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New study casts doubts on effectiveness of personalized learning program in New Jersey

The Hechinger Report

In the fall of 2015, five schools in the industrial port city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, dumped their usual math curriculum and started teaching their middle school students through a computerized system called “Teach to One.” “You just can’t learn linear equations if you don’t know how to multiply.”

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School ed tech money mostly gets wasted. One state has a solution 

The Hechinger Report

The state’s K-12 Math Personalized Learning Software grant program , created in 2013, requires ed tech companies to train teachers like Pitts on their products and obligates the businesses to credit the state if the licenses are never used. School districts will have to make choices.” School districts will have to make choices.”

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Interoperability Boosts the Speed of School Communications

EdTech Magazine

A Digital Learning Now report highlights digital backpacks as a solution for teachers who, without these tools, “have little visibility into the past performance of their students, what other teachers noted, or each learner’s strengths, weaknesses, and individual needs.”. Expand Educational Resources to Student Toolkits. by Eli Zimmerman.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

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. Another advantage of AI is the time it can save teachers in the creation of personalized learning experiences.

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Identifying Effective EdTech: Certified Products Are the Way to Go

edWeb.net

Industry standards, urged the panelists, are critical to measuring the trustworthiness of product claims and completing product comparisons. Working with hundreds of districts across the country, we bring deep expertise in learning sciences, data management and analysis, software design, coaching, and collaboration.

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Your Comprehensive Guide to Learning Experience Platforms and Why You Need One?

Kitaboo on EdTech

What is a Learning Experience Platform? A learning experience platform or LXP is essentially a digital tool within the learning ecosystem that helps create and facilitate personalized learning experiences online. Facilitating learning in the flow of work. Key Benefits of the Learning Experience Platform.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

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. Another advantage of AI is the time it can save teachers in the creation of personalized learning experiences.

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