The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Bits of student performance data are only just starting to trickle out of the pilot schools, so it’s too early to assess most of them quantitatively. Many watched instructional videos or worked with adaptive-learning software that adjusted lessons based on each student’s proficiency. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Any time schools get a new software program, they tend to pick off the low hanging fruit—i.e. The district chose itslearning because it enables the meta-tagging of learning objectives within the district’s libraries and the creation of assessment data that tells teachers whether a student has gained proficiency (or not).

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LMS Khan Academy Blackboard Moodle 40

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

“I am overwhelmed with joy for my students because I know now they each stand a better chance of being a successful student,” said Regina Trout, who teaches the second-year kindergarteners at Maple Hill Elementary School in Middletown. For more, check out this story about personalized learning and Common Core by Sarah Garland.

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Personalized Learning Technology Knewton Learning 28

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2016

You can filter through collections by grade level, Lexile level, theme, genre, literary device, and even Common Core State Standards addressed. Zearn has two big strengths that set it apart from other elementary digital math curricula. Equipping a physics lab with sensor tools and software can cost districts over $5,000.

EdTech 40

EdTech Android Smartphone iPad 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

I’ll look more closely at discrimination by design – in software and in algorithms – in the final article in this series.) ESSA gives more autonomy and flexibility to states than they had under NCLB through competency-based assessments, which could drive the development of personalized learning technologies.

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Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

In part, their struggles are a result of controversies surrounding the Common Core State Standards, which were supposed to streamline and procurement the development of curriculum and assessment. According to Edsurge , changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will soon be another “ win for ed-tech vendors.”

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Via DelawareOnline : “The first step to reducing violence among young people is to have police officers assigned to elementary and middle schools, says a coalition of state officials, education administrators and police.” “ Amplify Slims Down and Spins Off Assessment Content Provider, Fluence ,” says Edsurge.

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

Via Politico : Stolen “emails from the Democratic National Committee show DNC Deputy Communications Director Eric Walker telling his colleagues to avoid mentioning the Common Core in a video. Via Gawker : “ Black Elementary School Teacher Body-Slammed By Cop and Lectured on ‘Violent Tendencies’ of Black People.”

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Education Company Report Data 40

Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Via Education Week : “New Test Pitched As Alternative to Common Core-Focused High School Exams.” ” “Word about the Vector Assessment of Readiness for College, or Vector A.R.C., ” “Word about the Vector Assessment of Readiness for College, or Vector A.R.C., ” asks Education Dive.

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Education Sakai Udemy Report 45