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Data Driven Instruction: How Student Data Guides Formative Assessments

EdTech Magazine

These encompassing assessments — in combination with data collection tools, such as an interoperable “digital backpack” system — can alert teachers to unusual student behavior and identify roadblocks that may be getting in the way of a student grasping the material. . Teachers Use Online Forms to Gauge Student Learning.

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How to apply the Universal Design for Learning in the classroom

Neo LMS

This post was originally published in the October 2018 issue of the Education Today Magazine. The way people learn is as unique as cats’ noses. So even though students in a classroom may look alike, they each have a unique combination of background, strengths, needs and interests that affect their learning outcomes.

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Current Trends in Education

eSchool News

Subscribe to journals, magazines, and online platforms that focus on education. Integration of Edtech Tools: The increased use of educational technology tools and platforms to facilitate online learning, collaboration, and communication. These events provide exposure to new ideas and foster collaboration.

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MobyMax Wins 2018 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Assessment Tool

techlearning

The company has already garnered 33 awards in 2018, including: · The CODiE award for best pre-k/early childhood learning solution · EdTech Digest’s best e-learning, blended, or flipped solution award · The 2018 Teachers’ Choice Award for the Classroom by Learning Magazine.

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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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How Teaching Using Mindfulness or Growth Mindset Can Backfire

Edsurge

He also writes a blog for Psychology Today magazine, and co-hosts a podcast through Austin’s NPR station called Two Guys on Your Head. Because the brain is a complicated organ; it's embedded in social systems, in cultural systems, and it's constantly learning.

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Brightspace Excellence Awards highlight innovation in online learning

eSchool News

To increase motivation and completion rates of optional material, a reward system lets students unlock coupons and drawing entries for campus experiences as they complete modules and pass quizzes. eLearning Magazine recently rated D2L as #1 in Adaptive Learning, and Brightspace was recently named the #1 LMS in Higher Ed by Ovum Research.