Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

As an industry, we don’t know enough about how these tensions will play out to fully proscribe best practices for acquiring personalized learning technology and resources. ” That’s when districts think in terms bigger than technology, bringing together plans for strategy, technology, instruction, and curriculum.

Learning 191

Learning Industry Guidelines Instructional Materials 191

eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2023

Corwin’s professional learning consulting services provide sustained, job-embedded professional learning to support educators in implementing effective classroom strategies that have the greatest influence on student achievement. To learn more about the Curriculum Associates and Corwin partnership, visit [link].

Professional Learning 69

Professional Learning Assessment Learning Data 69

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Connecting what is being taught in the classroom to Delaware employers is critical,” said Luke Rhine, Director, Career & Technical Education and STEM Initiatives at the Delaware Department of Education. DOVER, Del., We are excited to get started on this important work!”. About DuPont.

STEM 52

STEM Education Industry Schoology 52

ExcelinEd

AUGUST 13, 2020

First, states can help districts identify research-based instructional practices and materials that work effectively when students are physically present or at home, incentivizing districts to use these materials through significant subsidies, as Louisiana is doing.

Competency Based Learning 69

Competency Based Learning Instructional Materials Industry Policies 69

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2017

More recently, Shivon Zilis, an investor with Bloomberg Beta, has been building a landscape map of where machine learning is being applied across other industries. What will industry require for today’s kids to flourish doing what we call “ New Collar” work ? What does this look like in the classroom? Education makes the list.

Education 132

Education Knewton Data Industry 132

The Innovative Educator

JUNE 29, 2016

Amazon announced yesterday that they would use their familiar marketplace look and feel with a search bar, ratings, and reviews to offer teachers a platform where they can access tens of thousands of lesson plans, worksheets, and other instructional materials just in time for the back to school season this August.

Instructional Materials 63

Instructional Materials Industry Accessibility Classroom 63

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The publishing industry has been the leader of taking high-quality information and creating distribution channels to reach people, historically through their textbooks,” says Quizlet CEO Matt Glotzbach in an interview. That’s a lesson that the team behind Edmodo, a classroom management and collaboration platform, quickly learned.

Pearson 92

Pearson Kaplan Company Education 92

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Although AI is not new in other industries, it’s still an emerging trend in education and we are finally allowing ourselves a glimpse of hope, skepticism and wonderment. The growing space industry requires a diverse workforce beyond the conventional role of engineering.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Avantis Education , producer of ClassVR , demonstrated its AR and VR content along with its ClassVR Premium Headset, designed for classrooms and available in sets of 8 or 30. ClassVR, the company’s solution, is a full turnkey VR and AR offering for classrooms, teachers, and education. Sandbox AR is available for download here.

EdTech 119

EdTech Resources Tools Robotics 119

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Online instructional materials have come a long way from the McGuffey Readers of the late 1800s. Additionally, the Internet offers students endless pathways of research, exploration, and creativity—far beyond the confines of the best classroom library or set of art supplies. But will microschools prove disruptive?

Policies 87

Policies Libraries Instructional Materials Secondary 87

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at Golden Grove Elementary School in Palm Beach County, FL pad around the classroom in their (possibly) smelly socks, everyone cheers. Also credit Edgecomb’s intermediate ELA teachers with introducing Flashlight Reading periods when kids quietly read by flashlight in a darkened classroom.)

Elementary 140

Elementary Assessment Study Instructional Materials 140

Marketplace K-12

JULY 26, 2016

Ed-tech products that have achieved traction in the market—generating revenues above $100 million a year—must fit into existing teacher workflows, Dave Hoverman, a managing director at Parthenon-EY, said Monday in his keynote speech here at the Education Industry Symposium. Google for searches, Google Classroom and Google Docs.

Differentiated Instruction 40

Differentiated Instruction Industry Instructional Materials Google 40

techlearning

MAY 24, 2018

For nearly 50 years, Curriculum Associates has been on a mission to make classrooms better places for teachers and students. With a focus on reading and mathematics, the company offers an integrated print and digital solution for K–12 diagnostic assessment and K–8 instruction, making blended learning a reality in the classroom.

Company 40

Company Industry Instructional Materials Blended Learning 40

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

Horton says other teachers in her district had been piloting TenMarks in their classrooms. In 2013, TenMarks was acquired by Amazon in a deal that was greeted by the edtech industry as a sign that major technology giants were serious about expanding into education. But the company gave no indication that it would close shop.

Tools 78

Tools Company Instructional Materials Tablets 78

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.

Pearson 56

Pearson Training Instructional Materials Course 56

Marketplace K-12

JULY 8, 2016

The Software and Information Industry Association, in a recent online post , said the campaign—which encourages states and districts to consider open options—wrongly suggests that open resources are invariably linked with districts’ shifts to adopting digital materials, whereas commercial materials are stuck in the print world.

Software 74

Software Groups OER Industry 74

techlearning

AUGUST 15, 2018

For nearly 50 years, our team has been relentlessly focused on making classrooms better places for teachers and students,” said Rob Waldron, CEO of Curriculum Associates. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at Inc.com/Inc5000. “If

Company 40

Company Industry Instructional Materials Blended Learning 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2019

Purchasing decisions happen at all levels from districts to schools to individual classrooms to parents. Curriculum and instructional materials live on websites, in the cloud, on paper, in LMS’s, in Google Drive or OneDrive. Source: Transcend) The steps of the R&D process should look familiar to people in any industry.

