eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

DreamBox Learning’s products complement Discovery Education’s other digital solutions, which include Discovery Education Experience , the company’s award-winning K-12 platform, the Techbook series of digital textbooks, Mystery Science , and more, in supporting student achievement. to accelerate learning.

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Data Adaptive Learning Company Assessment 94

eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2021

Based on the assessment data of 3.8 million students’ assessments. Assessment scores from all 50 states and the District of Columbia were included in the sample, which consisted of students in grades 1–8 who took Star Early Literacy, Star Reading, or Star Math assessments during fall 2019, fall 2020, and winter 2020–2021.

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Report Assessment Differentiated Instruction Comparison 106

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2022

We have another popular guest from the last year 2020. Take a look at what your third grade unit of instruction is that's coming up and identify what are those skills and concepts that students are going to need right now in order to access that and assess based on that. And now I look and I get some formative assessment for myself.

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Handbook Assessment Course Groups 366

Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2020

As it turns out, the company wasn’t done fundraising. Capitalizing on increased usage seems to be the formula among edtech companies seeking new money this year. Companies like Coursera, which helps universities build and access online courses, have ridden the momentum from new registrations to secure a $130 million investment in July.

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Course Chegg Coursera Company 124

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

To meet the needs of the district, Carnegie Learning is expanding their offerings in Gadsden ISD with new K-12 math and literacy, SAT and PSAT preparation to their portfolio of services. Robust pre- and post- assessments to regularly track student growth and performance.

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Learning Instructional Materials Professional Learning Meeting 104

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

We were collecting data from a variety of assessments, but the interventions we were using just weren’t showing that students were making consistent progress as readers. Our initial goal was to improve the reading support we offered students based on their literacy data, specifically in the area of foundational skills.

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Data Classroom Elementary Outcomes 98

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

From idea to scale, Catapult helps companies shape, develop and deploy innovative, proven solutions to meet critical educational challenges. When schools shuttered in the spring of 2020, more than 1 billion students worldwide shifted to online instruction in less than one month. It’s been a wild ride.

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EdTech Industry Data System 137

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2021

That should come as no surprise, considering a recent CollegeBoard survey calculated that undergrads spent $1,240 on average for books and supplies during the 2020-21 academic year. Students do not always meet the stereotype of 18 to 21 [years old]. Are there any I can avoid purchasing at all?

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Course Accessibility Survey Meeting 165

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In August 2020, Amanda Nemergut was looking for alternatives to in-person public school for her three daughters. It’s a virtual charter school, the tuition paid with taxpayer dollars, run by the for-profit charter management company ACCEL Schools. Then she saw an online ad for the Ohio Distance and Electronic Learning Academy (OHDELA).

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E-rate Pearson Company Report 127

eSchool News

MAY 19, 2023

Driven by their vision to create 21st century learning environments that offer opportunities for all students to pursue higher education and develop skills that meet workforce needs while producing informed, conscientious, and productive citizens who give back to their community, GCSS fosters a culture of continuous assessment and improvement.

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Classroom Social Media EdTech Assessment 94

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2023

Mary won ISTE's 2018 “Virtual Pioneer of the Year” and was a New York State Teacher of the Year finalist in 2018 and 2020. She was a New York State Teacher of the year finalist for 2018 and 2020 and is a New York State Master Teacher. 00:00:03:16 – 00:00:29:09 Vicki Davis Today's sponsor is Microsoft Education.

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Classroom Microsoft Course Tools 324

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2020

We’ve been amazed by the creativity and impact of the ideas that education technology companies submitted for this challenge! We’ve been amazed by the creativity and impact of the ideas that education technology companies submitted for this challenge!” Vote for your favorite to win the People’s Choice award by May 15, 2020.

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EdTech Outcomes Company Technology 129

Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2020

In a recent study conducted by McKinsey & Company, statistical models based on academic studies estimated the potential influence of school closures on learning. Additionally, institutions must adjust their previous approaches toward the assessment of learning outcomes to meet the realities of today’s environment.

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Education Industry Training Strategy 196

eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Mystery Science, which joined the family of Discovery Education services in 2020 and has won SIIA’s Best Science Instructional Solution CODiE award for Grades PK-8 , provides K-5 educators simple-to-use, open-and-go, hands-on lessons that inspire students to love science. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros.

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EdTech Schoology Social Media STEM 89

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. What type of performance-based formative and summative assessment took place? A learning management system can have a tendency to promote a “surface” type of assessment. JULY 19, 2020 · 1:26 AM | EDIT. I enjoy learning from all of you.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

The first online class we launched in 1998 was little more than flat text on webpages, and we closely followed the birth of learning management systems, meeting with both Blackboard and WebCT before they achieved their first $1 million in revenue. But those that do survive and build successful enterprises could change the world forever.

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Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 162

eSchool News

MAY 11, 2023

Each day, Geneva CUSD 304’s teachers, administrators, and staff seek to educate the nearly 5,500 students they serve within an environment that encourages the desire to learn and meets the unique academic, personal, physical, and social needs of each child. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

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Education Social Media EdTech Data 68

Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

As Secretary Duncan’s chief of staff wrote at the time, the Common Core was intended to create a national market for book publishers, technology companies , testing corporations, and other vendors.”. Billion has been invested in US K-12 education technology companies since 2010. Indeed, $2.3

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EdTech Common Core Chromebook iPad 176

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 27, 2018

Pause a second and think about companies such as Uber and Airbnb. respectively by 2020. Replace standard outlets with multi-functional USB combos – When assessing power needs through an audit, count the number of outlets in classrooms, hallways, and common spaces. Where would many of us be without these or similar apps today?

