eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The first report, The State of Student Learning in 2022 , analyzes reading and mathematics data gathered from nearly two million Grades 1–8 students during the 2021–2022 school year via the edtech company’s i-Ready Assessment tool. About Curriculum Associates.

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Trends Elementary Data Comparison 87

Doug Levin

APRIL 27, 2017

A day late perhaps, but here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. That we go through elaborate theater to suggest that this is NOT true of online testing says more about education policy than technology.

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EdTech Chromebook Policies Student Data Privacy 150

Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

Note: The original version of this piece was published on July 7, 2016 by New America as part of an EdCentral series on the next social contract for education: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/next-social-contract-public-education-needs-new-terms-service/.

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Instructional Materials Education Academic Standards Software 150

Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 7, 2024

Today, the shift towards digital content as the primary instructional material is undeniable. Teachers are now creating interactive academic course material with the help of learning management systems such as Moodle and distributing it to students at large.

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Moodle eBook LMS Guidelines 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

But there’s also been a debate over whether the state’s policy to hold weak readers back in third grade has been a bigger driver of the test score gains than the instructional changes. How to drive research to inform practice within schools and within classrooms is the central problem we face in education policy,” said Dee.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Alabama passed a comprehensive early literacy policy in 2019. Kymyona Burk is the policy director for early education at ExcelinEd and a board member of The Reading League. At the end of the day, all children deserve a chance to learn to read, and all teachers can learn to teach them.

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Policies Assessment Outcomes Instructional Materials 145

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Buoyed by examples of new and significant commitments to OER by companies large and small, governments of all levels, and schools, it is easy to see that the future of instructional materials over the next decade will look very different than it has over the last decade. This is good news and cause for celebration.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2018

Questioning the quality of instructional materials isn’t new to the digital education era. Thus, there is the potential for more disparity in the quality of materials from school to school. State leaders need to make sure they are giving educators the tools they need to select the best materials for the classroom.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 19, 2019

During a tour of updates to SETDA’s Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States (DMAPS) , which showcases state policies in support of digital materials, Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director for SETDA, discussed new features like professional development information.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The ECMECC staff provides instructional technology support for districts, which is especially important for smaller ones that may not be able to have full-time tech support people of their own. There’s also a data center that provides off-site storage and backup.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Refocusing classrooms around up-and-coming digital materials requires more than just adding a new tech-based product or two as many processes for reviewing and purchasing instructional materials are still built around print textbooks. “We saw that our code was only looking at the adoption of textbooks,” said DeLeón.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

“His contributions have led to some of the most significant legislative actions and best practices in urban public schools, and he has earned a well-deserved national and international reputation as a thoughtful, committed, data-driven and bipartisan leader.”. To learn more about Curriculum Associates, visit CurriculumAssociates.com.

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Common Core Academic Standards Education Instructional Materials 78

Tom Murray

JUNE 3, 2016

With support from ED, state leaders, and new platforms for curation and discovery, there has never been a more exciting time to rethink traditional, static instructional materials. From proposed rulemaking, to information on open data, this is a great first stop for your information gathering. Stories of EdTech Innovation.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2022

They empower educators to measure student learning, identify where students are on their path to grade level expectations and provide data to drive instructional strategy. It integrates curriculum management, instruction, assessment, and communication tools into one solution, saving schools valuable time, resources and money.

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Assessment Education Data Instructional Materials 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Idaho started a $50 million program so that eligible families can buy education-related items, from online instructional materials to tutoring services. While that is one way to address the bus driver shortage, removing policy barriers is another. Indiana is offering families grants of up $1,000 to support after-school tutoring.

