eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Science materials from 65 publishers were reviewed for adoption by the Instructional Materials Advisory Committee, comprised of parents, teachers, district administrators and community members. The Committee reviews all instructional materials in light of the state content standards.

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Doug Levin

JUNE 17, 2015

. – I want to focus instead on one aspect of how we are shifting from print to digital: the procurement decision schools make about whether to license digital instructional materials or purchase them outright, because I think ownership of instructional materials matters.**. Image credits. Image credits.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The transition to nontraditional instruction required educators to consider not only students’ access to technology and instructional materials, but of adequate food and necessities often provided by schools. Non Traditional Instruction is showing that districts all over the world are capable of quickly devising new strategies.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 7, 2024

Today, the shift towards digital content as the primary instructional material is undeniable. Teachers are now creating interactive academic course material with the help of learning management systems such as Moodle and distributing it to students at large. It empowers you to manage your classrooms effectively.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

An increasing number of states are enacting laws designed to expand access to evidence-based reading instruction. “Our kids are more engaged than they’ve ever been with phonics instruction and with reading, and they’re applying what they’re learning,” said one second grade teacher who was part of the research study.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

As you consider your own role as a teacher in building a classroom that inspires belonging for every student, assess yourself on the following factors that can contribute to inequity and turn your classroom from a healthy one into a toxic one. If we are going to be gatekeepers, we have to be aware of the microaggressions we perpetuate.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2016

Guide provides case studies on how districts successfully adopted integrated digital curriculum systems. The eBook provides educators with digital curriculum strategies, case studies and insights for connecting courses, resources and assessments with common standards and learning objects.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 26, 2022

Dr. Loeb cited a recent study by McKinsey & Company showing that due to the pandemic, students on average were four to five months behind where they should have been, and for Black and Hispanic students, the learning lag was even larger. Provide equitable access to everything from 1-on-1 tutoring to adaptive assessments.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

Studies show that for students to remain engaged, they need texts that reflect their personal experiences. Offer high-interest content that reflects student experiences Studies show that for students to remain engaged, they need texts that reflect their personal experiences. Source: Newsela. Video also available on Facebook.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Using an approach that is aligned with structured literacy, the company focuses on providing educators with whole-class and small-group literacy solutions as well as developing foundational knowledge about The Science of Reading to deliver evidence and research-based instructional strategies. Visit www.LXDResearch.com.

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techlearning

JUNE 12, 2018

June 12, 2018—A new research study titled “ Ready Efficacy: Research on Ready Program Impact” demonstrates that Curriculum Associates’ Ready Mathematics and Ready Reading instruction for Grades 3–8 meets the federal funding requirements for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). In 2017, Ready materials were used by more than 3.5

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Insight Education Group

APRIL 8, 2021

According to a McKinsey study , students of color are about three to five months behind in their learning compared to white students who are only about one to three months behind. In order for schools and districts to truly assess the needs of their students, they will have to lead with this information.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

One of the companies in the first cohort that earned the certification is Newsela, which takes content from trusted brands such as National Geographic and the Associated Press and turns it into instructional materials. It’s hard to design an efficacy or impact study without that.” Merriman explains.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

As you consider your own role as a teacher in building a classroom that inspires belonging for every student, assess yourself on the following factors that can contribute to inequity and turn your classroom from a healthy one into a toxic one. If we are going to be gatekeepers, we have to be aware of the microaggressions we perpetuate.

STEM 52

STEM Classroom Gamification Instructional Materials 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Schools have relied on those funds for the creation or expansion of summer programs and tutoring services, the purchase of high-quality curriculum and instructional materials, and a plethora of other efforts to address learning gaps students experienced through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 28, 2017

Legends of Learning offers thousands of games and assessment items for earth and space, life and physical science classes. We know there is a shortage of quality classroom material that will help educators teach to these standards in the important subject area of science,” said Josh Goldberg, chief strategy officer, Legends of Learning. “We

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 26, 2016

With higher expectations for student learning, and increased scrutiny about it, educators are being told by parents and school leadership that they must “differentiate instruction” by evaluating students’ level of knowledge, tailoring a learning experience to them, and more. The answer?

