Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

This is the second part of my much-abbreviated look at the stories that were told about education technology in 2018 – and in this case, the people who funded the storytellers. The Biggest Investments of 2018. DreamBox Learning (adaptive learning): $130 million. Knewton (adaptive learning): $182.3

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Squirrel—so named because, like the furry, nut-gathering rodent, it is fast, agile, plans ahead and “cracks tough nuts,” according to founder and CEO Derek Haoyang Li—uses an AI adaptive learning system and human instructors to give students a personalized education on subjects ranging from Chinese language to physics.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

My goal was to minimize the information asymmetry that tends to exist between what teachers know about their students and what students know about their performance. Learn More About Kiddom Academy For Schools: 3 Ways a Company Can Personalize Its Support for Teachers. Kiddom Pilot’s 2018 Scope and Sequence.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Open educational resources hit a turning point in 2018. For the first time ever, the federal government put forward funds to support initiatives around open educational resources, and recent studies show that faculty attitudes towards using and adapting these openly-licensed learning materials are steadily improving.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

NewSchools wants to support a new generation of school leaders who are thinking about how to create more personalized learning experiences that provide students with strong academic preparation as well as the mindsets, skills and habits they need to be successful in college, career and life.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. Schools can join until September 2018. Amplify Fractions covers math standards in grades 3–6 and uses adaptive learning, interactive storytelling, and a personalized digital tutor to help students conquer fractions. HERO K12 CLEVER SECURE SYNC INTEGRATION ( herok12.com

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Although sometimes talked about as a “movement,” Mozilla’s Open Badges Project was really more of a technical specification, one that was transferred from Mozilla to IMS Global Learning Consortium in 2017. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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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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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

.” Via The Indiana Gazette : “Parents and other school district residents reminded the Indiana Area school board on Monday that their dissent of the Summit Learning program hasn’t waned, even though the administration scaled back the program and put it on ‘opt-in’ status for the 2018–19 school year.”

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Lenovo Education Facebook MOOC 51

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

So here’s an early contender for “Worst Education ‘Take’ of 2018’” by Gary Wolfram in Education Week : “ Make Public Education a Market Economy – Not a Socialist One.” Subscription boxes for teachers are somehow “ personalized learning.” What’s not to love.

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Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

hey siri show me a vision of hell made especially for me pic.twitter.com/wbs9E7BuKf — Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) July 19, 2018. Swedish student single-handedly prevents deportation of Afghan asylum seeker by refusing to sit down on flight pic.twitter.com/5YdS7EBF9X — The Independent (@Independent) July 25, 2018.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

. “The Future of AI, Data, and Education,” says Udacity , as it announces a new advisory board… You have got to be f **g kidding me pic.twitter.com/cPiW548WHR — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) February 21, 2018. pic.twitter.com/xtYTB3rE2F — rat girl (@stephdriggs) February 21, 2018. million total.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

1, 2018, Eilif Serck-Hanssen will become the for-profit company’s new chief executive officer and Ricardo Berckemeyer will take over as the company’s president. ” According to WCET , “Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment.” Credly has raised $4.6

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. The new version will launch in February, 2018, and features a number of enhancements and additional functionality.

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