Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Some states, such as Nevada, also restrict the use of state supplemental academic intervention funds to programs that meet federal research standards and are elevating the importance of evidence-based and high-quality instructional materials. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

Policies 120

Policies EdTech Program Evaluation Outcomes 120

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

Horton, who teaches math and writing to fourth- and fifth-graders at Fremont Elementary School in Springfield, Missouri, says this is the first program that she and a coworker have found that meets their needs for math and writing instruction. Last August, the team unveiled an instructional writing tool for students in grades 4 to 6.

Tools 78

Tools Company Instructional Materials Tablets 78

techlearning

APRIL 19, 2018

Under this state-funded initiative, Utah educators who choose Core5 from the approved list can implement Core5 with the knowledge that the program meets the USBE requirements to become an essential component of a district’s literacy implementation.”

Assessment 40

Assessment Education Software Differentiated Instruction 40

EdTechTeam

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Typically a seventh- and eighth-grade science teacher, Engler is strictly a technology instructor at McGuffey Middle School for the 2017-18 academic year. Teresa Engler goes over instructional material. He is Engler’s mentor and was in from North Carolina to meet with her at the middle school last week. Celeste Van Kirk.

Learning 40

Learning Instructional Materials Google Technology 40

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

They collaborate to make sure the technology and services are meeting their current and future needs. Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information.

Broadband 41

Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

techlearning

MARCH 13, 2018

Performance was captured with RIT (Rasch unIT) scores, which measure student achievement on an equal-interval scale across all grades, and researchers compared students’ fall and spring levels in Core5 to their fall 2016 and spring 2017 MAP RIT scores. “We Students who met usage targets also significantly increased their RIT scores by 16.8

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Comparison Elementary Differentiated Instruction Assessment 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

A curriculum expert who reviewed the pedagogy explained to me that the unit was “weak” and does not meet Common Core standards as the creator claimed. But otherwise, instruction in this Shakespeare unit rarely goes deeper than a surface understanding of the text. Such a lifesaver!” More than 80 percent of U.S.

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Study Common Core Company Differentiated Instruction 105

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

Curation is a direct translation of collection building, critical evaluation, instructional partnership, sense making, meeting community needs, knowledge building and instruction. You may decide to create a Storify to gather social meeting coverage around a school or current event. ” Library Technology Reports 50.7

OER 46

OER Social Media Libraries eBook 46

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

During a district board meeting, Ms. Joey carefully tailored curriculum pathways to meet students’ needs. To meet this challenge, in the summer of 2020, Jhone Ebert, Nevada State’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, announced the launch of the Nevada Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC).

Education 126

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 126

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Among the many other problems dragging down Puerto Rico’s stagnant economy, made worse by hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, is a huge high school dropout rate and, among those students who do manage to graduate, a comparatively low trajectory to college — especially college on the mainland — and a high dropout rate there, too.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Federal relief funds from the CARES Act and American Rescue Plan are limited-time options that cannot meet the full range of technology needs long-term and must also be used to ensure a safe return to in-person school amid an ongoing pandemic. State Funding States vary drastically in the funds they make available for K-12 technology.

Technology 166

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 166

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2020

According to an EdSurge/Social Context Labs analysis of 196 school district policies published during spring 2020, nearly two-thirds offered printed instructional materials to families to use for schoolwork, a figure that was higher among high-poverty districts than low-poverty districts. Savannah’s experiences were not atypical.

Elementary 151

Elementary Analysis Guidelines Instructional Materials 151

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Winning approval from the teachers union in January had triggered a 60-day sprint of public hearings and school committee meetings, during which Resnick and Duffy provided thousands of pages of answers to school committee questions about everything from what students would learn to how they would eat lunch.

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Meeting Outcomes Study Groups 108

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

This modern educational paradigm is about nurturing essential life skills in tandem with academic knowledge, tailored to meet the demands of our rapidly evolving world. Firstly, the teacher, as Davis pointed out, is encouraged to provide a broad range of sensory experiences, enabling students to engage with various instructional materials.

Learning 65

Learning Khan Academy Moodle Adaptive Learning 65

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

To the entrepreneur who wrote the Techcrunch op-ed in August that ed-tech is “ 2017's big, untapped and safe investor opportunity.” The total dollars invested in 2016 are off by about $2 billion from this time last year; the number of deals are down by a third; and the number of acquisitions are off by about 20%.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

pic.twitter.com/gOvmSOjcSf — Shelly (@ShellySometimes) February 14, 2017. The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, a federal panel, is slated to review ACCJC’s recognition and scope at a meeting next week.” Union busting , outsourcing , and “ unbundling ,” apparently.

Education 45

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45