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Sphero Makes a Big Acquisition in littleBits to Bring Hands-On STEAM Learning to Life

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When Sphero laid off 45 employees in early 2018, the Boulder, Co.-based Additionally, Sphero says it has more than a thousand lessons and activities that are aligned to Common Core and other state academic standards for math and computer science. Students making and tinkering with littleBits.

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After Layoffs, Math Curriculum Developer Reasoning Mind Sells to Weld North Education

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curriculum market shifted towards purchasing materials aligned materials to Common Core and state academic standards, the organization began building new offerings based on these U.S. Much of this work was done by a team in Moscow, while those in the U.S. office adapted it for use by American students. Later, as the U.S.

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National test scores reveal a decade of educational stagnation

The Hechinger Report

states adopted new, more demanding academic standards in the 2010s, and there have been widespread reports about the difficulties in changing instruction in the classroom. More than 40 states embraced the “Common Core” while additional states adopted similar standards.). Then, nearly all U.S.

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Everything You Need To Know About the Georgia Milestones Assessment System

Georgia Test Prep

These tests determine if the student has understood the curriculum as per state standards, because they are pegged to Georgia’s new academic standards, which are guided by the Common Core, a national consensus of what each child should learn in each grade level. Grading of the GMAS. Achievement Level.

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Blending Art and Algorithms, Desmos Sets Out to Reimagine Math Curriculum

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Desmos art contest submissions: Westminster Abbey from Caitlin Minutillo (left) and “The Golden Gate Bridge” by Ava Sutter (right) In 2018, Desmos decided to set its sights on a big, new and highly contested market: creating a core math curriculum, starting with middle school. And, she adds, “for a geeky math person like me, it’s fun.”

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How play is making a comeback in Kindergarten

The Hechinger Report

More recently, widespread changes in academic standards, like the adoption of the Common Core standards and concern over low reading scores , further increased the rigor of kindergarten to the point that it has been referred to as “ the new first grade.”

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After years of neglect, Mississippi takes baby steps to boost school readiness

The Hechinger Report

More than 70 percent of children who attend pre-K in the state leave ready for kindergarten, according to 2018 accountability data. In the waning days of the 2018 legislative session, Mississippi lawmakers agreed to a $2.5 That’s a huge feat: Statewide, only 36 percent of kindergarteners were deemed ready during the same time period.