eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Free tool is intended to support clear understanding of state policies and practices related to digital instructional materials. state and territorial educational technology leaders, has launched of a free online tool to support the implementation of digital instructional materials.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 29, 2011

Today I gave testimony in favor of the passage of Texas SB 6 , which institutes an Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA) in lieu of the textbook allotment and the former Technology Allotment. Everything I accessed was an instructional material with content relevant to my course of study.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2024

In her research paper this year, a student named Briana who picked Cesar Chavez wrote that she had never been given so many choices before, and that “the choices have never included topics that make me feel like I am learning about my own heritage at the same time. Here are a few ways we can do this: Improve instructional materials.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A new report from the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) aims to clear up the murky waters surrounding the adoption of digital learning materials, a process that varies wildly between states. State Procurement Case Studies: Spotlight on Digital Materials Acquisition is available online. .

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

“I remember thinking that the school systems must have a great list of recommended online learning,” she said. Joffe’s database answered a pandemic-era demand: About a quarter of families and teachers want more online instructions and resources to help them use online learning tools, according to a recent NewSchools Venture Fund-Gallup poll.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The organization provides free reports and reviews online that help K-12 educators evaluate math, language arts and science instructional materials because high-quality content matters to teachers, to kids, and to their collective future. Read the full report on EdReports.org.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, introduced its newly updated enVision Mathematics series with many exciting enhancements inspired by feedback from math teachers, including brand-new family engagement resources to support student learning at home.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2022

ReadTheory , an edtech company that helps students build reading comprehension skills, announced the findings of its new survey of nearly 1,700 teachers to get their insights into the challenges of implementing social emotional learning (SEL) programs in today’s tumultuous educational environment. To learn more, visit ReadTheory.org.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Craig Brock teaches high school science in Amarillo, Texas, where his freshman biology students are currently learning about the parts of a cell. And while the materials he uses match his students’ level of English proficiency, Brock said he sometimes feels like he’s insulting their intelligence. He isn’t alone.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

The survey of nearly 1,700 teachers offers insights into the challenges of implementing social emotional learning (SEL) programs in today’s tumultuous educational environment. According to Simba Information, spending for SEL instructional materials was $1.725 billion for the 2021-2022 school year. . students are struggling.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The survey of nearly 1,700 teachers offers insights into the challenges of implementing social emotional learning (SEL) programs in today’s tumultuous educational environment. According to Simba Information, spending for SEL instructional materials was $1.725 billion for the 2021-2022 school year. students are struggling.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Then COVID-19 catapulted education into crisis mode, forcing her and all students and teachers into at-home learning situations across the world. But even with that assistance, families reported lack of adequate resources; my student Ismail’s family was issued only one device for seven siblings to share.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2018

Personalized learning is a pretty well-known term, but educators have different definitions for personalized learning, making for a sometimes-confusing approach to its implementation. Targeted instruction: Instruction aligns to specific student needs and learning goals.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2022

High-quality professional learning experiences will also be developed to support teachers’ use of the ExGen instructional materials. We all recognize the need for a diverse and robust STEM next generation who use what they learn today to innovate and invent tomorrow. Even as the U.S. Even as the U.S.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2023

After somewhat predictable sections about low teacher pay and the need for better teacher-training pathways, the report includes a section on a topic so mundane it’s almost startling: “Demonstrate Respect and Value for Teacher Time.” I work at least one day every weekend. I grade papers at night. At school you teach and support students.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2022

School districts continue to prioritize expanding summer learning and enrichment offerings, adding specialist staff such as mental health personnel and reading specialists, and investing in high-quality instructional materials and curriculum, according to a survey administered by AASA, The School Superintendents Association.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Their children missed valuable opportunities for learning and development. High-quality instructional materials and adult-child interactions play a critical role in improving academic and social outcomes. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Doug Levin

MAY 12, 2015

I also tend to think that educators make rational responses in selecting instructional materials and tools (including using social media) – and certainly in the U.S. K-12 context, individual teacher’s choices about instructional materials are constrained by district and state policy anyway. K-12 context.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

Over the last several months, public discourse about learning to read and reading instruction has significantly increased. The Hechinger Report is an independent unit of Teachers College.). Indeed, new teachers often encounter a disconnect between their preparation and the materials they are given.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 5, 2011