EdTech 148

EdTech System Data Company 148

techlearning

JUNE 27, 2018

Curriculum Associates’ mission has always been to make classrooms better places for teachers and learners, and the company’s culture is heavily tied to this mission. Our talented, hardworking team is the driving force behind Curriculum Associates’ success and is why we remain an innovative leader in the education technology industry.”

E-rate 40

E-rate Company Instructional Materials Survey 40

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 9, 2016

K-12 educators use the company’s Unify product to author instructional materials and administer assessments. ” At the same time, he said the use of data so teachers can be evaluated by how students do in the classroom can be “politicized.” Our industry requires it,” he said.

Kaplan 40

Kaplan Company Data Industry 40

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

“These next generation Summit Math courses were developed as part of a digital-first curriculum for schools that want to engage and personalize learning for each student and empower teachers with powerful instructional materials,” said Sean P. Ryan, General Manager of Fuel Education. The judges also said Stride “is a powerful (and fun!)

Adaptive Learning 40

Adaptive Learning Instructional Materials Course Blended Learning 40

The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Maintaining a “traditional” school calendar was not about helping schools do a better job teaching kids, it was mostly about preservation of the status quo, and preserving the school calendar they enjoyed while attending Industrial Age schools, not to mention profit.

Industry 89

Industry Policies E-rate Meeting 89

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information. From the classroom to home, Kajeet has students covered.

Broadband 41

Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 21, 2016

But over the next decade, Gates predicted that the industry could move to a new level of quality as ed-tech providers begin to understand student and teacher needs. Even the layout of the classroom will look different, he said. The market for digital instruction materials will likely grow by $1.1 Evidence of What Works.

Industry 40

Industry Personalized Learning Instructional Materials Blended Learning 40

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

September 13, 2018) – Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, announced today it has added new digital assets to its services that boost teachers’ ability to engage students in a variety of subjects including Science, STEM, and Social Studies. This Is A.I.

STEM 41

STEM Study Instructional Materials Resources 41

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

If you bucket all instructional materials—core plus a broad view of “supplemental”—you have an estimated $6 billion instructional materials market. Tackling the $6 billion instructional materials market almost always requires displacing a product, program or service already in use. billion or so.

Industry 78

Industry Edmodo Pearson Instructional Materials 78

ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

But amid a rush of new and emerging classroom solutions promising gains in student mental health and well-being, it’s becoming increasingly clear that not all K-12 SEL solutions are created equal. Yet just 22 percent said they felt “very prepared” to teach SEL in classrooms. 1 Social-Emotional Learning Must be Relatable for Students.

Learning 392

Learning Outcomes Exercises Survey 392

eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2022

To help students succeed in grade-level reading lessons, a new report for Grades 3–5 provides teachers with deep insight into instructional needs and connects them to high-quality instructional materials and teaching strategies. New Tools for Scaffolding Comprehension have also been added. About Curriculum Associates.

Assessment 85

Assessment Instructional Materials Differentiated Instruction EdTech 85

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

A follow-up post will explore what’s changed (or not) on the supply side—both industry and investment. The State of the K-12 Sector The edtech boom of the past two decades promised efficacy and new instructional models. Many teachers instead experience it as “clutter.” Math concepts are reinforced in science.

Instructional Materials 134

Instructional Materials Case Study Assessment Company 134

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Méndez-Cupey, and together they’ve adopted a public elementary school that was badly damaged by Hurricane Maria, with plans to provide teacher training and instructional materials. Related: Some colleges extend scholarships and other help to rural high school grads.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2022

” Sternberg said the answer is to push the testing industry, which “has been so uncreative and doing the same thing for over a century,” to use “problems that look anything at all like the problems we face in our lives.”.

Assessment 139

Assessment Academic Standards Instructional Materials Report 139

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.

Edmentum 81

Edmentum Digital Divide Professional Learning Industry 81

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. We’ve may have inadvertently imported this view of the teaching work from business and industry, whose management tenets so powerfully undergird educational leadership.

Industry 68

Industry Instructional Materials Analysis System 68

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

According to Kathy Mickey, Senior Analyst of Simba Information, all of these could impact the instructional materials marker. This means that when administrators make purchasing decisions, their goal is to get materials to facilitate learning for all students and their individualized education needs.

Instructional Materials 40

Instructional Materials OER Student Data Privacy Industry 40

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

She harnesses the power of many platforms, devices, and peripherals to offer her students personalized instruction, inclusivity, data-driven feedback, cross-cultural exchanges, and the support of other educators at their school. Joey empowers students and teachers to achieve great success in the classroom and in the future.

Education 121

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 121

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. Practical examples are needed; show what it looks like in a classroom. The industry needs to fight against this.

Learning 61

Learning Pearson Study Survey 61

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

Copyright protections are now bolstered by legislation like the United States’ Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which prohibits educators and others from circumventing copyright protection technology to engage in lawful uses of copyrighted material.

OER 60

OER Resources Education Pearson 60