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Data Driven Instruction: How Student Data Guides Formative Assessments

EdTech Magazine

“There are many kinds of assessments that educators use in the classroom—what makes them ‘formative’ is when the information from the assessment is used to adapt the instructional approach to meet students’ learning needs.”. MORE FROM EDTECH: Read more about adaptive learning tools teachers are using in their classrooms!

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Current Trends in Education

eSchool News

Subscribe to journals, magazines, and online platforms that focus on education. Organizations like the Clayton Christensen Institute, RAND Corporation, and the Brookings Institution often publish reports and research on educational trends, providing data-driven perspectives.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Khan Academy Acquires App Developer; GradeSlam Raises $1.6 Million

Marketplace K-12

“Preschool learning is a natural next step for Khan Academy and fits perfectly into our mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere,” said Khan Academy founder Sal Kahn in the statement. Omidyar Network stepped up.”. ” Inspired Acquires International School of Europe Group: H.I.G.

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Brightspace Excellence Awards highlight innovation in online learning

eSchool News

Teachers, students and parents report that they see great advantage to digital learning. eLearning Magazine recently rated D2L as #1 in Adaptive Learning, and Brightspace was recently named the #1 LMS in Higher Ed by Ovum Research. Brightspace Excellence Integrations and Extensibility Award Winner.

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When Teaching Large Classes, Professors Shouldn’t Try To Put On a Show

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She has been recognized with several awards for her teaching, and students regularly sing her praises (she was named “Best Professor at Texas State University” in 2013 by readers of Study Break magazine.). There are adaptive-learning components, all sorts of things that are available from the publishers.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Think the private school startup Bridge International Academies that operates in Africa, for example, which Peg Tyre documented so devastatingly in The New York Times Magazine this summer.). Pearson promises “personalization” through its “adaptive learning” products, for example. (It

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CUE 2018: 4 Ways Google Forms Create Efficiencies for Teachers and Administrators

EdTech Magazine

For educators, Google Forms are an integral component of facilitating personalized and adaptive learning. Google Forms, which can be used to facilitate a survey or quiz , reports data into Google Sheets so teachers and administrators can use the raw data. Use Forms to Report Discipline Reliably. meghan.bogardu….

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