eSchool News

MAY 20, 2021

We are so pleased that enVision Mathematics has won this prestigious award,” said Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company. Teaching with high-quality instructional materials has a direct impact on student learning outcomes. Nationally recognized curriculum earns distinction for best “Mathematics Instructional Solution”.

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ASIDE

JULY 25, 2019

Educational conferences can be like that. Alan November , an international leader in edtech, personally invites expert educators from around the world to share on-the-ground experiences and best-in-class techniques. It implies disparate elements coming together to coalesce around a common core.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

At the University of Pennsylvania, the Graduate School of Education is located directly beside the Wharton School, the campus’ business school. Do entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley really understand the nuances and complexity of pedagogy and learning? And if profit is part of the motive, is it okay?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2016

For over a decade, plenty of time and dollars have been poured into encouraging the use of open educational resources (OER). In 2007 the Hewlett Foundation’s funding helped create OER Commons. Yet many teachers still ask: “Why can’t I find the open educational resources I’m looking for?” Last year, the U.S.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

The conversation was guided by our special guest Executive Director of C-BEN (Competency-Based Education Network), Charla Long. Much of the discussion focused on how competency-based education (CBE) could support students in acquiring and demonstrating the knowledge, skills and abilities. The competencies should be additive.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

The Common Sense Education team just returned from a fabulous four days at the ISTE Conference in Philadelphia. It was great to connect with the thousands of educators who came by our booth, attended our sessions, and entertained us with their impressive karaoke skills. MATH Awesome Digital Tools for K-8 Common Core Math.

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Technology Tidbits

MAY 19, 2014

Fishtree is an innovative new digital adaptive learning platform that allows educators to curate and create lessons for their students. These lessons contain all sorts of dynamic media as well as being aligned to Common Core Standards. assessing differentiated instruction educational resources lesson plans'

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Few corporate brand names in education are as recognizable, and as polarizing, as Pearson, the giant education provider whose reach extends to virtual schools, testing, language training and an array of other areas. We’re very confident that our products are aligned to the common core.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Ever since taking the helm as CEO in 2015, Marten Roorda says ACT has closed 10 deals in which it has invested in, acquired or formed strategic partnerships with educational companies. To illustrate the problem, Oswald says districts and other educational organizations build custom testing content using one authoring and delivery platform.

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Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2020

With four different worlds and 23 game characters, Monster Math offers an engaging way for kids to learn over 67 math skills. The arcade-style math app for kids is designed for Grade K-5 with ordinary skill presets aligned with Common Core State Standards. Best Math Game For Virtual Learning: Prodigy: Kids Math Game.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 21, 2016

Pearson today announced that it is responding to rocky conditions and poor performance in international markets by laying off 4,000 workers and putting a greater focus on adaptive courseware and classroom products, as well as blended and online learning. Ramping Up Online Programs.

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EmergingEdTech

DECEMBER 16, 2015

This Individualized, Adaptive Reading Comprehension Tool is Aligned to Common Core and NGSS Standards Yesterday, we got a good look at Newsela, with a focus on the many things teachers and students. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 9, 2019

Source: (Chappuis, Stiggins, Chappuis, & Arter, 2012) Learn more in BWRSD’s Lens on Teaching and Learning. As educators across the nation have adopted these high impact assessment strategies, there has been considerable advancement in educational technologies that help amplify the effectiveness of these practices.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Global funding for educational technology has risen to a record $2.98 CB Insights says that much of the upswing was brought about by follow-on investment in education companies that focus on building workforce skills, for individuals or companies. Many of the Biggest Education Deals Playing Out Overseas.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

SimCityEDU , an Educator Innovator partner, is proudly releasing its first game-based learning and assessment product built on the popular SimCity video game platform. This education-focused version, SimCityEDU: Pollution Challenge!, SimCityEDU is a first product out of GlassLab (or Games Learning and Assessment).

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Solid adaptive instruction in reading and math, with data at the ready. Great adaptive learning comes with live teacher support, unique rewards. Missions boost learning with balance of focus, freedom to explore. Imagine Math. Khan Academy. Khan Academy Kids. Smithsonian: TweenTribune. Starfall.com. TIME for Kids.

