eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2022

Novato, California – The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks) was awarded a $2.9 million grant from the Bezos Family Foundation to design an innovative social studies and civics curriculum that uses a Project Based Learning (PBL) model. About the Buck Institure for Education (dba PBLWorks).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

95 Percent Group LLC, the trusted source for comprehensive, proven literacy solutions, launched 95 Phonics Core Program® Word Study, Grades 4 and 5. Grounded in the Science of Reading, 95 Phonics Core Program® Word Study, Grades 4 and 5. is a 30-week curriculum designed for daily 30-minute instruction. Lincolnshire, Ill. –

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 2, 2020

High-quality resources and curricula can help educators bring science to life through authentic and challenging activities. What research do we need to bring standards-aligned science learning to more students and support educators in implementing these resources effectively? Unique Benefits of OpenSciEd.

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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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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice. in linguistics from Stanford University, was a faculty member of the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Education from 1974 to 2004. Fillmore is the third recipient of the Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

District leaders, school administrators and educators need sustained support to effectively and respectfully implement the shifts behind a curricular mandate like this. Professional development is a key part of building awareness of this absence and a knowledge-base for the educators who will be teaching students directly.

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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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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Fordham Institute study reviewed popular English lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers and two other sites and found that most weren’t good. One of the most popular English lessons in the instructional marketplace Teachers Pay Teachers is a unit on how to teach William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” A Thomas B.

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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. It’s hard to design an efficacy or impact study without that.” Merriman explains.

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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

JUNE 2, 2023

A research study from Curriculum Associates recently received a Moderate (i.e., Evidence for ESSA is intended to provide educators with reliable, easy-to-use information on programs and practices that meet the standards of evidence in the ESSA. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.— Tier 2) rating from Evidence for ESSA.

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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

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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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Last summer, the San Francisco-based company invited several dozen educational publishers and organizations to create and sell materials to Quizlet users, as part of a closed beta program. Today, the company announced it is inviting any content creator, including individual educators, to apply for its Premium Content program.

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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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The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2021

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Wells, Shirley Chisholm or Denmark Vesey from his high school social studies textbooks. Subscribe today!

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2023

While the pandemic may have raised public awareness of the plight of education and the stress teachers and administrators face, this has always been a reality. A report published in Transforming Education in 2019 examined what happens when school leaders establish a culture of trusting relationships.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 19, 2017

Since then, the Orton-Gillingham Method has enabled thousands of children to access worlds opened to them by reading, something they never thought would happen. In fact, it has been so successful, O-G is being mainstreamed into the general education classroom, as a way to unlock the power of reading for more students.

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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? What are the traditional tools of teaching?

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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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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA, noted the importance of having safe WiFi access.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

A new study from WestEd, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research agency, commissioned by Front Row Education, found that students using the adaptive, gamified and data-drive technology showed greater mathematics achievement outcomes when compared with students who did not.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Education is no exception. Educators are striving to transform learning environments to meet changing needs. It's a survey of K-12 students, parents, and educators. In 2015, more than 90% of district administrators said instructional tech is important to achieving their core mission of educating students.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

And now, it’s attracted TCV to an education technology company. On Wednesday, the firm announced it invested $50 million in a Series C round for Newsela , which offers an instructional content platform containing news and nonfiction articles at various reading levels. The technology is there,” Sanchez says.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Her private school in Toronto, Ontario, had made the transition admirably well, she thought, but she wondered what online tools existed to supplement her studies, and how she’d find the best options. Virtual tools give students alternative ways to grasp material, and to complete and submit their work.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

As schools and districts try to reduce textbook costs and digitize instructional resources, one of the struggles many teachers have is finding good repositories of open education resources (OER). The first step is to know how to access OER resources. Accessing OER. How to find OER.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Using engaging, current, and relevant case studies, this includes activities on: COVID-19 pandemic (snapshot up until July 2020). Take a quick look now – you can access an immediate FULL PREVIEW (see every page) by going to the product page and clicking on the Full Preview button at: www.thebiozone.com/apes.

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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 21, 2018

Studies show that for students to remain engaged, they need texts that reflect their personal experiences. Offer high-interest content that reflects student experiences Studies show that for students to remain engaged, they need texts that reflect their personal experiences. Source: Newsela. Video also available on Facebook.

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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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The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2020

For Jeremiah, detention effectively stopped his education, further disrupting his life and making it all the more difficult for him to get back on track when released. Even absent the constraints of the coronavirus, it would be difficult to design a facility less suitable for young people to receive a high-quality education.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2017

Education makes the list. To explore what machine learning could mean in education, EdSurge convened a meetup this past week in San Francisco with Adam Blum (CEO of. Here are a few excerpts from the conversation: EdSurge: Artificial intelligence has been promising to transform education for generations. How close are getting?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Family engagement in learning is a powerful lever to advance equitable educational outcomes. We’re pleased to join forces with Illustrative Mathematics to pair FASTalk with high-quality mathematics instructional materials and provide families with timely content to support students’ mathematics learning at home.”.

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Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2016

But our adult basic education programs can only serve roughly four million of those adults. This gap between the need and available educational services has prompted calls for innovative ways to improve access to quality educational resources. The four key factors: Use a real-world instructional design challenge.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2018

Questioning the quality of instructional materials isn’t new to the digital education era. Thus, there is the potential for more disparity in the quality of materials from school to school. State leaders need to make sure they are giving educators the tools they need to select the best materials for the classroom.

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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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