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3 Things Educators and Edtech Suppliers Need to Talk About

Edsurge

The advancements in technology are reshaping how we teach and learn, bringing new opportunities and challenges. When building up edtech resources for any learning environment, whether it be a K-12 school district, institution of higher education or professional development, there is a lot to consider.

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

Edsurge

Instructure , the publicly traded company best known for its learning management systems (LMS) Canvas and Bridge, has agreed to acquire a fellow Salt Lake City-based education technology company, MasteryConnect , for $42.5 K-12 market for classroom assessment tools is expected to reach $1.7 Of that figure, about $12.3 billion by 2020.

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OPINION: How top charter schools became an ‘afterthought’ in one state

The Hechinger Report

The decline has accelerated, and results from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have pushed the state into the “learn-from-our-mistakes” category. Academic standards were the next to go. State-by-state NAEP comparisons are available in this Hechinger Report table.)

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Making the case for common K-12 standards

eSchool News

Quality Standards: Consistently applying the same standards of quality to all curated OER is critical to any certification process. Considering factors such as level of authority, depth of learning, structure, advertisements, effectiveness, etc. One of the most common sets of structures are academic standards.

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Big Tech Needs to Treat Our Children Better

Edsurge

Technology is, in fact, already touching nearly every part of our public education system, from assessments to communication to professional learning. The tools to target advertising and create addictive products were primitive by comparison. Our schools are inextricably linked to our democracy.