Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Renaissance Learning , a provider of K-12 software and assessments, including the widely used STAR tests, has agreed to acquire Nearpod for $650 million. Dating back to 1986, Renaissance Learning has established its name in the education market largely through its STAR assessments and Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Math programs.

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IXL Learning Learning Company Assessment 183

eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2024

Cyberbullying, increasingly more common, occurred at least once per week in 37 percent of middle schools, 25 percent of high schools, and 6 percent of elementary schools. Negative outcomes are documented for school attendance and academic achievement, as measured by GPA and standardized assessments.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2021

Launched in 2014 for secondary grade students and in 2020 for elementary school students, Listenwise harnesses the power of listening to advance literacy and learning in all students by using podcasts as classroom texts, amplifying content and providing students practice in required listening skills.

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Secondary Elementary Company Assessment 67

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift At a training session this summer, Pitts, a teacher at Oakdale Elementary in Sandy, Utah, learned why: The program works best when teachers supervise kids rather than sending them off to do exercises on their own. But at first, few teachers took note.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

When we arrived at Betty Best Elementary in Houston in the summer of 2014 and dug into the school’s data, we saw there were 627 office referrals during the previous year. From 2014 to 2018, we reduced the number of office referrals by 37 percent, in-school suspension days by 52 percent, and out-of-school suspension days by 97 percent.

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MindShift

JULY 10, 2018

Science could be considered the perfect elementary school subject. Most elementary school teachers have little scientific background and many say they feel unprepared to teach the subject well, according to a national survey of science and mathematics education conducted by a North Carolina research firm in 2012.

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Elementary Education Survey Report 39

Waterford

JANUARY 30, 2020

Five-Minute Mindfulness Meditation : This age-appropriate meditation teaches elementary students how to clear their minds and focus on the present. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2012, 30(4), pp. The Elementary School Journal, 2007, 108(2), pp. The American Journal of Psychology, 2014, 127(4), pp. Nizielski, S.,

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Classroom Training Examples Elementary 317

eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2019

When we arrived at Betty Best Elementary in Houston in the summer of 2014 and dug into the school’s data, we saw there were 627 office referrals during the previous year. From 2014 to 2018, we reduced the number of office referrals by 37 percent, in-school suspension days by 52 percent, and out-of-school suspension days by 97 percent.

Outcomes 52

Outcomes Elementary Data Assessment 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 14, 2023

Mississippi’s elementary reading policies, signed into law in 2013, have drawn national attention. They include improved literacy training for elementary teachers and reading coaches for the state’s lowest performing elementary schools. Related: Mississippi made the biggest leap in national test scores this year.

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Elementary Report Policies Study 92

Waterford

JULY 24, 2020

Our programs assign these lessons based on a student’s placement assessment and their demonstrated mastery. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues, and Ideas, 2014, 87(1), pp. Differentiation of Instruction in the Elementary Grades. Sources : Morgan, H. Retrieved from resilienteducator.com: [link].

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Differentiated Instruction Strategy Libraries Guidelines 250

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

Back in 2016, Ben Herold of Education Week reported that grade-school students who took the computerized version of a different test, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), in 2014-15 scored lower than students taking the paper-and-pencil version. Research has shown mixed results.

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Study Analysis Report Assessment 97

MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 20, 2022

For this reason, MIND is proud to have partnered with John Deere since 2014 to reach more than 37,000 students in over 90 schools, ensuring the next generation of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math (STEAM) workforce continues to carry the innovation and leadership torch. That was certainly the case in Waterloo, Iowa.

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STEM Conference Elementary Game-Based Learning 52

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. We Don’t Have To Choose Between Assessment and Excellent Teaching. The assessment piece is important for kids.

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Elementary Assessment Company Maker Movement 188

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

From 1992 until 2007, the state’s average score for fourth-graders remained below the “basic” level of achievement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Mississippi has long struggled to improve reading scores. What has the district done to boost scores?

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Strategy Training Assessment Report 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

“I tell them not to read at the same pace that your neighbors are reading, not too loud that we’re distracting someone, but just enough that you can practice your reading voice,” the second grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School said. “So Related: Retraining an entire state’s elementary teachers in the science of reading.

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Elementary Report Training Groups 89

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In 2014, they were named a model for desegregation by the Center for Diversity and Equality in Education. The station rotation model is utilized across the district, at the elementary, middle and high school level, in both bilingual and mainstream classes. Students at Normandy Park Elementary in Morris School District.

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Blended Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 118

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

” The far-reaching meta-analysis considered flipped learning experiments done in elementary schools, high schools and colleges, with the bulk of the studies in the higher ed setting. Finally, instructors assess the student work and give feedback. [.] 2014 ; Lag and Saele, 2019 ; Orhan, 2019 ).

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Analysis Learning Study Outcomes 59

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

This could involve using differentiated instruction, incorporating multicultural education, or employing a range of assessment methods. Adaptive teaching: Reflective practice of two elementary teachers’ visions and adaptations during literacy instruction. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. Madda et al.,

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Study Outcomes Elementary Data 121

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

But at Memorial Elementary School , one of two elementary schools in New Hampshire’s Sanborn Regional School District , administrators and teachers are given the freedom to experiment with cutting-edge ideas not in spite of district and state guidelines, but because of them. They dubbed the behaviors “Work-Study Practices” (WSP).

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Assessment Elementary System Academic Standards 81

EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2018

It’s often possible to further your training while continuing to teach thanks to self-paced online courses: for example, this comprehensive prep course for Praxis Core exams and Subject Assessments. Everything a New Elementary Teacher REALLY Needs to Know (But Didn’t Learn in College). London: Routledge, 1982, 2014.

