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This heroic superintendent won’t quit in the pursuit of district excellence

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The 2023 eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards honors educators for their exemplary use of innovative edtech to support student learning. Profiled and interviewed here is winner Dr. Jesus Jara , superintendent of Clark County School District nominated by Edmentum. NWEA MAP points on average. NWEA MAP points on average.

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A Back-to-School, Personalized Learning Toolkit

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In my role at Edmentum , I am inspired by these stories daily. Source: Edmentum ; full size video here. More from Edmentum If you're looking for more personalized learning programs, check out Edmentum's full suite of K-12 evidence-based assessments and digital curriculum and see why almost a million educators in the U.S.

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96 edtech predictions for K12 in 2019

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We asked 49 edtech executives to look into their crystal balls and share their thoughts about what will happen in 2019. As this movement gains traction, formative assessment tools will become critically important to the iterative process of maximizing the learning environment and customizing instruction to meet students’ needs.

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And the winners of the 2023 K-12 Hero Awards are…

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Winner: Dr. Jesus Jara, Superintendent, Clark County School District Nominated by: Edmentum Dr. Jesus Jara is a passionate educator who serves as superintendent of Clark County School District (CCSD), the 5th-largest school district in the nation, educating more than 300,000 students–64 percent of the student population in Nevada.

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17 Hero Awards finalists demonstrate their commitment to education

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Nominee: Laura Johnson , Apex Learning Virtual School Nominated by: Edmentum. Through phone calls that allowed her to get to know them and discover what motivates them, she took the extra steps like providing individualized feedback on assessments and checking not just for completion, but for understanding.

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When Education CEOs and Bigwig Financiers Go ‘Back to School’

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If ASU+GSV Summit is the edtech industry’s playground for dealmaking, this is the VIP club for its financiers. edtech investments.) Else-Mitchell and Forsa both say their companies are adding assessments and analytics into their digital offerings. Few, if any educators were present (ironic, given the back-to-school theme).

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

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Arlington Independent School District is an edtech integration leader both districtwide and in the classroom, and other districts can look to AISD for inspiration. Alexander inspires an innovative approach to learning by embedding interventions led by Istation’s assessment data into the school’s daily instruction.

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