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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

Edsurge

Its accounts on Facebook and Twitter are no longer active, as an education industry analyst noticed. In its statement, the publisher said Smart Sparrow’s technology will support its capabilities in adaptive learning and add more interactive and immersive features for its digital books. At least that’s what it looks like.”

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Should the question “Will AI replace teachers?” really be asked?

Neo LMS

The thought of a machine capable of learning is indeed scary. You may remember some headlines a while ago about Facebook shutting down its AI program after it has invented its own language. What if such a machine would assess the learning progress of students and then be able to decide what one student or another should learn next?

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Lexia Nationwide Report Finds 80% of Students Using Lexia Core5 Reading Did Not Experience Literacy Learning Loss During Remote and Hybrid Learning in the 2020-21 Academic Year

eSchool News

To gauge students’ progress, the schools administered the Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP) Growth Reading assessment, which measures grade-level reading achievement and growth, during the 2020-21 academic year. These results show that the program can effectively support student learning in both remote and in-person environments.”.

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4 Ways Artificial Intelligence Will Revolutionize the Classroom.

EdTech4Beginners

Yet, using machine learning, a program can assess which questions are similar in meaning (regardless of keywords), and meld them together. 2) Adaptive learning. Ai driven chatbots are the marketing tool of now, letting brands interact intelligently with consumers through their website or Facebook Messenger.

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Florida Department of Education Approves Lexia Learning for ELA Intervention Courses

eSchool News

Finally, the Commissioner of Education assessed the state and district reviewer evaluations, public feedback and cost of the materials before giving approval. Core5 is an adaptive blended learning program that accelerates the foundational and advanced literacy skills for students of all abilities in elementary grades.

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Lexia Celebrates 40th Anniversary 

eSchool News

With a complete offering of professional learning, curriculum, and embedded assessment, Lexia helps more learners read, write, and speak with confidence. About Cambium Learning Group Cambium Learning Group is the education essentials company, providing award-winning education technology and services for K-12 educators and students.

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Polaris Recognized as Learning Analytics Solution of the Year

N2Y

Built‑in tools—recommended assessments, rubrics, and profiles plus a library of resources—give IEP teams exactly what they need to write goals aligned to state standards. For more information on these solutions, visit n2y.com and join them on Facebook and Twitter. About EdTech Breakthrough.