Inform them that HB 6 will be voted on by the House on Wednesday (April 6th) Ask them to vote for HB 6 and Oppose any amendment that might delay the implementation of the Instructional Materials Allotment. HB 6 deletes the word ''''textbook'''' from current education law and updates it to the phrase ''''instructional materials''''.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2019

STEM education and social-emotional learning will take precedence in 2019, according to teaching and learning predictions from 100Kin10. It offers a look at five trends that impacted STEM teaching and learning in 2018, along with five predictions for 2019. classrooms by 2021. Bringing the M back to STEM.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

“Everyone’s worried about people having to learn how to code,” notes Eileen Murphy. This framework informs how ThinkCERCA designs its literacy instructional materials and lessons. Writing is the way you learn to read, and the way you express an understanding of other content. Like how to write an email.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In fact, controversies are emerging about an important but less understood aspect of learning to read: phonemic awareness. If you teach phonemic awareness, students will learn phonemic awareness,” which isn’t the goal, said Tiffany Peltier , a learning scientist who consults on literacy training for teachers at NWEA, an assessment company. “If

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2022

March 17, 2022— Whether students are prepared for grade-level learning matters more to their progress over the course of the pandemic than whether they were remote or in school, according to a new report released by Curriculum Associates. in school or remote) as a proxy for learning location. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,March

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2021

HOUSTON – July 14, 2021 – STEMscopes Math from Accelerate Learning has received the highest rating from Learning List for alignment to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Mathematical Practices for grades K-5. In March of 2021, Learning List completed and published its review of STEMscopes Math for grades 3-5.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Personalized learning is a pretty well-known term, but educators have different definitions for personalized learning, making for a sometimes-confusing approach to its implementation. Targeted instruction: Instruction aligns to specific student needs and learning goals. Focus on the future.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

As people are forced to learn from home, some online educational services are in greater demand than ever. Software will reshape learning both in the classroom and out well beyond the pandemic.” Those that help bridge the communication gap and provide high-quality instructional materials will fare better, says Sharpley.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

At Learning Games Studios , we’ve taken our product, Xenos Isle , from the world of academic R&D to the marketplace, reaching adult ESL learners at scale. Our journey has been an interesting one and in this blog post, I’m sharing three key things I’ve learned from our experiences thus far. Buying Cooperatives.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Last school year, 15 states and US Virgin Islands used Lexile and Quantile measures to support student learning. And in the 2018-2019 school year, that number is expected to double as more than half the nation are projected to report Lexile and Quantile measurements from their state assessment systems.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In 2017, public interest lawyers sued California because they claimed that too many low- income Black and Hispanic children weren’t learning to read at school. Targeted at children who were just learning to read in kindergarten through third grade, the settlement amounted to a little more than $1,000 extra per student.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 3, 2023

It is time to take a hard look at the policies that keep our diverse students from learning from teachers who look like them. I knew that my students connected with my lessons and learned more by being able to see themselves in both the content taught and the teacher delivering it. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 18, 2018

October 1, 2018 – RALEIGH, North Carolina – More students and parents will receive Lexile and Quantile scores on high stakes test reports this school year than ever before. Virgin Islands used Lexile and Quantile measures to support student learning. Last school year, 15 states and the U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company is excited to announce new and enhanced math and reading solutions that engage and inspire students to learn, while giving educators the evidence-based instructional resources they need to accelerate learning and help all students achieve. “At

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

South Carolina science classes now have a nice selection of rich new resources to support their own student-driven, hands-on, and phenomena-based vision of three-dimensional learning in the classroom. The Committee reviews all instructional materials in light of the state content standards. Professional Learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2021

Meanwhile, learning scientists have been taking a more clinical approach, using experiments to test the question: How important is it for the teacher to be visible on screen? Multimedia instruction has to include the instructor,” Andrew Stull, one of the authors of the study, recently told EdSurge.

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Hubbli

JULY 12, 2023

The primary essence of managing school finances well is ensuring resources are available and adequately used for quality teaching and learning experiences. These funds are then allocated to various expenses, including staff salaries, facility maintenance, instructional materials, technology, and extra-curricular programs.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Yet across the country, millions of kids are struggling to learn this vital skill. consider how to make up for the interrupted learning suffered over the last year, it is critical that we establish a shared understanding among administrators and educators on how to improve reading outcomes. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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