Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. Delivering these models to a differentiated population of educators and learners requires an adaptive approach.

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Trends Digital Learning Learning Secondary 206

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

Some highlights: Fourth graders at Salt Creek improved their CAASPP scores by 137% of the state average in the 2016/2017 school year—their first year using the platform—and by 172% the following year. Fourth grade ELLs at both schools grew their CAASPP scores by 252% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year. Source: Levered.

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Common Core Adaptive Learning Elementary Blended Learning 124

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

Some highlights: Fourth graders at Salt Creek improved their CAASPP scores by 137% of the state average in the 2016/2017 school year—their first year using the platform—and by 172% the following year. Fourth grade ELLs at both schools grew their CAASPP scores by 252% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year. Source: Levered.

Common Core 123

Common Core Adaptive Learning Elementary Blended Learning 123

Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

Cengage is now betting its digital business on an annual subscription that gives students unlimited access to all of its digital textbook materials, along with online homework tools and study guides. Cengage filed for bankruptcy in 2013, after which it reached an agreement to eliminate $4 billion in debt and secure $1.75

Pearson 167

Pearson Company Adaptive Learning Report 167

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2019

And focusing on digital makes the secondary textbook market even less attractive, since students have to buy access directly from Pearson to get course materials. A bundle that includes access to its other online tools, including MyLab and Mastering, costs about $79. But the company is not cutting the cord with print.

Pearson 167

Pearson OER Company Knewton 167

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

Increasingly, Asian companies are also investing abroad to find fresh ideas and tools to bring to their local markets. million (Seed) 2017 EduLab Brightwheel $10 million (A) 2017 GGV Capital ClassWallet $1.5 It also surpasses the $1 billion that U.S. edtech startups raised last year. Funding Deals for U.S. Based Company.

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EdTech Knewton Company Robotics 104

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

New and traditional publishers are trying to offer alternatives such as open educational resources (OER), or freely downloadable and adaptable learning materials. In 2017, Top Hat nabbed $7.5 But some providers of OER still ask for fees in return, and that has advocates concerned.

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OER Company Adaptive Learning Resources 69

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Inclusive teaching means ensuring that all students, regardless of their background, abilities, or challenges, have equal access to learning opportunities and feel supported and valued in the classroom. What used to be measured in decades now shifts within years, challenging educators to continually adapt, learn, and grow.

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Study Outcomes Elementary Data 121

eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

These elements are: differentiation, adaptivity, student engagement, direct instruction, practice, formative assessment with immediate feedback and student explanation of learning. 1: Differentiation Keeps Learning Accessible. Here is a look at the research and principles that greatly influence eSpark’s curriculum. #1:

Learning 52

Learning E-rate Elementary Outcomes 52

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

One new category of tool schools are experimenting with is. adaptive technology. These digital tools help students master course learning goals by using data generated from students’ interactions with the adaptive software to predict what students should view or do next online. Tell me how the tool works.

Learning 60

Learning OER Software Course 60

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 9, 2017

Personalized Learning and the Tech to Make It Happen SXSWedu 2017 Panel One of the most promising ideas in education right now is personalized learning—providing instruction that is meaningful and contextualized for every student. Are 30 computers accessing WiFi going to crash the network? It's messy work.

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Personalized Learning Learning EdTech Data 45

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2018

It reduced its developmental course offerings to only one required reading course that is paired with the college-level course, and two self-paced math pathways that use adaptive-learning technology along with guided instruction from a faculty member in the classroom. There were physical changes, too.

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Course Data System Adaptive Learning 77

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Excelligence Learning Acquires Really Good Stuff: Brentwood Associates -backed Excelligence Learning Corp. Really Good Stuff is a multi-channel marketer of classroom products and teaching tools used primarily in grades K-8. has purchased Really Good Stuff. Headquartered in Monroe, Conn., The Knewton-powered enVisionMATH2.0

Knewton 40

Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 40

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

This quick move to emergency remote teaching has left educators scrambling to figure out how to use digital tools, online resources, and apps to continue their teaching at a distance. In fact, there are so many digital tools, apps, and online learning resources being shared, some educators are feeling overwhelmed.

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Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 216

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

In his 2017 book Platform Capitalism , Nick Srnicek posits that platforms are poised to become the fundamental business model of our digital world – key to the new economy, clearly, but also key to political and social systems (and what these will become under the control of these powerful technology companies).

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 71

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom. TOOLS THEY USE COXSACKIE-ATHENS ?

Classroom 54

Classroom Schoology Khan Academy Blended Learning 54

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Here are my five resolutions for the 2016 - 2017 school year: 1. Take a technique Lemov calls Making it Accessible, which suggests ways to help kids connect with rigorous content rather than run from it. Sure, each tool and toy looked cool at the time. But sometimes the biggest challenge is wading through the options.

Adaptive Learning 60

Adaptive Learning Digital Citizenship Personalized Learning Classroom 60

Hack Education

JUNE 15, 2017

I delivered this talk today at the NMC Summer 2017 conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. With the App’s “Do this When” tool, you can create customized actions that respond automatically to your baby. Thank you very much for inviting me to your conference. Or perhaps I’m projecting.) McDonald Jr.,

Robotics 67

Robotics Company Technology System 67

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

In contrast, 21st-century learning is characterized by: Personalized and Adaptive Learning: Tailoring education to individual student needs, abilities, and interests. Project-Based and Experiential Learning: Engaging students in real-world projects and hands-on experiences that make learning relevant and exciting.

Learning 65

Learning Khan Academy Moodle Adaptive Learning 65

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

By harnessing the power of AI in education technology, learners can access a broader understanding of a topic, mitigating the structural bias of the institution and curriculum. If we go back to the War of 1812 lecture example, we can see the value of adaptive learning if we instead embrace these tech advancements.

Education 52

Education Industry Company Exercises 52

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

3:00PM: The Chalkboard Dilemma: New Research on Teachers’ Readiness and Willingness to Adopt Digital Tools for Learning with Alan Arkatov (USC), Julie Evans (Project Tomorrow), Ann Linson (East Noble School Corporation) and Jessie Woolley-Wilson (DreamBox Learning) Tuesday.

Coursera 75

Coursera Knewton Udemy EdTech 75

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

“Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Sante Fe University of Art and Design will close at the end of the 2017–2018 school year.

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

We must ask: is designing our next-generation learning tools with such a content-driven focus on academic mastery sufficient to help people break into the middle class, when we know our economy is still so connection-driven ? In the first wave of online learning, we focused on democratizing access to content.

Coursera 112

Coursera MOOC Education Khan Academy 112

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” The English-language-learning company has raised $608 million total. Billion in 2017.”

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. with Pigeons.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “What You Need to Know About Race-Conscious Admissions in 2017.” The for-profit Charlotte School of Law says it might get its access to federal financial aid restored. Via Edsurge : “ Apple iPad Sales to Schools Jump 32%, Selling 1M Tablets in Fiscal Q3 2017.”

Khan Academy 46

Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

The Girl Who Drank the Moon , written by Kelly Barnhill, is the 2017 Newbery Medal winner. Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat , illustrated by Javaka Steptoe is the 2017 Caldecott Medal winner. Adeptemy , an adaptive learning company, has raised $3.48 The complete list of all winners is here.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40