eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2023

More than 30 states have written legislation that requires schools to utilize scientifically researched instructional strategies. More than 30 states have written legislation that requires schools to utilize scientifically researched instructional strategies. Text in the real world isn’t structured the same way.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning methods like lectures and textbooks to innovative technologies such as interactive whiteboards and educational apps, these tools aim to facilitate effective learning experiences and foster student growth. What are some examples of teaching techniques?

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Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

Note: The original version of this piece was published on July 7, 2016 by New America as part of an EdCentral series on the next social contract for education: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/next-social-contract-public-education-needs-new-terms-service/.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Research has shown that a majority of the educators who teach English-language learners (ELLs) are creating their own instructional materials — often with little oversight — that don’t necessarily match the student’s grade level or the rigor required by state academic standards.

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Doug Levin

JUNE 17, 2015

. – I want to focus instead on one aspect of how we are shifting from print to digital: the procurement decision schools make about whether to license digital instructional materials or purchase them outright, because I think ownership of instructional materials matters.**. Image credits.

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Digital Promise

MAY 21, 2018

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. And they knew it was critical that teacher educators better prepare future teachers to serve this growing population. supplementing or modifying challenging texts to make them more accessible (creating study guides, for example).

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In an effort to help educators, parents and other education technology consumers make better choices about the products they use, Digital Promise spent the last year developing a “research-based design” product certification. ISTE (EdSurge’s parent organization) offers a “seal” for products that align to its pedagogical standards.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Then COVID-19 catapulted education into crisis mode, forcing her and all students and teachers into at-home learning situations across the world. Access to computers and Wi-Fi at home was woefully inadequate. The protests collided with the pandemic to magnify the inequities of public education like nothing else in recent times.

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eSchool News

JULY 6, 2021

July 6, 2021— The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics and Ready Reading programs to its High-Quality Professional Learning (HQPL) Marketplace List for 2021. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Expanding our phonics ecosystem to support fourth and fifth grade is the direct result of educators asking us for a solution to fill the continued, growing need for explicit Tier 1 phonics and word study skill development beyond the third grade,” said Stewart.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2022

The partnership will provide educators and students with instant access to high-quality assessments aligned to the curriculum already being used in their classrooms. CenterPoint welcomes this opportunity to expand student and teacher access to our one-of-a-kind assessments,” said LJ Sylvester, Vice President of Growth at CenterPoint.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The approval was based upon new, state-reviewed efficacy research confirming that 95 Percent Group’s foundational reading products meet Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Level 1-3 evidence requirement for reading instruction. 95 Percent Group believes that evidence-based reading instruction is essential in schools.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

This is especially evident over the decade, as schools have increasingly adopted mobile learning as a signature initiative using BYOD and 1:1 programs and investing in tablets to provide their students with access to a wealth of relevant educational content and learning opportunities. Designing learning materials for mobile devices.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 4, 2020

With the continued move to distance learning and digital resources, educators need to make sure any tools support this new mindset. During an edWeb edLeader Panel sponsored by ORIGO Education , the presenters offered their key criteria for digital mathematics tools and how they should support teachers and students.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Rather, it stems from a lack of access to rigorous, age-appropriate instruction in the field. To create better opportunities for English learners and ensure they are represented in STEM fields, the report recommends seven steps that educators, school and district leaders and state and federal policymakers can take.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 18, 2019

As educators, we innately know that our students bring different learner profiles to our classrooms. Differentiated instruction is a method by which we can tackle this challenge and find new ways to help our students. Used appropriately, technology can equip educators with a wide range of instructional resources and supports.

