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How Districts Can Inform EdTech Companies to Make Better Products

Education Elements

Innovation often requires leading, not following, in technology advancement. I was involved in two important decisions in 2007 while serving as the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction at Maine Township High School District 20 in Illinois.

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Going Back to School to Learn About Blended Learning

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

As an online learning tool, Listen Current fits well into blended learning, but I wanted to learn more about how schools are adopting it and how we as a company can be more attractive to schools using blended learning. This is where new ed-tech companies can come into the picture. For more information visit @ListenCurrent on Twitter.

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Million-Dollar Advice: The High Cost and Limited Return on Personalized Learning Consulting

Edsurge

Follow education technology-reform projects, and you’ll find mixed academic outcomes and expensive consultants. Anthony Kim, CEO of Education Elements, argues that he can’t make promises about academic results. “Of Take Fulton County School District, in Georgia. Probably not,” says Kim, in an interview with EdSurge.

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In the marketplace: Measuring student progress, new digital solutions, personalized learning, and more

eSchool News

Canvas by Instructure launched a new, first-of-its kind mobile app that allows parents or designated guardians to monitor their children’s education and progress at a glance. Skyward has launched Qmlativ Education Management System, the next evolution of the company’s SIS and ERP technology.

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Implementing education technology by pursuing technology education: Professional Development ideas for educators

Neo LMS

Uncover solutions for educators and students with a Google for Education event. You can also attend the Education Elements Summit , which brings together a diverse community of school leaders, researchers, designers, and more. Information science: The collection, manipulation, storage, and protection of information.

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School Improvement: Strategies That Can Make It Happen

edWeb.net

Annual state assessments provide summative data that inform plan modifications. The continuum establishes access points that inform support for learners through Tier 1 through Tier 3 interventions. District teams examine plans through a districtwide lens; school-level teams look at classrooms and individual students.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

SoFi : a student loan company and one of the most well-funded ed-tech companies out there sure seems swell. ” “ Delta Career Education Corporation , a privately held for-profit college company, is phasing out seven of its campuses,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Vemo Education has raised $7.4