Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The Gates Foundation has backed a variety of education reform initiatives : charter schools, the Common Core State Standards, “small schools,” inBloom, teacher evaluations, and yes, “personalized learning.” Knewton ( mind-reading robo tutor in the sky ) – $157.25 The policy and the discourse.

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MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

Conferences for teachers from coast to coast brim with representatives from the multibillion-dollar technology industry, many of them promising to help teachers provide customized tracks for education. Some education technology developers, such as Knewton, say machines can figure out what students need to know and how best to deliver it.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Indeed, according to one story in The Atlantic , a school district in Colorado opted to do away with parent-teacher conferences entirely, encouraging parents instead to simply check online to see what their children were up to. He told NPR in 2015 that Knewton’s adaptive learning software was a “mind-reading robo tutor in the sky.”

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” ” Speaking of openwashing : “ Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core , Rise of ‘Open’ Resources.” Via ESPN : “Police records detail several more violence allegations against Baylor football players.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2016

” Via KJZZ : “ Arizona Board Of Education Replaces Common Core State Standards.” Jose Ferreira is stepping down as the CEO of Knewton. ” Contests and Conferences. ” Via Buzzfeed : “Senators Push For Mass Student Loan Forgiveness Before Trump Takes Office.”

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