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N2Y

JUNE 9, 2022

Consistent and Structured Summer Learning for Special Education. Searching for standards‑based academic instruction for the summer? Keep students excited about learning with innovative instructional materials, including embedded differentiation to support the needs of unique learners. Summer Unit Content.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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ExcelinEd

JUNE 10, 2020

Department of Education made available almost $3 billion for the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER). As governors across the country decide how to spend GEER funding, some are also applying to the Department’s Rethink K-12 Education Discretionary Grant Program. Priority 3: Other Remote Learning Strategies.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

In fact, racism is systemically embedded into our educational institution and can be camouflaged with other issues like socioeconomic status and even the learning loss from the COVID-19 pandemic. With Black students not even scoring half of the overall percentage, we’ve just gotten a sign to ring the alarm on equity in science education.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2020

With some schools already announcing they will not reopen normally in the fall, and many others considering their options , educators are hoping to take advantage of the summer to improve on this spring’s sink-or-swim plunge into distance learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This Product Certification underscores 95 Percent Group’s reputation for providing schools with trusted, evidence-based literacy programs and serves as a rigorous, reliable signal for district and school leaders, educators and families looking for products with a confirmed basis in research about learning. About 95 Percent Group.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2018

There is no more powerful lever one can pull to transform a person’s life than to provide access to quality education. But for education entrepreneurs to reach students at scale, they need access to people, systems and capital.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 23, 2016

Scott Kinney has nearly 25 years of experience in the fields of professional learning and educational technology, and currently serves as Discovery Education Senior Vice President of Educational Partnerships. Students must have access to digital content that engages them in problems worth solving.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

—Natalie Franzi, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Middletown Township Schools 2. Empower teachers to personalize instruction Ultimately, it comes down to the teacher. No advancement in classroom technology or instructional materials will ever have the impact of a passionate, empowered teacher. Source: Newsela.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The district has also decided to support their educators through this critical time by ensuring strong, ongoing implementations of Core5 and PowerUp via yearlong Success Partnerships with Lexia. “We Teachers also really like how user-friendly the educator platform is. About Lexia Learning. About Cambium Learning Group, Inc.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2022

“Through our partnership with Curriculum Associates, we are optimistic that the robust nature of the i-Ready Classroom Mathematics materials, applied in a guaranteed and viable manner for [Grades] K–5, will provide West Ada the ability to improve student math proficiency. About Curriculum Associates.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Woody Marshall had seen this business strategy before. And now, it’s attracted TCV to an education technology company. TCV is no stranger to the education technology industry, having chipped in on two $50 million-plus investment deals for Varsity Tutors, an online tutoring startup. Attract users with a free product.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2016

The eBook provides educators with digital curriculum strategies, case studies and insights for connecting courses, resources and assessments with common standards and learning objects. Guide provides case studies on how districts successfully adopted integrated digital curriculum systems.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 23, 2016

Scott Kinney has nearly 25 years of experience in the fields of professional learning and educational technology, and currently serves as Discovery Education Senior Vice President of Educational Partnerships. Students must have access to digital content that engages them in problems worth solving.

Blackboard 155

Blackboard Instructional Materials Professional Learning Digital Learning 155

ExcelinEd

MAY 12, 2020

Department of Education approved state assessment waivers for all 50 states and D.C. Those students are relying on learning-at-home packets that cover, at most, material which has already been taught and serve as an attempt to curtail significant learning loss. Strategies to Establish a New Normal. Summer Strategies.

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Instructional Materials Assessment Learning Strategy 69

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

portion of its K-12 business, which includes print and digital curriculum and instructional materials. It does not fit with in with our digital transformation strategy.” Under his tenure, Pearson has embarked on a rocky transition to refocus Pearson as a digital-focused education company. billion loss in 2016.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 1, 2016

Pedagogy and educational materials intersect because we frequently ask students to DO things with RESOURCES – *read* articles, *watch* videos, *listen* to lectures, *answer* questions, *solve* problems, etc. INCREASE the number of students with access to effective pedagogy). Strategy: Reviewing Records.

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MIND Research Institute

JUNE 15, 2023

And how do you identify effective online tutoring strategies that can benefit student math performance, even those who may not need it? Daniel Tracy, Director of Mathematics Innovation, MIND Education Simply put, the data must inform the tutoring session and classroom instruction.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The company said afterward that it found no evidence that any information was improperly accessed. In the past, it’s focused on pairing assessments with digital instructional materials. Brekhus says Schoolzilla will gain access to his 180 sellers worldwide, 155 of them in the U.S., to help grow Schoolzilla further.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

education system. It will provide more support for students who are struggling in the online environment, it will take some of the burden off of the teachers, and it will help schools support educational equity by creating greater access to services that previously were only available to families that could afford it. –

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