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How does an intelligent learning platform help teachers create a truly personalized learning environment?

Neo LMS

Using edtech to personalize education for students is already something that many educators do by incorporating technology in teaching activities , such as: Learning management systems (LMSs). Online games and assessments. Each module and assessment can have associated competencies. Video conferencing tools.

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How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S.

eSchool News

Bilingual education’s impact With 1 in every 10 students experiencing a lack of English proficiency, millions are at risk for struggles with reading and writing comprehension, reduced academic achievement, and less rigorous tracks of study, which lead to increased dropout rates, and lowered educational attainment and human capital.

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Momentum builds for helping students adapt to college by nixing freshman grades

The Hechinger Report

Critics respond that replacing traditional A to F grades with new forms of assessments is like a college-level version of participation trophies. Credit: Amanda Cain for The Hechinger Report. Why not throw in the grading system while we’re at it?”. Credit: Amanda Cain for The Hechinger Report.

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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

Edsurge

Relationships are critical in engaging students and families in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways, and are associated with increased literacy acquisition, lower dropout rates and improved attendance. Repairing the Damage Getting teachers to stay is possible, but it requires a great deal of systemic change.

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Report outlines long road ahead for Jackson Public Schools

The Hechinger Report

Photo:Liz Willen/ The Hechinger Report. Loud cheering, a drum line, endless applause and a full buffet at Jackson’s convention center on Thursday night accompanied the release of a report that could herald in a top-to-bottom overhaul of the 24,000-student school system here. The report does not sugarcoat the system’s problems.

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States will soon be free to transform standardized testing, but most won’t

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. In the early 1990s, Kentucky districts were among those grading student portfolios and assessing performance tasks, instead of standardized tests, and they found themselves on the cutting edge of educational assessment. And not all districts want to do performance-based assessments.

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Redesigning, Reimagining, and Rethinking American Education

edWeb.net

Education is just different than it was pre-pandemic—many school leaders think it shouldn’t go back to the way it was before when schools used systems developed in the 20th century. Redesign the system: Take a look at budgeting, staffing, physical planning, etc. But that doesn’t mean even more changes aren’t needed. Bill Daggett, Ed.D.