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Course Strategy Elementary Examples 100

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. LINDSAY, Calif. — This story also appeared in The Fresno Bee. Ushering in a new model.

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Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 128

MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

Screencastomatic - Free online screencast Paul Bogush 15 assessments that don''t suck. Global classroom projects: icollaboratory, Kidlink: lower elementary, Flat connections: [link] , Hello little world skypers: Skype projects World Read Aloud Day is march 5th!!! Crazy talk - program that takes a visual and makes it talk. (.99)

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edWeb.net

MARCH 4, 2021

Reexamine practices—assess what is and isn’t working. The presenters’ district is undertaking an equity assessment to see where they are in reaching their 2025 goals. Prior to the role as director, she served as an elementary school principal and taught at the elementary level.

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Policies Professional Learning Elementary Assessment 77

Shake Up Learning

JULY 18, 2017

Elementary. 40 of the Best Learning Apps for Elementary. Best 1-to-1 iPad Apps for Elementary School. Assessment. 55 Digital Tools for Formative Assessment. 18 Tools for Formative Assessment. Best Apps for Teaching and Learning (AASL compiled lists). 70+ Educational Apps for the Classroom. Augmented Reality.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Olin does think, however, that the five-paragraph essay format is useful for elementary students, adding that fourth grade is when the state of Texas starts assessing students’ writing in standardized tests. Croix Falls Elementary School in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.

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Elementary Study Assessment Meeting 124

MindShift

MAY 3, 2019

According to a 2014 study (the most recent data available) from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 73% of eighth graders are less than proficient in geography. She looked at data from the 2014 assessment and estimated that educators only spend about 20 minutes a week teaching geography.

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Elementary Learning Microsoft Assessment 42

Education with Technology

JUNE 25, 2014

Teachers can give their students quick conventions formative assessment QR codes that link to an online survey/quiz such as in Google Forms. Although the ebook is intended for grades 6-12, teachers at both the elementary and the college level can easily adapt the activities. Here are short descriptions of three activities: L.2

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Common Core Mobility Schoology Android 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

Rod Federwisch & Karen Goss Assessing and Developing Modern Language Fluency For Global Communication - Harry Tuttle, Ed.D. Lynott III PhD 12:00pm (ACSA) Facilitating 21st century Learning with Technology- Navigating the Change with a 20th Century Mindset - Dr.

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Common Core Conference Blackboard Digital Citizenship 71

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Additionally, mobile devices were provided to additional subject areas, including laptops to all elementary schools. From 2014 to 2018, the subject areas and grade levels in which the district deployed mobile devices have shown consistent increase in student achievement on state assessments and end-of-course assessments.

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Mobility Assessment Laptops Course 76

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Audrianna Lesieur, age 11, smiles after demonstrating the strength of “Confidence” with encouragement from classmate William Maestas as her teacher Val Seamons moves on to assist Billy Sabo at Lake Canyon Elementary School. Karen Schauer, superintendent, Galt Joint Union Elementary School District. GALT, Calif. Weekly Update.

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Learning Elementary Report Personalized Learning 84

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

With this context in mind, GWAEA launched its blended learning pilot program in 2014, selected for its ability to converge local and state initiatives while providing a pathway to personalized learning. The collaborative identified blended learning as one vehicle to implement competency based education and personalize student learning.

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Blended Learning Learning Training Assessment 127

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

LearnPlatform, founded in 2014 and based in Raleigh, N.C., An accelerator that works with nonprofits is a rarity in the industry, says Peter Gault of Quill.org, a nonprofit that provides writing and grammar activities to help students in elementary, middle and high school. Cognitive ToyBox (Brooklyn) a game-based assessment platform.

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EdTech Company Industry System 102

eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2019

The Houston district currently includes 11 high schools, 18 middle schools, 54 elementary schools, and five special campuses. Thankfully, our community also saw the importance of modernizing technology in our schools and in 2014 voted overwhelmingly in favor of a $1.2 billion bond to help update the district’s classrooms.

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Software Learning Outcomes Elementary 67

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 30, 2015

STEM in Iowa’s Re-Envisioned Economic Development Roadmap (2014 Battelle Report) , Kathryn Kunert & Carrie Rankin. See Iowa’s 2014 Battelle Report. Girls Scouts – all girl Lego leagues, Engineering is Elementary – girls are empowered – Flying Monkeys prosthetic device patent! Peek Into a STEM Classroom: Mt.

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STEM Wiki Training Elementary 100

eSpark

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Over 1,000 Mineola elementary school students are using eSpark in four buildings throughout the district, while a team of Mineola middle schoolers helped us build new product features to better engage and challenge students. The district’s culture of innovation pays off. Berwyn, Illinois.

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EdTech Differentiated Instruction Elementary iPad 90

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 17, 2016

Department of Education will not penalize Nevada for failing to meet federal test-participation requirements , according to the Associated Press, after technical problems plagued the state’s administration of the Smarter Balanced test in the 2014-15 school year. The state requested a waiver from the federal requirement in January.

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Common Core Secondary Assessment Analysis 40

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

A Smile is the Teacher’s Game Face This summer, I met Rob Brown , elementary school principal at Southside Christian School in South Carolina. Rob Brown, Elementary School Principal Southside Christian School, South Carolina In brief, I realized this important fact: A teacher’s smile is a teacher’s game face. 25) Kraft, M.

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