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96 edtech predictions for K12 in 2019

eSchool News

We asked 49 edtech executives to look into their crystal balls and share their thoughts about what will happen in 2019. Read on to see what’s in store for 2019… Berj Akian, CEO, ClassLink. SEL will begin to affect school culture from the top-down, bringing about change in adults first and students second.

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Using Ed Tech Analytics to Measure Student Engagement

Omega Notes

The Role of Engagement in Education Success. Studies suggest that strong student engagement positively correlates with student performance, as well as student retention and program completion. Ed tech platforms make collecting, aggregating, and analyzing student activity easy and accessible. By: Andrew Lang.

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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

Edsurge

K-12 educators are increasingly turning to digital resources to enhance instruction and address student needs. That’s why, in 2019, Discovery Education conducted a comprehensive research study—including a literature review, focus groups, interviews, surveys and an analysis of data usage—across our digital products and platforms.

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Today's CTE Investments Help Boost Students' Success

EdTech Magazine

Today's CTE Investments Help Boost Students' Success. Tue, 08/06/2019 - 12:12. In modern schools, vocational instruction — now career and technical education, or CTE — often takes students beyond the oil-stained floor beneath an automotive hoist or a shower of sparks in a welding lab. Andrew.Steger_zKQu.

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Prioritizing The Most Urgent Education Challenges

Digital Promise

In spring 2019, we collected nearly 350 survey responses from stakeholders working in all levels across public schools. These practitioners provided feedback on all 38 challenges, including their perspective on which challenges are the most urgent, affect the most students and teachers, and are experienced most often.

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Meeting the Educational Challenges of COVID-19 Together

MIND Research Institute

ST Math meets WWC quasi-experiment and ESSA Tier 2 requirements, and the program's unique, patented approach delivers robust results on a national scale. If you would like to support MIND’s efforts and help us reach more students, you can make a donation here. Together we will support and empower our students. Maylahn, P.

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Sphero Announces Acquisition of LittleBits to Expand K–12 Robotics Tools

EdTech Magazine

Fri, 08/23/2019 - 12:51. The merger will bring the companies’ hardware, software, curricula and training programs — used by nearly 6 million students and 65,000 teachers worldwide — together under one roof, according to the Sphero press release. Sphero Announces Acquisition of LittleBits to Expand K–12 Robotics Tools.

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