Company, Instructional Materials and Reference

A Very Useful Guide to Virtual Classroom Collaboration

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Collaborate with faculty to support them in an instructional design capacity, inspiring and helping them implement engaging curricular units around instructional technology and innovation. Develop training and instructional materials for faculty to enhance their fluency with available technologies and software.

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Generative Textbooks

Iterating Toward Openness

JULY 5, 2023

For example, my son who is studying cybersecurity recently told me prompted ChatGPT along these lines: ‘You are the hiring manager for a cybersecurity position at a large company. For months now it feels like each week I read about some new way generative AI is being used that just completely blows my mind.

OER

OER Exercises Case Study Instructional Materials

In 2024, education will build systems that champion the science of reading

eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Recently, I’ve also seen a trend of people I refer to as “reading research legends,” such as Reid Lyon, Doug Carnine, and some of the researchers from The Reading League’s virtual lecture series, finding new energy and excitement as they share research to inform practices.

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System Education Trends Outcomes

Emerging from the fog of our pandemic school years to look toward a true reimagining of education

The Cornerstone for Teachers

JUNE 18, 2023

Consider some of the research conducted by McKinsey & Company when they found, “The pandemic widened preexisting opportunity and achievement gaps, hitting historically disadvantaged students hardest. McKiney & Company go on to say, “Students didn’t just lose academic learning during the pandemic. We can do this.

Education

Education Company Instructional Materials System

New Certification Rewards Education Products Backed by Research

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

And earlier this month, the nonprofit announced that 13 education companies had become the first to earn the distinction. Last fall, Digital Promise invited about 100 companies to participate in beta testing. Thirty companies submitted an application, and of them, 13 earned the certification. The premise may sound simple.

Education

Education Company EdTech Instructional Materials

Helping Teachers Reach Every Student

EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about the men and women who are creating today’s EdTech companies. The method teaches children to read by providing training and direction instruction materials for teachers and individualized software instruction for students. By Kenna McHugh.

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Want to Boost Reading Scores? Build Silent Reading Stamina.

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Silent reading is sometimes referred to as the “other fluency,” with oral fluency being the traditional standard-bearer. I knew we couldn’t stay there,” says Edgecomb, referring to the dismal ELA numbers including the Proportion of a Year’s Growth (PYG). Besides, adds Gehsmann, “reading is a wonderful source of pleasure and enjoyment.”

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Elementary Assessment Study Instructional Materials

New Content Added to Discovery Education’s Award-Winning Digital Services Boost Teachers’ Ability to Engage Students in Science, STEM, Social Studies, and More

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The beginning of each school year offers teachers the perfect opportunity to update their instructional materials,” said Jerry "Jay" McKinney, an educator with Louisiana’s Rapides Parish School Board. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

STEM

STEM Study Instructional Materials Resources

How to move out of the day-by-day lesson planning trap

The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

And generally curriculum companies provide way more activities and resources and worksheets then you will ever want to use. We also discuss and plan instructional materials, assessments, etc. It’s just too hard to reference and I just don’t really want to look at it during a lesson because it’s too much to read.”

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PROOF POINTS: Federal funds to combat pandemic learning loss don’t reflect need

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

McKinsey & Company estimates that four-point drop is the equivalent of 12 weeks of learning delay, or about a third of a typical school year. McKinsey & Company (2023). “It’s Nationally, the 2022 NAEP assessments showed an average drop of four points compared with 2019. Learning loss also varies within states. “In

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Not “Just” a Teacher: Finding Your Voice as a Teacher

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

And so, they reached out to myself and Carl Hooker , another one of our proud Texans, and asked if the two of us would go and testify in front of the Senate, in front of the legislature, on educational technology and Open Education Resources and instructional materials. And so it’s really interesting.

Future Ready

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The Evolving Economics of Educational Materials and Open Educational Resources: Toward Closer Alignment with the Core Values of Education

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

This is because books are what economists refer to as private goods, meaning they have two specific characteristics: they are rivalrous and excludable. References. As anyone who has tried to check out a popular book at the library knows, sharing books with others can be a frustrating experience. Creative Commons (2015).

OER

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How Effective Are Publishers at Delivering Inclusive Materials?

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2023

Instructional materials aren’t more important than teachers, says Cassandra Herring, CEO of the Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity. Edmentum’s curriculum is pretty inclusive, Candee claims, and the company had even overhauled it prior to the pandemic to include more perspectives. In response, the company publicly apologized.

Edmentum

Edmentum Company Industry Guidelines

Let’s Prepare Students for the World—Not Tests

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2017

Preparation can consume weeks or even months of classroom instruction. Materials are typically decontextualized, with multiple-choice items that mimic the format of standardized tests. Some of the strongest warnings come from testing companies themselves.

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