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Education Instructional Materials System Policies 103

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Investors take note: Business intelligence that relies on a district’s budget and fiscal data will become a fast-growing K-12 market in the next five years. The data are now being gathered and they need to be ready for publication on the 2019-2020 state and district report cards. The problem is not that these conversations are dry.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Similarly, 28 states have policies and guidelines for external connections; 23 have them for internal wireless connections. The management of such projects includes coordinating data collection from all states, supervising consultants and staff, ensuring member input and supervising the publishing process.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. Many states provide guidance for the implementation of digital materials in districts to help ensure that they are available to all learners.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2022

SSA’s purpose is to give superintendents quality professional learning opportunities, a leading voice in sound public policy development and advocacy, and meaningful collaboration and networking. To learn more about SSA, visit [link]. About Curriculum Associates.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Students of all ages and across subject areas can benefit from using interactive maps to gather, analyze and interpret data, and gain insight into our world. Entire schools can even collaborate with activities that map the county-wide progress of flower bulbs, and work together to find correlations in the data. Join the Community.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

SETDA Says

DECEMBER 21, 2017

SETDA engaged members, affiliates, private sector partners, and partner organizations around federal and state advocacy efforts and provided national leadership for broadband, digital instructional materials, and data interoperability. Below are highlights from the work of 2017.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2022

billion of their federal pandemic recovery funds on after-school programs, according to FutureEd, an independent think tank at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. Based on the spending patterns of more than 3,000 school districts , U.S. schools are on track to spend more than $1.5

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

As internet users, we implicitly understand that if we’re not paying for a commercial service, our data — and the content we create — are being commodified and sold to others. Revelations about the privacy practices of Facebook only serve to underscore the stakes surrounding the capture and use of personal data. Related: Psst!

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Software Student Data Privacy OER Data 47

Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

While there absolutely are real, ongoing costs associated with hosting, maintaining, and securing online systems that hold student data, these costs are something like an order of magnitude lower than what publishers have traditionally charged. Do fees for access to online materials disqualify a program? Absolutely not.

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Khan Academy OER Case Study System 109

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2018

Schools were unhappy with both the cost and the quality of the instructional materials available. Part of the value creation plan includes the data that management will report to the board. There’s a common dictum: “manage what you measure.”

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Outcomes Education Company Broadband 68

edWeb.net

AUGUST 13, 2019

The range of materials includes open educational resources, as well as copyrighted print and digital resources from publishers, and the dashboard includes options to reset and clear searches, and to download entire data sets into a spreadsheet. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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Instructional Materials Accessibility Policies OER 42

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2020

And even these troubling descriptions are likely incomplete: In researching youth education experiences in juvenile detention for a new analysis , we have found significant data limitations and relatively few rigorous studies — making it difficult to paint a complete picture of what is happening to these young people.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A 2015 SETDA report revealed that many state policies have made dramatic shifts to support digital learning opportunities, and many states implemented policies requiring the use of digital instructional materials over the next five years. A number of states have policies in support of broadband and wi-fi connectivity.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

The policies and infrastructures are in place to deliver. There is also a growing need for quality SEL data to ensure that educators are serving students’ SEL needs. Teachers will continue to embrace AI for analyzing classroom data and grading tools. Collin Earnst, CEO, LearnWell. Jeff Rubenstein, VP Product Strategy, Kaltura.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The management of such projects includes coordinating data collection from all states, supervising consultants and staff, ensuring member input and supervising the publishing process. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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Personalized Learning Learning OER Broadband 41

techlearning

MARCH 13, 2018

We are very pleased with the gains we are seeing in our schools using Lexia Reading Core5,” said Michael Braggiotti, data analyst, innovations, CSUSA. These gains were significantly greater than those of students in the non-Core5 schools who made RIT score gains of only 8.8 points, on average. “We

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techlearning

JULY 17, 2018

The state is reviewing new science instructional materials for the first time in 12 years to help science teachers succeed in teaching students the latest standards. With the review process for science instructional materials to help teachers finally under way, implementation is another step closer.

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Company Instructional Materials Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

It is not good policy to keep Puerto Rico economically on a downturn in what feels like an endless loop of economic underperformance. It is not good policy to keep Puerto Rico economically on a downturn in what feels like an endless loop of economic underperformance,” said Aponte, who also served as U.S. Department of Education.

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Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. The merger will create a $120-million nonprofit organization with 500 employees.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Under circumstances such as these, attendance data becomes increasingly important. Once maligned as a tedious, compliance-based metric, this data may actually reveal a broader picture of the student journey than previously imagined. Of course, this relies heavily on both community engagement and appropriate technology.

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Data LMS EdTech Accessibility 201