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Unlocking Literacy for All: How Clear Creek ISD Planned and Executed Instructional Change

Education Elements

So much of a challenge that according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, more than 60 percent of American fourth graders are not proficient readers.

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Personalizing within the Curriculum: High Quality Instructional Materials as a Lever for Student-Centered Learning

Education Elements

Over the last 10 years, we have seen a significant shift in how educators access and leverage instructional materials to guide instruction. As many states adopted new, more rigorous standards, curriculum providers rushed to create materials that would prepare students for college and career and state assessments.

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Why we love our PD tools

eSchool News

Originally we partnered with Education Elements to provide on-site personalized learning PD and consulting. During their sessions and ongoing support, we witnessed the specific tactics the Education Elements team uses to work together efficiently, so we asked for their guidance on how we could adopt these ways ourselves.

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SMATH: How to Turn 2 Subjects Into 1 Super-Class

Edsurge

The data from our NWEA benchmark assessments from the 2015-2016 school year showed that our students made significant growth in math, and our state standardized assessment results also showed significant improvement from the previous year's scores. They both worked with Education Elements to make smath a reality. .

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software. blended learning).

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School Improvement: Strategies That Can Make It Happen

edWeb.net

Annual state assessments provide summative data that inform plan modifications. The continuum establishes access points that inform support for learners through Tier 1 through Tier 3 interventions. District teams examine plans through a districtwide lens; school-level teams look at classrooms and individual students.

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Education’s Latest Secret Trend: Networking

Edsurge

And so emphasizing learning networks nudges educators to think about learning in different ways. This past spring, EdSurge caught up with the authors at the Personalized Learning Summit , sponsored by Education Elements. Ed Elements CEO Anthony Kim, who works with hundreds of educations throughout the U.S.,

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