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The community is invited to create their own challenges using these three challenge strategies. A Teach Page offers videos, resources for lesson planning and assessment, differentiation, additional resources, in-a-pinch (for substitutes or surprise snow days) and achievements (badges, votes, and rankings) to promote engagement.

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NeverEndingSearch

JANUARY 15, 2016

Text Sets For Social Studies. The School edition offers assessments, standards alignment and the ability to customize instruction. Skills and Strategies. Teachers across the curriculum will appreciate the ready-to-go nonfiction text sets: Featured Text Sets. Spanish Text Sets. Text Sets For Science. State Text Sets.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

K12 digital curation is about getting our users/students/teachers to the good stuff, pointing them to content and resources they might now discover with their intuitive strategies. It’s about saving teachers instructional time. In school libraries, digital curation represents a workflow strategy for student inquiry.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Schools have relied on those funds for the creation or expansion of summer programs and tutoring services, the purchase of high-quality curriculum and instructional materials, and a plethora of other efforts to address learning gaps students experienced through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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techlearning

JULY 17, 2018

The state is reviewing new science instructional materials for the first time in 12 years to help science teachers succeed in teaching students the latest standards. With the review process for science instructional materials to help teachers finally under way, implementation is another step closer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

A 2014 Gates Foundation study shows only 29% of teachers satisfied with current teacher PD. Another 2015 study shows that only 30% of teachers improve substantially with PD. My strategy of Kaizen innovation is that I “innovate like a turtle.” An Instructional Coach. ” Kaizen is a mindset.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 7, 2021

During a recent edWebinar , sponsored by Scholastic Magazines+ , the presenters offered strategies for helping students ease back into the classroom and get engaged in learning again. In addition, the presenters offered three strategies to help with back-to-school stress. However, these assessments should be asset based.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

Others went deep, with curriculum, intervention and assessment stacks. All of these players, new and old, are operating in a stable yet fragmented market, finding product-market fit in school systems’ existing market segments: core, supplemental, and assessment. (I Assessment (including state tests) is another $1.2

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. They soon realized that their strategy for letting teachers put together their own math instruction was part of the problem.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

This remarkable functionality makes an array of assessment types possible – including spelling tests, short answers, fill-in-the-blank, and more. With this expansion, PebbleGo’s Science, Social Studies, and Biographies modules also have Spanish counterparts. No bubbles required. Illuminate 11.0

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MindShift

JULY 21, 2020

Unsurprisingly, the way in which an online class is designed can significantly impact how learners engage with and process the instructional material. Some online lessons can be text heavy, require high reading proficiency and offer narrow assessment options.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Summer school can produce substantial math and reading gains—that is, if shifts in approaches to summer school instruction and learning occur. So contended educational leaders in the edLeader Panel “ Elevating Summer Learning: Math and Reading Strategies that Produce Double-Digit Gains.”

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2012

Notes from panel discussion/concurrent session at SXSWedu 2012 Geoff Wurzel, TechNet Wurzel was one of the influencers on Senate Bill 6 and the creation of the Instructional Materials Allotment in Texas. Study focused on 1. Assessments for Learning IV. There are not very many international studies available.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

OER, then, are educational resources whose copyright licenses provide the public with free, irrevocable, and perpetual legal permission to engage in what Wiley (2015) calls the 5R activities : Retain – the right to make, own, and control copies of materials (e.g., in a class, in a study group, on a website, in a video). References.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 20, 2024

2013) define UDL as “a set of principles and techniques for use in the classroom along with the design of accessible instructional materials.” 2010) describe UDL as “a framework that helps teachers match research-based instructional methods with students’ specific strengths and challenges” (p.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

Moreover, technology in education is not just a tool for learning; it’s also a subject of study in itself. Critical thinking primarily focuses on evaluating and analyzing information or arguments with an objective lens, emphasizing the understanding and assessment of different viewpoints.

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