EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In education, people are accustomed to building out and supporting instructional programs, athletic teams or standard extracurricular activities, but they often struggle when something new comes along. If there’s a new set of standards for math and we have to revamp our program, there are steps we know to follow.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Home may be the new classroom, but instructional approaches are slower to change. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. Popular educational apps. Unchanging Structures There may be only so much change any long-standing institution such as K-12 education can handle all at once. Oh, don’t feel bad for Google Classroom.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The global education technology industry is headed for a record-setting year when it comes to venture capital investments. A less frothy but steadily growing edtech market is emerging in Europe, where investment check sizes often have fewer zeros. Source: Brighteye Ventures: “ The European EdTech Funding Report 2020.”

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

While the pandemic has disrupted education much more than any Silicon Valley fad, it has also accelerated the kinds of technology adoption that the industry has long pined for. As people are forced to learn from home, some online educational services are in greater demand than ever. But investors’ checkbooks remain open.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2020

In education, the shuttering of campuses and classrooms has been a windfall for purely digital companies—some of which are attracting plenty of private capital. Substitute teacher services company Swing Education is creating private homeschools. Here are some edtech pandemic pivots to watch. Denny’s is selling groceries.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. Sandbox AR is available for download here.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

I’ve established that I am a fan of open educational resources (OER) and think that K-12 educators and policymakers would benefit from thinking more deeply about the ownership of instructional materials. ” It addresses in a simple FAQ format questions including: What are Open Educational Resources (OER)?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

education system. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2019

Meanwhile, billions of dollars have been spent on edtech by these same school communities. Today’s edtech market is radically fragmented. And edtech companies cater to this fragmentation in their product design and marketing. And more to the point, how can edtech catalyze and accelerate a redesign of school itself?

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2017

Selling an education technology product to public school districts in the United States has never been easy. Now it may be even tougher, with severe budget cuts looming over the education sector. If you are building new charter schools you need new hardware, new instructional materials, and new school supplies.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In an effort to help educators, parents and other education technology consumers make better choices about the products they use, Digital Promise spent the last year developing a “research-based design” product certification. ISTE (EdSurge’s parent organization) offers a “seal” for products that align to its pedagogical standards.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 27, 2017

Absent an ethical framework to guide our decisions, I am increasingly of the mind that the answers to the important questions about educational technology are ‘turtles all the way down.’ A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 17 Edition). STAT → Is this the future of edtech? What do I mean?

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2021

Unlike fully self-paced competitors that give students practice videos and content snippets for individual consumption, ChalkTalk generates personalized lesson plans and actionable teaching materials for teacher-led instruction—whether that teaching takes place in-person or remotely over a web-conferencing platform such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. Through the initial $10M fund, RCF has been offering grants to educational organizations to develop innovative learning experiences and curriculum leveraging the platform in immersive and compelling ways.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

While teachers know their students need help developing social emotional skills, they rarely have time or adequate training to focus on them in the classroom, according to a new survey from ReadTheory , an edtech company that helps students build reading comprehension skills. In the wake of the disruption of the pandemic, U.S.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 3, 2016

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Andy Marcinek , Chief Open Education Advisor at the US Department of Education (ED), to explore how schools can benefit from Open Educational Resources (OERs) and what is being done in this area nationwide. Those who call Open Education Resources “free” are misguided.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2022

January 31, 2022— The National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) recently named Sonya Coleman, vice president of strategic partnerships at Curriculum Associates, as the corporate representative on its Board of Directors. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., I am extremely honored to join the NABSE Board,” said Coleman. “I

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

In one recent survey by vaunted education publisher McGraw-Hill, 93 percent of teachers equated social-emotional learning with academic learning in terms of overall importance. Sixty-three percent said the use of video helped increase the relevancy and quality of instructional materials.

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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2023

The goal of inclusive education is to ensure that every student, regardless of their background or abilities, has an equal opportunity to learn and succeed. By designing instruction that meets the diverse needs of all learners, educators can help to create an environment that is welcoming and supportive for everyone.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2022

These new resources are designed specifically to help educators support grade-level work, monitor progress, and motivate every learner on their path to success. “ These new resources are designed specifically to help educators support grade-level work, monitor progress, and motivate every learner on their path to success. “

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2022

Experience Chemistry earned top honors in the “Science Instructional Solution” category, which recognizes the best science instructional materials that provide deep learning experiences for students, support standards alignment, and reflect current curriculum practice.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

While teachers know their students need help developing social emotional skills, they rarely have time or adequate training to focus on them in the classroom, according to a survey from ReadTheory , an edtech company that helps students build reading comprehension skills. In the wake of the disruption of the pandemic, U.S.

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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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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 8, 2020

MIND Research Institute is a proud partner of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and the Education Commission of the States (ECS) – two of the most prominent and important venues for edtech policy discussion. Hundreds of state commissioners and edtech policy leaders joined the ECS Live!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

New York, NY (December 6, 2021) – EdTech startup YaizY , an online platform with a wide range of curated courses in advanced digital subjects for kids, announced today a $2.1M seed round with total funding nearing $3 million. YaizY’s entry into the U.S.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Acquiring academic knowledge, technical skills, and meaningful work experience gives students the freedom to choose their life’s path,” said Delaware Secretary of Education Susan Bunting. We are thankful for partners like DuPont who share our goals related to STEM- and career-focused education.”. DOVER, Del.,

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Currently, 48 states and the District of Columbia have adopted state-level, dual-enrollment policies, including 28 states that have established multiple dual-enrollment programs, according to the Education Commission of the States.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 19, 2019

I love this time of year because for one week out of the year, 20,000 educators come from across the country to celebrate the great things that happen in our schools. Microsoft Education – Booth 2900. Are you excited about the ISTE Conference? ThinkWrite – Booth 1251. Learn more at [link]. Shmoop – Booth 554.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The privately-held education company used to focus on making print instructional materials for K-12 schools. How did you transition from a traditional company focused on providing workbooks to an edtech company? Most people think about us as an edtech company and a product company. That was one big change.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

. “At Savvas, we are committed to developing innovative learning solutions that are powered by the most advanced technology to help educators meet the needs of all students,” said Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company. ” Visit GSV 150 for the full list of 2024 winners.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

7, 2021 – The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has approved FEV Tutor to be a full-service member of the state’s new Vetted Texas Tutoring Corps (VTTC). The agency also confirmed that the VTTC providers can help districts meet House Bill (HB) 4545’s requirements for supplemental accelerated instruction. WOBURN, Mass.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 5, 2019

Here are some common issues for teachers: Time: Educators spend a considerable amount of time designing general lesson plans, making it more difficult to design courses that are specifically meant to help underserved students, said Clark. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how technology is key for boosting equity.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2022

The report, Student Growth during COVID-19: Grade-Level Readiness Matters , analyzes data gathered from the edtech company’s i-Ready Assessment tool for reading and mathematics from more than two million Grades 1–8 students who used i-Ready Diagnostics during the last three school years, using student testing location (i.e.,

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Seemingly overnight, educators, parents and edtech companies churned out crisis plans for remote instruction in hopes of carrying on, at the very least, until summer break. Absenteeism is a leading indicator and a cause of educational inequity,” says Chang. “If But not all hope is lost.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Other investors in the round include Chinese education firm TAL Education Group, Follett Knowledge Fund and Plum Alley Investments, along with LinkedIn’s CEO Jeff Weiner and senior vice president Mike Gamson, Deborah Quazzo (founder and managing partner of GSV Acceleration) and Sam Yagan (founder of OkCupid).

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