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Lexia Nationwide Report Finds 80% of Students Using Lexia Core5 Reading Did Not Experience Literacy Learning Loss During Remote and Hybrid Learning in the 2020-21 Academic Year

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

23, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, today released new research titled “Using Lexia Core5 Reading to Address Learning Loss and Accelerate Learning: Insights from a 2020-21 Nationwide Study.” The full “Using Lexia Core5 Reading” report is available at [link]. BOSTON ( Sept. About Lexia Learning.

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US Edtech Raises $803M in First Half of 2020 As COVID-19 Forces Learning Online

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

Many classroom doors have closed. Software will reshape learning both in the classroom and out well beyond the pandemic.” In the first half of 2020, U.S. But the 2020 tally is still in line with first-half fundraising totals for the previous five years. But investors’ checkbooks remain open. Source: EdSurge U.S.

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Testimony in Favor of Texas SB 6 Instructional Materials Allotment

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MARCH 29, 2011

Today I gave testimony in favor of the passage of Texas SB 6 , which institutes an Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA) in lieu of the textbook allotment and the former Technology Allotment. Everything I accessed was an instructional material with content relevant to my course of study. Another 37.8%

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PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2024

Makers of knowledge-building curricula say their lessons are based on research, but the truth is that there is scant classroom evidence that building knowledge first increases future reading comprehension. This research was funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report. )

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OPINION: Struggling readers need standards and structure based on the science of reading

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As students return to the classroom this fall — many for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that upended their access to quality, in-person learning — we have an opportunity to enact standards to ensure that teachers’ instruction methods are effective and backed by science. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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PROOF POINTS: ‘Right-to-read’ settlement spurred higher reading scores in California’s lowest performing schools, study finds

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

However, before the courts resolved that legal question, the litigants settled the case in 2020. But these reading gains are meaningful for a real-life classroom experience, not a laboratory experiment or a small pilot program, which involved more than 7,000 third graders over two years. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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OPINION: It’s time. Let’s use different ways of teaching children to read

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

Only 53 percent of teacher education programs “provide sufficient coverage of early reading components,” the National Council on Teacher Quality found in their 2020 review of elementary teacher training programs. The Hechinger Report is an independent unit of Teachers College.). Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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ACTION ALERT: Texas HB 6 With Vital Instructional Materials Funding- House is Voting April 6th!

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 5, 2011

Inform them that HB 6 will be voted on by the House on Wednesday (April 6th) Ask them to vote for HB 6 and Oppose any amendment that might delay the implementation of the Instructional Materials Allotment. HB 6 deletes the word ''''textbook'''' from current education law and updates it to the phrase ''''instructional materials''''.

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What Will Schools Do in the Fall? Here Are 4 Possible Scenarios

Edsurge

MAY 27, 2020

based think tank New America , the three authors—an instructional designer and two former teachers—lay out four possible scenarios for what school will look like in the 2020-21 school year, based on present understanding of the COVID-19 virus and health experts’ advice for school re-openings.

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95 Phonics Core Program® Earns Product Certification from Digital Promise for Research-Based Design

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Further detail about its development can be found in Digital Promise’s reports, Designing Edtech that Matters for Learning: Research-Based Design Product Certifications (2020) and An Overlooked Indicator of Edtech Quality: The Use of Learning Sciences Research (2022). About 95 Percent Group. Visit www.LXDResearch.com.

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The Actual Dollars That Will Shape the New K-12 Investment Ecosystem

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It’s that most conversations about a school’s expenses don’t sync up to what’s happening in the classroom—the instruction, materials, and tools that shape the educational experience for teachers and students. The problem is not that these conversations are dry. That’s soon to change. This will not be a trouble-free process.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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PROOF POINTS: Fixing online credit recovery remains elusive

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

A December 2021 McKinsey report predicted that an additional 1.7 When students fail a required high school course, they can retake a prepackaged version of it in a classroom or computer lab, clicking through screens and multiple choice questions to “recover” the credit. “I million to 3.3 But there was a downside.

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Avantis Education , producer of ClassVR , demonstrated its AR and VR content along with its ClassVR Premium Headset, designed for classrooms and available in sets of 8 or 30. ClassVR, the company’s solution, is a full turnkey VR and AR offering for classrooms, teachers, and education. Sandbox AR is available for download here.

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Battling pandemic reading woes through teacher support, training

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Scotty Matthews took a seat on a small bookshelf and peered at a page of poems held by a third-grader in his southeast Alabama classroom. Six newsrooms joined together to report on the problem and find solutions for America’s reading problem. REHOBETH, Ala. This story also appeared in AL.com. Reading Remedies. READ THE SERIES. “In

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As an integral part of learning today, educators and students deserve new and improved ways to display and interact with classroom content, but to be successful, these tools need to be flexible and user-friendly. Historically there has been a limit to seamless integration across various technology solutions within today’s classrooms.

