eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 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. There exist major gaps in teacher knowledge and the availability of curricular tools to support this type of learning. What can we take from this when we return to our classrooms?

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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2023

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. Sometimes a simple edtech tool can make a significant difference. Both of these tools help to make reading and writing more accessible for all learners.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 27, 2017

Zeynep Tufekci shares her experiences more broadly (beyond education) in this provocative talk from June 2016: I’ll be spending some time later this week with friends and colleagues at the EdTech Efficacy Research Academic Symposium and look forward to the dialogue. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 17 Edition).

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In 2021, the New Hampshire Department of Education selected Discovery Education’s award-winning K-12 learning platform to support all New Hampshire learning environments with high quality instructional material. Since then, there have been more than one million engagements statewide for all Discovery Education resources.

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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 27, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. This year’s 3rd most-read story focuses on immersive and interactive learning.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

The best-flipped classroom tools can transform and remodel classroom teaching, allowing in-depth learning and personalized attention that can help learners improve their grades. The right learning platform apps and tools can produce engaging content ranging from science videos to English lessons. Screencast Software Tools For Teachers.

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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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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 5, 2019

Teachers spend seven or more hours per week, or 250 hours per year , creating or finding instructional materials for the general classroom, said Clark. Equity: When teachers spend a significant amount of time finding academic tools that are not appropriate for students, the underserved populations suffer most. billion annually.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Our award-winning, high-quality instructional materials span every grade level and discipline, from evidence-based, standards-aligned core curricula to supplemental and intervention programs to state-of-the art assessment tools — all designed to meet the needs of every learner.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

Amazon will be sunsetting TenMarks and its online instructional tools, which were once at the forefront of the company’s K-12 digital education strategy. In 2013, TenMarks was acquired by Amazon in a deal that was greeted by the edtech industry as a sign that major technology giants were serious about expanding into education.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

Savvas believes that AI’s game-changing capabilities have the potential to take personalized learning to new heights while providing teachers time-saving tools to make their jobs easier, enabling them to spend more time interacting with students. ” Visit GSV 150 for the full list of 2024 winners.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Founded in 2012, ThinkCERCA offers a set of digital tools and lesson plans to help educators teach critical thinking skills across a variety of subjects, including English language arts (ELA), math, social studies and science. This framework informs how ThinkCERCA designs its literacy instructional materials and lessons.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 19, 2019

they will be producing the “Best of ISTE” podcast live on site featuring interviews with leading edtech presenters, educators and creators. Visit CA’s booth to learn about their research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools, including i-Ready and Ready Classroom Mathematics.

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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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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2022

With a proven ability to build solid relationships, Coleman is in charge of creating and supporting new and ongoing partnerships with school district leaders and educational stakeholders in the implementation of assessment, instruction, and professional development products and services. To learn more about NABSE, visit NABSE.org.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Newsela , founded in 2013, is best known for its leveled reading tool that lets students read content licensed from publishing partners at different Lexile levels. Complementing these materials on the instructional content platform are lesson plans and assessments aligned to state learning standards organized by subject and grade.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Some states, such as Nevada, also restrict the use of state supplemental academic intervention funds to programs that meet federal research standards and are elevating the importance of evidence-based and high-quality instructional materials. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The certification is the latest example of the industry’s push to ensure that edtech products on the market—and in classrooms—can and do actually work. Digital Promise sought to isolate one “signal” of high-quality edtech products—as CEO Karen Cator puts it—and zero in on that.

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Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

In my view, at least four such assurances are needed in a digital age: One, we must ensure every student has access to the digital tools they need to succeed in school. The goal is to ensure that students can take best advantage of the powerful learning tools at their disposal wherever their academic and career aspirations may lead them.

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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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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. K-12 OER Movement appeared first on EdTech Strategies.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2020

He has also won the Northeastern US Regional YPO Social Impact Award and EdTech Digest ’s CEO of the Year. Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools. To learn more about ATP, visit TestPublishers.org.

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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. “Too By Kenna McHugh.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Its other edtech investments include Capella Education and Watermark. Boosted by Broadband Core to the company’s offering is its leveled reading tool, which lets teachers and students find instructional materials that challenge students based on their Lexile-measured reading level. million teacher users. “The

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Full-service VTTC members, like FEV Tutor, will provide end-to-end services, including instructional materials, tutoring platforms and trained tutors. “We The TEA-approved providers include both full-service and partial-service providers. About FEV Tutor.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Often, these pitches entail free or discounted software for products ranging from instructional materials to virtual conferencing tools. This is not the time for me to be researching and exploring tools,” said Stacey Roshan, a math teacher and director of innovation and educational technology at the Bullis School in Maryland. “I

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2021

Teaching with high-quality instructional materials has a direct impact on student learning outcomes. With its adaptive learning and differentiated instructional design, enVision provides an innovative and engaging curriculum with extensive customization options to empower teachers and increase student achievement.”.

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EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The accessibility of free, high-quality, and instructional internet films, available on websites such as YouTube, is a natural complement to contemporary educational settings. Everyone—teachers, students, and parents—agrees that watching videos on the internet may be a practical learning and teaching tool.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. Discovery Education partners with districts, states, and trusted organizations to empower teachers with leading edtech solutions that support the success of all learners. DOVER, Del.,

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2017

Some tools are adaptive, but they’re saying they’re “AI” [but we still have a ways to go.]. Blum: At ACT (which acquired OpenEd),we’re focused on the question of: If you’ve identified the learning gap, what’s the best instructional material to help the student? A Survey of the State of Machine Intelligence 3.0,

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Summit Math won a BESSIE in the High School: Math Website category and Stride won in the Teacher Tools: Adaptive Learning Tool category. Stride is a mobile supplemental learning tool that inspires students to practice concepts in math, language arts, reading, and science through gaming "brain breaks" and rewards.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Contributing to the difficulty of transitioning to meaningful technology integration is the idea that technology exists as a tool separate from curriculum and instruction and then treating it as such. Access to the Internet has had a transformational effect on how students learn, how educators educate and how leaders lead.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

But I’ve come to believe that contemporary instructional design sits at the intersection of three core disciplines: learning science, human-centered design, and digital marketing. It requires a deep respect for the pedagogical practices that teachers have honed for decades, balanced with fluency in today’s digital tools.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

The world of edtech is buzzing with innovations, but it’s often daunting to pinpoint the right device that seamlessly complements the educational environment. The SVGA resolution, which stands at 800 x 600, makes it particularly apt for day-to-day presentations, graphics, and instructional materials.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

When one of today’s hottest edtech companies was founded, Intel Corp., See EdSurge’s report on adaptive learning tools including i-Ready in Adaptive Learning Close Up. the kingpin of computer chip companies, was barely a year old, and the microprocessor had not yet been invented. We weren’t trying to wing short term gains,” he says.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

Helping Learners Find Their ZPD Understanding what “tailoring instruction” means and what it takes to make it happen is critical when implementing a personalized learning model. For Reyes, it’s about using purposeful groupings, choosing relevant instructional materials and modifying content to align with learning interests and needs.

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