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Smartphone Steelcase Mobility BYOD 186

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

More broadly, nearly 73 percent in the Fall 2021 American College Health Association National College Health Assessment survey reported moderate or serious psychological distress. It’s true that there are not enough professionals to meet rising demand. That is changing. Counselor burnout is real.) It now has 12,000 users at 46 schools.

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Training Meeting Report Policies 123

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In 2020, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the high school dropout rate was 5.3% About McGraw Hill McGraw Hill is a leading global education company that partners with millions of educators, learners and professionals around the world. Learn more at www.ancorahigh.com.

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Dropout Course Assessment Secondary 98

eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2023

AMSD serves 2,800 K-12 students in a rural community located in the northwest corner of New Mexico within the “Four Corners region” where New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona meet. Editable, ready-to-use worksheets and assessments are also available in both English and Spanish. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Student Engagement Social Media EdTech Elementary 89

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A Canada-based company the district hired started scouring public posts for threats and “cries for help” last month. In 2020, Chicago Public Schools won a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Two companies, Safer Schools Together and GoGuardian, submitted proposals. New social media program draws on pilot’s lessons.

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Social Media Company Report Data 119

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2021

EdSurge recently spoke with Arpit Jain about his approach to problem solving and his future aspirations—both for the company and the world of education. All of this has contributed to too great a focus on finishing a set curriculum, then trying to assess all of it, versus meeting the needs of all students.

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Game-Based Learning Gamification Learning Meeting 180

eSchool News

JULY 7, 2020

With the purchase of Hoonuit’s courses and learning delivery system, Infobase meets educators where they are, providing the knowledge they need to take action and help their students—and themselves—excel.”. Educators Can Earn Professional Development Credit, Utilize Their Own Content, and Assess Learning. Personalized Learning.

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Training Libraries Professional Learning Assessment 62

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. Guilford sent its first batch of tutors to middle schools in November 2020. It’s a long road of recovery.”

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Study Data Report Elementary 138

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

But after most schools shifted their classes online in early 2020, remote learning caught on with some families, including those who preferred to give their children the flexibility of learning from home, or whose children struggled with social anxiety in school buildings or hadn’t found success in traditional learning environments.

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Elementary Online Learning Report Personalized Learning 95

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2019

And it’s scenarios like this that put pressure on edtech companies to make their tools more interoperable. The company agreed—and made it happen. So in 2018, when Empower was pressured by a large district customer to support a different open data standard— IMS Global’s OneRoster—the company was reluctant.

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Data LMS Company Education 111

N2Y

JUNE 18, 2021

You know, how do I use assessment data to help guide what goals we prioritize for our student for that IEP? My primary role has been to oversee the development of Polaris’s content: all the profiles, assessments, suggested IEP goals, and the aligned resource articles. You know, how do I create an accurate present level of performance?

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Assessment Company Groups Social Media 80

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In 2012, the government of India stated that it would need to build 1,000 new universities and an astounding 50,000 new colleges by 2020 to meet expected demand as its population and workforce continued to grow. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

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Education Outcomes Online Learning System 115

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

In mid-March 2020, schools in Lindsay Unified shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The district convened a series of meetings with teachers, school leaders, parents, city officials and community members to discuss what kind of educational system the community needed. Credit: Courtesy Lindsay Unified School District.

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Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 132

The Game Agency

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Your learning management is full of great elearning courses and content but how do you assess that your learners are retaining that content? This is a great tool to maximize live meetings and make them more fun and engaging. We can create a digital remote on your phone with our motivate meeting tool. March 10, 2020.

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LMS Training iPad Industry 52

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

Once they sign up for courses, an assigned mentor is supposed to check in on them regularly—sometimes even weekly—through a call or text or video meeting. And if a student fails an assessment, their mentor and instructor receive notifications prompting them to reach out. Are we part of the problem?”

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Student Engagement Course System Groups 178

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

He was working for a tech company, but this was no tech job. On March 16, 2020, he completed the last of his five classes to earn his certificate in business intelligence, eager at the prospects of a new career. If students don’t get a job that meets that income threshold, the monthly payments are deferred.

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Training Company Analysis E-rate 104

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 24, 2021

This year, it was 47 percent — a 68 percent increase that disproportionately impacted Black and Hispanic students, according to a report by Amplify , a national K-8 curriculum and assessment company that analyzed data from 400,000 students across 1,400 schools over the last two years. Gallup’s Jonathan Rothwell reports that the U.S.

Learning 126

Learning Training Report Exercises 126

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

40 percent — The number of first grade students “well below grade level” in reading in 2020, compared with 27 percent in 2019, according to Amplify Education Inc. Data analyzed by McKinsey & Company late last year concluded that children have lost at least one and a half months of reading. One report by Amplify Education Inc.,

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Elementary Report Groups Assessment 145

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

After listening to educators, parents and caregivers from across the country, Savvas Learning Company today introduced a range of platform enhancements and new K-12 educational products aimed at making distance learning more impactful. New Tool Simplifies Assessments for Administrators.

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Learning Assessment Pearson Student Engagement 52