striking women. Lincoln: University of Lincoln. Retrieved from [link]. Ascione, L. 5 Key priorities for today’s superintendents. eSchool News. Retrieved from [link].

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Social Media Policies Survey Examples 79

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 31, 2012

Join me Thursday, May 31st, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Khalid Smith to talk about Startup Weekend EDU , the potential impact of entrepreneurial activities on the education ecosystem, the new film on education he''s been working on, and the recent and controversial decision to partner with Pearson.

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Blackboard Pearson Education Professional Learning 45

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2018

In 2012, Jeff was recognized as one of top 50 educators using social media at the first ever Bammy Awards and has been nominated three times in the category of Innovator of the Year. He is currently the Coordinator for Technology Integration and Instructional Technology Coach for a K-12 Regional School District in New Jersey.

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Edcamps Microsoft Social Media Course 176

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

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 ). The firm has an eye for smart bets.

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EdTech lynda.com Education Company 60

MindShift

JANUARY 20, 2017

Published by Pearson Canada Inc., Reprinted with permission by Pearson Canada Inc. Our journey began when we conducted an extensive literature review at the outset of the project (Bruce, Flynn, & Moss, 2012) and learned about the crucial importance of spatial reasoning. Bruce, Bev Caswell, Tara Flynn, and Zachary Hawes.

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Pearson STEM Training Study 28

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

The Series B-1 funding follows the Series A and B funding in 2012 and 2014 respectively, making Speakaboos’ total investment funding $25 million to date. Speakaboos Raises $12.5 Million: The reading app for early childhood literacy recently raised $12.5 Nearpod Raises $9.2 million in a Series A funding round led by Reach Capital.

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Company Pearson Software Libraries 49

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2017

Much has been written about 2012 being “the year of OER.” Returning to the original essay from 2012… The Gates Foundation’s 2014 Next Generation Courseware Challenge grants provided funding for the kind of work described above, resulting in things like. Let’s hope it’s not the year OER peaks. Just don’t. No 5Rs and no open pedagogy.

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OER LMS Pearson System 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

12:00 - 1:00 pm US-PDT ( click for your own time zone ) OPENING KEYNOTE: Jim Lynch and Kate Laughlin (co-moderators), with Jennifer Pearson, Melanie S. Jennifer Pearson ( @RuralLibAssoc ) Library Director, Marshall County Memorial Library Opening Keynote Jennifer Pearson is the Director of the Marshall County Memorial Library System.

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Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Back in 2012 – 2013] I was impressed (like many others I’m sure) with how Wiley was able to frame the cost-savings argument around open textbooks to build broader interest for OERs. And the idea of pivoting away from that at the exact moment Pearson, Cengage, and McGraw-Hill are adopting that approach seems a bit too convenient.

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Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 62

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

We''ve also set dates for the 2012 Global Education Conference : November 12 - 16. Her rant about Apple''s misguided education announcement two weeks ago was only exceeded by her thoughts this week about Pearson becoming a sponsor of Startup Weekend edu! Sign up at [link]. The podcast link is at [link].

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Conference Policies Classroom Pearson 39

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. Pearson, for one.)

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2023

American Secondary Education, 41(3), 21–33. link] Jones, V., & Jones, L. Comprehensive Classroom Management: Creating Communities of Support and Solving Problems (11th ed.). Marzano, R. Marzano, J. S., & Pickering, D. Classroom management that works: Research-based strategies for every teacher. KOUNIN, J. S., & Gump, P. Macsuga-Gage, A.

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Classroom Secondary Strategy Examples 98

MindShift

JULY 27, 2015

Pew researchers also found that the percentage of teens using social media rose from 55 percent in 2006 to 81 percent in 2012. The Pew Research Project found that texting is now the most common form of communication teens have with their friends (Lenhart, Ling, Campbell, & Purcell, 2010).

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