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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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K-12 Dealmaking: Knewton Raises $52M; Imagine K12 Merges with Y Combinator

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The app is meant to provide educational materials, information, tools, games, and resources customized to individual learning needs. Edmentum Partners with WebbAlign: Edmentum , a provider of online learning solutions, has partnered with WebbAlign , a company focused on the alignment of K–12 standards and assessments.

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96 edtech predictions for K12 in 2019

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Focusing on how students learn rather than what they learn will eventually lead to changes in conceptual frameworks of “teaching” and instructional practices. Principles of learning that are emerging from cognitive science will begin to infiltrate the education space. Jacob Bruno, vice president of professional learning, NWEA.

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In the marketplace: Gaming, digital citizenship, PD initiatives, and more

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Teq Online PD offers educators unlimited access to over 200 live and archived professional development sessions focused on the effective integration of technology into instruction. There are certification tracks on Google, Microsoft, Apple, SMART, among other topics, like online assessment, STEM, ELA, Math, Social Studies, and PBL.

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Sneak a peek at 8 eSN K-12 Hero Awards contenders

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Ebert , nominated by Discovery Education Tamiko Hatcher , nominated by Edmentum Dr. Jesus Jara , nominated by Edmentum Johnston County Public Schools , nominated by Savvas Learning Company Tom Lamont , nominated by Tech Ed Concepts, Inc. s flexible professional learning program. “We reading intervention program.

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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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The district formed a partnership with HMH—purchasing HMH Into Math, HMH Into Reading, HMH Into Literature, and Waggle programs, along with professional services, which are all accessed via Ed, HMH’s learning platform. Nominee: Laura Johnson , Apex Learning Virtual School Nominated by: Edmentum.

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