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EmergingEdTech

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Adaptive Platform Delivers Reading Materials at 5 Different Reading Levels, With Built in Assessments How would you like to be able to give students reading assignments focused on current events that. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Beginning that very first year in my Algebra classroom, I've strived to make it easier for educators to design their own curriculum. Curriculum design is fundamentally emotional work, representing the journey educators plan for students to make meaningful connections with concepts. Because I taught at a. competency-based (a.k.a.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Solid adaptive instruction in reading and math, with data at the ready Bottom line: Quality, responsive instruction and the deep dive into data make this a strong contender for classrooms. Imagine Math. Khan Academy. Khan Academy Kids. Smithsonian: TweenTribune. Its content may work best with younger users. Starfall.com. TIME for Kids.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Solid adaptive instruction in reading and math, with data at the ready Bottom line: Quality, responsive instruction and the deep dive into data make this a strong contender for classrooms. Imagine Math. Khan Academy. Khan Academy Kids. Smithsonian: TweenTribune. Its content may work best with younger users. Starfall.com. TIME for Kids.

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Khan Academy Classroom Assessment Exercises 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 13, 2015

Among the challenges of assessment, this concept–as it applies to formal academic classrooms designed to promote mastery of Common Core or similar standards–is near the top. We learn to “get good” at PLCs and data teams the same way students “get good” at taking tests.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Khan Academy Khan Academy is a website that provides online math and science education for students of all ages. It has a huge library of videos and questions, covers a wide range of topics, and adapts to the learning level of each student. This makes IXL Learning perfect for students who need extra help in math.

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Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 16, 2020

An adaptive learning path allows each child to learn at their pace and independently. These fun characters help kids participate in the educational lessons; the expansive math curriculum may assist young children in learning numbers, counting, additions, subtraction, shapes, and measuring.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 14, 2015

Adaptive learning. What does it mean to be ‘aligned to the Common Core?’ ’ 12 education guidelines from Alfie Kohn. via https://www.youtube.com/watch? via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYR47-XJq64#t=01m55s. v=NYR47-XJq64#t=01m55s. Related Posts.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

By the way, this resource is excellent for any Google for Education school that uses the Chrome browser, not just Chromebooks! Here’s how Google describes it : “ The Chromebook App Hub , an online resource to help educators, administrators and developers work together to learn about Chromebook apps and activity ideas for schools.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

Nearly ten years ago, I started my career in education as a math teacher at a new alternative high school serving over-age, under-credited youth in New York City. If we, the educators, were going to serve our students well, we were going to have to get pedagogically creative. Many education technologies are not interoperable.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The change is part of a nationwide pilot program Walsh joined this year, one that could indicate just how deeply and how quickly the personalized-learning trend will penetrate the average classroom. Many watched instructional videos or worked with adaptive-learning software that adjusted lessons based on each student’s proficiency.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

I’ve listed some examples of disruption in education below, and ranked them (though obviously the ranking is entirely subjective and only useful as a crude reference point to start your own thinking). Common Core standards (this one’s not sexy, but few factors impact education more than this index of academic content).

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

CENTRALREACH PK-12 ( www.centralreach.com/industry/pk-12-education ) CentralReach launches CentralReach PK-12, a collaborative and data-driven software for special education. The software helps schools foster communication and coordination of instruction and care for students in special education programs.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

(National) Education Politics. US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos launched a “rethink schools” tour. ” DeVos visited my hometown of Casper, Wyoming to give this speech where she spoke at the Woods Learning Center. .” State and Local) Education Politics. Immigration and Education.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Education Politics. The Education and Justice Departments have notified every public school district in the country with a “Dear Colleague” letter that discrimination against transgender students , particularly over which bathroom they can use, violates federal civil rights law. Will the legislation do more harm than good?”

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Education Politics. Secretary of Education John B. Board of Education.” ” Via The Atlantic: “ The Challenge of Educational Inequality.” Education Department said this week it will make Pell Grants available to 10,000 high school students who are enrolled in courses at 44 colleges.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Education Politics. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Gov. .” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Gov. .” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Gov. ” Education in the Courts. “ Spending Bill Could Revive Year-Round Pell Grants.”

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