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Adding a Computational Boost to Your K-8 Lessons

Digital Promise

We also wanted to center each districts’ CS mission and vision and integrate the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Computer Science and the KAS for Technology. We called them CT Boosters since they were designed to complement a 2020 summer training session , much like a booster shot is an extra dosage intended to support health.

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Plagiarism Checkers: Changing the Writing Process

PlagiarismCheck

Academic honesty promotion is crucial for student success. Students who understand academic integrity principles are more likely to produce high-quality work that meets academic standards. Success factors of academic journals in the digital age. Bus Res 13, 1115–1143 (2020). 4 Markham, A.

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Open Up Resources Takes A Digital Leap Through Kiddom Partnership

Edsurge

Open Up Resources offers two of the highest-reviewed curriculum for middle-school math and K-5 English, according to EdReports, which evaluates textbooks for rigor, usability and alignment to academic standards. Both executives said more specific pricing will be finalized in 2020. Founded in 2013, the company has raised $21.5

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Instructure Acquires MasteryConnect for $42.5 Million to Expand K-12 Footprint

Edsurge

billion by 2020. Founded in 2009, MasteryConnect offers a platform where teachers can plan lessons, create and deliver assessments, and track how students perform against academic standards. There are plenty of dollars behind that idea. Emerging Strategy, a market research firm, estimates that the U.S.

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How International Rankings are reshaping Indian Higher Education

Linways Technologies

As more and more government policies are being brought to practice focusing on quality assurance systems and academic standards, the academic community should actively enter debates about the assessments, academic standards, and the design framework of our colleges and universities.

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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. What’s in store for the 2020-21 school year.

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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

In mid-March 2020, schools in Lindsay Unified shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Lindsay’s ability to rapidly pivot to remote learning in spring 2020 was largely due to preexisting infrastructure. Her son, who graduated in 2020, has autism. Credit: Courtesy Lindsay Unified School District. The role of technology.