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Most English lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers and other sites are ‘mediocre’ or ‘not worth using,’ study finds

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

in English literature and was the lead reviewer in a December 2019 study of online instructional materials. “But you have to have the excitement of digging into the text. ” A majority of the materials were rated 0 or 1 on a 0-3 quality scale. “This is a huge phenomenon that is woefully understudied.

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Pandemic Spurs Changes in the Edtech Schools Use, From the Classroom to the Admin Office

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Top reported teachers’ apps have adapted to meet pandemic purposes. Home may be the new classroom, but instructional approaches are slower to change. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. Zoom took the number one spot in mentions by teachers in 2020, at 60 percent, displacing 2018’s top mention, Google Classroom.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As an integral part of learning today, educators and students deserve new and improved ways to display and interact with classroom content, but to be successful, these tools need to be flexible and user-friendly. Historically there has been a limit to seamless integration across various technology solutions within today’s classrooms.

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Why the Pandemic Forces Administrators to Rethink Attendance — and Interoperability

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

during the early months of 2020, we all wondered how—or if—students would continue to learn amid the turbulence. Seemingly overnight, educators, parents and edtech companies churned out crisis plans for remote instruction in hopes of carrying on, at the very least, until summer break. But not all hope is lost. Enter interoperability.

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Plunging NAEP scores make clear the long and difficult road ahead to pandemic recovery

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Our quest to look ahead follows this week’s release of scores on what is known as the nation’s report card – the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The Hechinger Report wants to hear your story ideas and opinions about efforts to get them back on track.

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Sneak a peek at 8 eSN K-12 Hero Awards contenders

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ebert, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Nevada Department of Education Nominated by: Discovery Education The shift to distance education precipitated by the COVID pandemic highlighted challenges including access to technology, professional learning for educators, and high-quality instructional materials.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

She harnesses the power of many platforms, devices, and peripherals to offer her students personalized instruction, inclusivity, data-driven feedback, cross-cultural exchanges, and the support of other educators at their school. Joey empowers students and teachers to achieve great success in the classroom and in the future.

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The Big Picture on the 2019-20 PreK-12 Market

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

According to Kathy Mickey, Senior Analyst of Simba Information, all of these could impact the instructional materials marker. Report highlights. This means that when administrators make purchasing decisions, their goal is to get materials to facilitate learning for all students and their individualized education needs.

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Putting SEL First for Students and Teachers

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 7, 2021

During a recent edWebinar , sponsored by Scholastic Magazines+ , the presenters offered strategies for helping students ease back into the classroom and get engaged in learning again. However, the pandemic also took away a lot of choice, so look for places in the schedule and the classroom protocols where students get to make some decisions.

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What role should a teacher play in choosing books kids read?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Your classroom libraries, core texts, optional reading, and on-the-fly suggestions have great power in developing your students’ love of reading, leading them to new understanding, and nurturing their empathy. For your classroom libraries and your optional reading list, there should be more flexibility for challenging or more mature books.

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Looking Past COVID: Science Education Post Pandemic

edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2021

The 2020 Teaching K-12 Science and Engineering During a Crisis report said 88% of teachers indicated that students spent less time learning science remotely than in a face-to-face situation; only 38% had been involved in experiments and investigations while learning remotely. What the Pandemic Revealed: Policy-Level Challenges.

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Lexia Nationwide Report Finds 80% of Students Using Lexia Core5 Reading Did Not Experience Literacy Learning Loss During Remote and Hybrid Learning in the 2020-21 Academic Year

US Edtech Raises $803M in First Half of 2020 As COVID-19 Forces Learning Online

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Testimony in Favor of Texas SB 6 Instructional Materials Allotment

PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better

OPINION: Struggling readers need standards and structure based on the science of reading

PROOF POINTS: ‘Right-to-read’ settlement spurred higher reading scores in California’s lowest performing schools, study finds

OPINION: It’s time. Let’s use different ways of teaching children to read

ACTION ALERT: Texas HB 6 With Vital Instructional Materials Funding- House is Voting April 6th!

What Will Schools Do in the Fall? Here Are 4 Possible Scenarios

95 Phonics Core Program® Earns Product Certification from Digital Promise for Research-Based Design

The Actual Dollars That Will Shape the New K-12 Investment Ecosystem

29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

PROOF POINTS: Fixing online credit recovery remains elusive

25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

Battling pandemic reading woes through teacher support, training

64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

Most English lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers and other sites are ‘mediocre’ or ‘not worth using,’ study finds

Pandemic Spurs Changes in the Edtech Schools Use, From the Classroom to the Admin Office

65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

Why the Pandemic Forces Administrators to Rethink Attendance — and Interoperability

Plunging NAEP scores make clear the long and difficult road ahead to pandemic recovery

Sneak a peek at 8 eSN K-12 Hero Awards contenders

eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

The Big Picture on the 2019-20 PreK-12 Market

Putting SEL First for Students and Teachers

What role should a teacher play in choosing books kids read?

Looking Past COVID: Science Education Post Pandemic

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