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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

Edsurge

That’s why, in 2019, Discovery Education conducted a comprehensive research study—including a literature review, focus groups, interviews, surveys and an analysis of data usage—across our digital products and platforms. 2016 digital education survey. ASCD and OverDrive survey finds digital content used in 80% of schools and districts.

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S'Cool Tools of the Week: Resources for Addressing Bullying and Developing Empathy

Edsurge

This collection of free and easy-to-use resources brings together anti-bias social justice content with lesson plans and instructional presentations aligned to the Common Core State Standards. YouthTruth will then conduct and analyze surveys to find trends or common topics.

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What teachers need now: CCSS-aligned resources

Insight Education Group

It’s been over a year the since the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Scholastic conducted their f irst survey of how teachers view the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) – and there’s some good news. However, one thing has remained constant between the years: the need for more CCSS-aligned resources.

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What are IT leaders worried about? Assessment readiness and money

eSchool News

A CoSN survey reveals CTO concerns about privacy, budgets, and assessment readiness. For the past three years, CoSN—the Consortium for School Networking—has conducted the K-12 IT Leadership Survey seeking to identify major trends and challenges, and provide a picture of these leaders. Assessment readiness is again the No.

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OPINION: Fewer students have to take college remedial math, data show

The Hechinger Report

The trend toward dismantling traditional remedial education is unambiguous. That decline, recently documented in a survey of math and statistics departments by the Conference Board for Mathematical Sciences (CBMS), is great news for students. million to around 780,000. million to around 780,000. Related: U.S.

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The Friday 4: Your weekly ed-tech rewind

eSchool News

This week, it’s all about what’s up in K-12 education technology–trends, facts about social media, classroom technology tool developments, supporting critical thinking, and more. I can’t fit all of this week’s news stories here, though, so feel free to browse eSchool News and read up on other news you may have missed.

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How Effective for Learning are the Apps we Use?

techlearning

A recent University of Phoenix College of Education survey showed that about 58% of teachers use educational apps and 41% use social media. His groundbreaking study produced insights into the national trends of cost, usage and impact of apps across a broad cross-section of school districts in the U.S.

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