EdTech Magazine

APRIL 5, 2019

Teachers spend seven or more hours per week, or 250 hours per year , creating or finding instructional materials for the general classroom, said Clark. What we want to do is transform the instructional core.”. This amount of time grows exponentially for teachers in underserved schools with students who may need more support. “If

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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. How are we actively recruiting diverse teachers and leaders?

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eSchool News

JULY 6, 2021

The list acts as a guide for teachers, schools, and districts across the state to identify professional learning provider programs that support orientation and ongoing implementation of high-quality instructional materials. Both live and in-person trainings on Curriculum Associates’ programs are also available.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 26, 2022

Additional aspects of high-impact tutoring include the training and support tutors receive and the quality of the instructional materials they work with. Some districts and schools are partnering with teacher training programs at local colleges and universities.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

The United States ranked 36th in math and 13th in reading among 79 countries and regions that took the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2018. Hoping to improve our standing, researchers have been calling for a new approach to education for nearly a decade—one that combines in-person and virtual instruction.

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ExcelinEd

MAY 12, 2020

Missing State End-of-year Assessment Data. Department of Education approved state assessment waivers for all 50 states and D.C. These annual assessments serve several purposes, one of which is to gauge how much students learned during the year and whether they are ready for the next level of learning.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2018

Questioning the quality of instructional materials isn’t new to the digital education era. Thus, there is the potential for more disparity in the quality of materials from school to school. They support sound pedagogy and balanced assessment to help teachers understand and interpret student performance.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the “nation’s report card,” last month revealed the extent of the learning decline during the pandemic. Idaho started a $50 million program so that eligible families can buy education-related items, from online instructional materials to tutoring services.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2021

Florida Funders Invests In ChalkTalk, Personalized Learning Program for Real-Time Instruction, Designed to Shape The Future of Teaching & Training. ChalkTalk’s initial go-to-market focuses on the largest education sector, K-12, but can be adapted to higher ed, corporate training, and lifelong learning. TAMPA, Fla.

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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. How are we actively recruiting diverse teachers and leaders?

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Best practices examples include correlating assessments and instruction to the Common Core State Standards, educators using i-Ready Diagnostic data to drive student intervention and differentiated learning techniques, blending i-Ready Instruction and Ready Mathematics curricula, and more.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Organizations such as the nationalcyberwatch.org, the Center for System Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA), and the National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center (NCYTE) have a plethora of resources available, including instructional materials that can be tailored to provide students with real-world learning experiences.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

More recent efforts include a technology-focused teacher training course at the University of Michigan, and the EdTech Genome Project , a collaboration of 100-plus education organizations to better understand when and why certain tools succeed or fail in the classroom. She was tasked with helping Newsela understand if its product works.

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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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eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2018

In reality, this drive for PD is more nuanced, requiring competency not only in teachers, but also the classroom environment and culturally responsive instructional materials. However, while teacher PD is an important step, too often it is considered the only step.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Some states, such as Nevada, also restrict the use of state supplemental academic intervention funds to programs that meet federal research standards and are elevating the importance of evidence-based and high-quality instructional materials. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 29, 2019

High-quality instructional materials simply aren’t optional. We are, however, incentivizing schools and districts to choose high-quality materials through the textbook procurement process allowed under state law. They received training on how to evaluate texts and other materials.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The decision came after the Florida Senate passed a bill that requires instructional materials to incorporate evidence-based strategies, including a phonics-based approach to acquiring literacy skills, which improve reading performance for all students. Reading Horizons will be integrated into St.

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techlearning

APRIL 19, 2018

(NYSE: RST) Company, today announced that Lexia Reading Core5® has been named by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) as an approved provider of early interactive reading software for literacy instruction and assessment for grades K–3.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Lesson material consists of short videos, text, and practice exercises, or challenges. Student engagement in answering questions or testing their knowledge with challenges helps teachers assess the student’s student progress. The talk and draw features make it easy to create how-to and instructional videos from screenshots.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2018

The support ranges from help creating and aligning instructional materials or assessment resources to providing social and emotional learning opportunities. We have worked to provide new teachers in Illinois with additional support and mentorships as they start their careers to ensure they are successful.

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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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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 7, 2017

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. Bank of multiple-choice and discussion assessment questions. Curriculum Guide.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Jason Innes, Director of Curriculum, Training, and Product Management, KinderLab Robotics. “We I predict we will see a rise in the number of schools that are adding counselors, providing specific mental health training for staff members, and adopting technologies to help staff identify potential concerns among students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

At the time, Wireless Generation was expanding from its roots in K-3 reading assessment into new areas: intervention, professional development, and data systems. We focused on the essential needs of the market—curriculum, assessment, and intervention—which aligned with our core competencies and interests. Sometimes very hard.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ebert, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Nevada Department of Education Nominated by: Discovery Education The shift to distance education precipitated by the COVID pandemic highlighted challenges including access to technology, professional learning for educators, and high-quality instructional materials.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

Nationally, the 2022 NAEP assessments showed an average drop of four points compared with 2019. Other educational reforms – such as teacher training and curriculum changes – may have tamped learning loss in some states. Hiring trained tutors and social workers can take many months.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Or their latest crop of teachers needs training? technicians, programmers and technology coaches), network infrastructure, maintenance and—importantly—teacher training on how to effectively use all that new technology. The pandemic will eventually subside and those dollars will likely be funneled elsewhere.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

By combining our proven Diagnostic with additional offline assessment tasks that leverage the most current dyslexia research, we are able to provide a single, streamlined solution to help educators determine if specialized reading intervention may be appropriate for individual students,” said Rob Waldron, CEO of Curriculum Associates.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

DISCOVER VIDEO LIVE 360 VIDEO STREAMING SYSTEM ( www.discovervideo.com ) Discover Video today announced its new live 360 video system for streaming and recording events, lectures and training sessions. The system allows any organization to deliver live 360 4K video to viewers on computers and mobile devices. No bubbles required.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Finally, administrators should set up assessments to help track student needs. However, these assessments should be asset based. Trained as a pediatrician, Dr. Mayes focuses her research on stress-response and regulatory mechanisms in young children who are at biological and psychosocial risk.

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 4, 2022

This is because our thinking about environment C and the instructional materials we use aren’t as simple and uninvolved as we thought. In The Death of Expertise , Tom Nichols describes his experience of become an expert in reading Soviet materials.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2021

Principal among them is pairing professional learning with quality materials to advance teacher practice in the classroom. Assessment. Dr. Lazzaro explained that it’s essential to move beyond traditional assessments (taking a test and getting a score) to design those that align better with what the NGSS recommends for science literacy.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 12, 2018

How about a few fresh strategies for energizing your information literacy instruction and preparing your secondary learners for their academic experience? Thing 4: Assessment Overview. Thing 20: Rubric-based Assessment. Thing 23: Assessing Dispositions. Thing 2: Threshold Concepts. Thing 3: Environmental Scan.

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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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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. Assessments for Learning IV. Wurzel - We need to look at colleges of education and how we are training teachers.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2023

And the historic low scores recorded by the NAEP assessment —which showed some disparate gaps—have only added to that. A key part of the equation, as revealed by the statehouse battles, is the materials themselves. So, what does it mean to be inclusive, and how good are education publishers at it? So, You Want to Be Inclusive?

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