Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2016

A common set of academic standards could alleviate the discovery issue, but several states have withdrawn from the Common Core State Standards and decided to adopt their own. Often, finding the best open resources for a classroom is not enough. Forty-two states and Washington, D.C.

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OER Resources Common Core Education 60

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 25, 2016

The digital resources in the Knovation repository—including videos, games, podcasts and articles—have been selected, evaluated, tagged and aligned to academic standards. While some industry observers see OER as a challenger to the content and curriculum that schools pay for, others are more sanguine.

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OER Education Company Academic Standards 40

eSpark

JANUARY 5, 2016

have expressed frustration with No Child Left Behind, an educational policy that has been derided by educators as placing too much emphasis on standardized testing and failing to address racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps. ESSA encourages districts to bring edtech into the classroom. For over ten years, districts across the U.S.

Policies 40

Policies Blended Learning Education EdTech 40

ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

But amid a rush of new and emerging classroom solutions promising gains in student mental health and well-being, it’s becoming increasingly clear that not all K-12 SEL solutions are created equal. Yet just 22 percent said they felt “very prepared” to teach SEL in classrooms. 1 Social-Emotional Learning Must be Relatable for Students.

Learning 392

Learning Outcomes Exercises Survey 392

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

But to the BMO’s annual education industry conference, where company executives, investors, bankers and financiers of all stripes descended in their suits and slacks (but very few ties). EdReports has become a real big deal in K-12 publishing,” he said, referring to the nonprofit that reviews textbooks for alignment to academic standards.

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Industry Student Data Privacy Education Company 123

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2022

” Sternberg said the answer is to push the testing industry, which “has been so uncreative and doing the same thing for over a century,” to use “problems that look anything at all like the problems we face in our lives.”.

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Assessment Academic Standards Instructional Materials Report 140

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 30, 2021

The what is decided by academic standards, and the when by curriculum maps and pacing guides–and all of it by anyone but the student. Without that as a context, the ‘learning’ is really a kind of academic training. The Industry Of Learning. How do I relate to the world around me?

Learning 118

Learning Industry Academic Standards Study 118

EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

If so, are you also a classroom work foreman, logistics manager, guide, drill sergeant, disciplinarian, cheerleader, data entry clerk, cultural advocate, or analyst? Causing others to know something is, in fact, at the core of every single industry. By LeiLani Cauthen. Are you a teacher? Maybe you are all of these things and more.

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Khan Academy Academic Standards Software Exercises 145

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

A follow-up post will explore what’s changed (or not) on the supply side—both industry and investment. As principals do classroom walkthroughs, they look for specific instruction based in the curriculum, rather than an academic standard dutifully written on the chalkboard but ignored.

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Instructional Materials Case Study Assessment Company 147

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

That year, the company received a $150,000 grant Small Business Innovation Research grant from the federal government to prototype its product in two classrooms. A Most Difficult Game The struggles of Planet3 are not unique to the educational game industry. Magnates from the gaming industry have attempted as well.

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Education Company Chegg Pearson 82

Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2019

Meanwhile, the number of tools in classrooms today has ballooned. For instance, a curriculum director may decide that one math program does not align with the district’s academic standards, while another one does. The disconnect between what school leaders buy and what teachers actually use is well-documented.

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EdTech Libraries Software Company 124

techlearning

MAY 24, 2018

Some sessions dove into the weeds, exploring systems like IMS CASE (Competencies & Academic Standards Exchange), which supports learning standards and competencies, digital resources, and assessments. Christine Weiser, Content Director SETDA Launches New Resource to Support K12 Interoperability.

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Conference Report Competency Based Learning Academic Standards 40

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2018

We reflected and determined we had an opportunity to change the way we assess students to look and feel more like the in-classroom experience,” says Michelle Gough, a senior vice president for Project Lead the Way and its chief legal and assessment officer. Is it important to measure those skills? The answer is yes, and they can be measured.

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Assessment STEM Academic Standards Course 83

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 13, 2015

From realizing our collective potential as a construct, field, and industry? Resist allowing technology to radically alter our classrooms and ways of doing business within them. Actually believe that every single student can master every single academic standard–without making them think they hate learning.

Education 40

Education Academic Standards Policies Mobile Learning 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 30, 2015

But worried math and science (or STEM at large) teachers struggling to cover their own academic standards are missing the incredible learning potential that writing has. Culture and industry. It needn’t be some blank, sterile, and academic form that makes students wail and teachers squirm. Dirt and metal. Color and shape.

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Common Core Academic Standards STEM Industry 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2017

At 8:00 on a chilly spring morning in this rural Vermont town, while most kids his age are filing into classrooms and preparing for a day of school, 17-year-old Silas Woods rolls up the sleeves of his plaid button-down shirt and hoists a tire up to a mini Cooper, suspended a few feet above ground in the corner of the noisy Duxbury Auto Shop.

Classroom 87

Classroom Report Academic Standards Company 87

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Schools that are in the bottom 10 percent of performance in the State, or who have significant achievement gaps, based on student academic performance in reading/language arts and mathematics on the assessments required under the ESEA or graduation rates (as defined in this document). Metadata about content alignment . On-track indicator .

Education 40

Education Secondary Assessment Data 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

On a muggy fall morning, pre-K teacher Ruth Shows inspected the work of students in her classroom, stepping over a cluster of little learners sprawled on the carpet. Many residents here work in the town’s industrial corridor, making boxes and Styrofoam cups, just a mile away from the elementary school. ?. QUITMAN, Miss. —

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Elementary Data Training Report 60

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

We work with teachers and administrators to create life-long learning patterns in students, whether that’s by curating resources for classroom research projects or by coming into the classroom to teach a lesson on how to do research themselves. What does a modern library look like?

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Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 98

Hack Education

MAY 4, 2018

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “George Mason’s President Says Some Donor Agreements Fell ‘Short’ of Academic Standards.” ” Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ Research Guidance for Ed-Tech Industry Updated on Usage, Other Criteria for ESSA Evidence Levels.”

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MOOC Education Robotics Company 42