The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

When students fail a required high school course, they can retake a prepackaged version of it in a classroom or computer lab, clicking through screens and multiple choice questions to “recover” the credit. “I Journalists discovered cheating scandals and evidence of low-quality instructional materials. million to 3.3

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edWeb.net

JULY 7, 2021

A decision was made to abandon the previous curriculum and change course, and the district developed a new vision for academically rigorous and culturally relevant literacy instruction, which is designed to develop analytical readers, skillful writers, and effective communicators. Balderas has been an educator for 30 years.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Many students of color have been dissuaded from STEM and attending higher-level courses due to their past academic performance or solely based on their backgrounds. For example: which voices are represented during decision-making processes and in our instructional materials?

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techlearning

AUGUST 13, 2018

Florida’s second largest district partners with Learning A-Z to provide its elementary schools with professional learning and an award-winning curriculum resource that blends science and literacy TUCSON—Aug.

Differentiated Instruction 40

Differentiated Instruction Elementary Instructional Materials Blended Learning 40

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It’s that most conversations about a school’s expenses don’t sync up to what’s happening in the classroom—the instruction, materials, and tools that shape the educational experience for teachers and students. The problem is not that these conversations are dry. That’s soon to change. Questions will immediately emerge.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2015

A new suite of digital instructional materials is designed to boost language acquisition and achievement for English Language Learners (ELL), which, with nearly five million students is among the largest and fastest growing demographic in U.S.

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Instructional Materials Blended Learning Learning Elementary 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

These two challenges are at the heart of why one-room schoolhouses were replaced by age-graded elementary schools and subject-specialist secondary schools. Online instructional materials have come a long way from the McGuffey Readers of the late 1800s.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

In a recent edWebinar , presenters from Idaho and Pennsylvania discussed how state and district leadership support digital learning opportunities and implement digital materials. According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Elementary students can participate with activities that track and map noise levels across schools, or predict and study migration patterns of animals. Mike has been teaching GIS as a project-based course since 2005, as part of the Virginia Geospatial Semester, a dual enrollment program. Join the Community.

Learning 40

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Elizabeth Bassford, Vice President of Content & Implementation, Curriculum Associates As the multidisciplinary nature of astronomy is recognized, schools should look to expand curriculums with more astronomy-focused courses in 2024. The growing space industry requires a diverse workforce beyond the conventional role of engineering.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 142

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Elementary students are not immune to serious student safety issues. They will be looking for culturally-relevant and anti-racist content and instructional materials, data-driven instructional solutions, and partners who understand the unique needs of their district. Jeff Rubenstein, VP Product Strategy, Kaltura.

EdTech 137

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 137

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

I have also provided some wonderful links that will allow you to learn more about differentiated learning blended with technology, and of course … PBL. Also, check out Newsela for Elementary and note there is a also a comparison of a free and paid version. In my next post you will discover even more.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Elizabeth Bassford, Vice President of Content & Implementation, Curriculum Associates As the multidisciplinary nature of astronomy is recognized, schools should look to expand curriculums with more astronomy-focused courses in 2024. The growing space industry requires a diverse workforce beyond the conventional role of engineering.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2022

The curated, easy-to-implement instructional materials, combined with state-of-the-art screener and diagnostic assessment tools, are designed to help move learning forward for all students. Teachers have been working hard to get students back on track academically after three school years of disrupted education.

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Instructional Materials Assessment Learning Company 55

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Lesson Plans Websites Lesson plan websites are essential tools for educators, offering a variety of teaching resources, lesson plans, and instructional materials. Lesson Planet : Specializing in K-12 lesson plans, worksheets, and other teaching resources, Lesson Planet provides materials reviewed and rated by experienced educators.

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Education OER Libraries Accessibility 115

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

There was Zoom, of course, but also Flipgrid, Bitmoji, Google Meet, Screencastify and Nearpod. MDR reports a “surge,” with 1:1 schools most likely to be high schools (41 percent), then middle schools (37 percent) and finally elementary (22 percent). The fourth repeater, Remind, was flat at 30 percent in both years. Accelerated?

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EdTech LMS Survey Classroom 168

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

According to Kathy Mickey, Senior Analyst of Simba Information, all of these could impact the instructional materials marker. Regarding the digital shift, ELA and literacy materials are still mainly print with digital supplements. Adoptions, non-adoptions, civics, SEL, career-ready education, and the possible recession.

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Instructional Materials OER Student Data Privacy Industry 40

User Generated Education

JULY 25, 2016

This elementary age group seemed to respond well to semi-structured cardboard projects. The educator needs to be an astute observer of how learners interact with instructional materials, and make adjustments if problems arise. Anything with hot wheel type cars, I believe, are attractive for elementary students.

Education 120

Education Robotics Elementary Examples 120

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

I’m also limited by my experience as a secondary teacher; these conversations have less controversy in lower elementary, though discussions about appropriateness do surface more commonly in the upper elementary/middle school transition. May you take what you need and may it be useful to you. Supreme Court Case such as Roth v.

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MindShift

JULY 21, 2020

Unsurprisingly, the way in which an online class is designed can significantly impact how learners engage with and process the instructional material. One of the challenges at the elementary and middle school level has been the need for the parent or the adult to become a learning coach,” said Smith. Online Class Design.

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UDL Online Learning Accessibility Guidelines 64

edWeb.net

MAY 5, 2019

As a former elementary teacher with a passion for accessibility, games, and technology, she brings a unique perspective to training events and online courses within the Microsoft Educator Community. Beth Dudycha is the senior manager of content development for insight2execution.

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Accessibility Tools Microsoft Classroom 45

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2017

Spring means one thing to many elementary and middle schools across the country: test prep. 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. Please, please … pretty please, don’t.”.

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Instructional Materials Assessment Industry Elementary 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

and Juneteenth from the elementary standards, among other changes. He has already been successful in passing one part of that promise: Virginia districts must now notify parents of any instructional material that includes content deemed “sexually explicit.”

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Policies Outcomes Elementary Study 79

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Even without providing you the final tally of funding for 2016, I can point to other signals about what’s happened to ed-tech startups over the course of the last twelve months – their sustainability, their viability. (Or These are just the ones that were reported by the press, of course.). Why, schools of course.

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