Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2019

Such are the tools developed and offered by Examity , a provider of exam proctoring tools used by colleges and universities, assessment groups, professional certification boards and employers. Kaplan also uses Examity for its nursing test-prep services. All testing sessions can also be recorded, should the institution choose.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2021

“The hope is that when you see a piece of our theater, you have a response to it that allows you to think in different ways and see different possibilities,” says Sara Armstrong, director of the theater program at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at the University of Michigan. Kaplan says.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 20, 2023

Laughter is more than a mere response to a witty comment or a funny joke; it’s a powerful educational tool that can transform the learning experience for children. Let’s dive into the playful world of learning, where laughter is not just a response but a pathway to understanding. Why was the math book sad?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2018

Statistics say over the summer, kids lose over two months of math skills, two months of reading skills, and one month of overall learning. Efforts to prevent summer learning loss propel often-unpopular year-round school initiatives and all manner of summer school and summer camps that focus on cerebral topics. Worry no more.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

His career also includes stops at Microsoft, Schoolnet and Kaplan. The four focus areas include career credentialing, digital and adaptive learning platforms, STEM and computer science instructional tools and data analytic services for schools. The Fulton, Md.-based

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 7, 2018

Taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has become a right-of-passage for high school students as they leave formal education and enter the next phase of learning. well-rounded — nicely differentiated tools that address varied student learning styles. Kaplan Test Prep. UWorld SAT Prep. PrepFactory.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Augmented reality is emerging in the education space as a tool for motivating children to learn. Using this 3D technology can help students significantly whether they’re struggling to learn reading or math, or just to engage. Augmented reality provides an opportunity to engage students by turning learning into an experience.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Juvo Ventures co-founder and managing partner Maia Sharpley Sharpley was most recently a partner at Learn Capital (and the only woman on its core investment team). At Kaplan, she managed its online higher-ed business and its edtech startup accelerator, and started a scholarship fund for undocumented students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2021

ChalkTalk (New York, NY) – An e-learning platform that leverages machine-learning software to generate state standards-aligned ACT and SAT curriculum adapted for each teacher, and personalized for every student. To learn more, visit www.ecmcgroup.org. About gener8tor.

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2019

The new roles require new digital skills—with design tools like Siemens NX and CATIA, and companies struggle to find qualified candidates, according to Cluster’s founder and CEO, Kim Taylor. If you look at our investors, it’s clear that online education is on our roadmap, and corporate learning and development are there as well,” says Taylor.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Brain and Reading: Why Learning to Read Is Hard and What to Do About It. Relax and Be Happy: 5 Mindfulness Tools to Reduce Anxiety Now. Integrating Social-Emotional Learning in Remote and Hybrid Learning. Culturally Responsive Teaching and SEL: Build Trust, Promote Health, and Move Students to Independent Learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2020

I look forward to representing the K–12 assessment market in the US and coming together with—and learning from—fellow council members as we collectively help support the ATP’s objectives and goals around learning and assessment.”. To learn more about ATP, visit TestPublishers.org. About Curriculum Associates.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Kids love the learning games and toys they find inside the Rosie Bus, which is set up like a mini-preschool and comes right to the door of children in rural Kentucky who otherwise have few viable preschool options. Photo: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. MANCHESTER, Ky.—

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2020

When classroom learning moved online in March due to COVID-19, we saw an incredible increase in educators coming to edWeb to view edWebinars, and attendance has remained high since. Topics on COVID-19, distance learning, and mental health make up 12 of our top 25 spots. Happy and Calm: The Best Tools for Mindfulness Now.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 1, 2022

High-Impact Tutoring: An Equitable, Proven Approach to Accelerate Learning. Improve Student Assessment and Learning with Asynchronous Video. Impacting Student Achievement with Project-Based Learning and STEM. Learn more about approval in your state on our state map. You can now search for podcast versions, too!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

If you are learning about the mini-conference right before or during the event, please join LearningRevolution.com and while you are waiting for your approval we will have a special link for you to use to join the sessions. What tools and methods will be discussed on “What makes online learning effective and engaging to the student?

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Brainscape

MAY 18, 2022

To improve your toolbox, Brainscape has put together a list of top apps for law students and bar prep , not only to help you crush the mountain of content you’re required to learn in order to take on the mighty bar exam, but also to take a more holistic approach to excelling in law school and beyond. Here we go! (Oh,

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2020

One of the most active acquirers of K-12 digital curriculum tools says it is opening a new chapter. The products in Weld North’s current portfolio—Edgenuity and Imagine Learning—largely offer materials developed for supplemental, intervention and remedial purposes. based company that sells core curricula.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Rather than teaching individual subjects in isolation as part of a STEAM project, Marnie and Debby recommend integrating activities to optimize learning. This type of learning process is also aligned with real-world 21 st century jobs, which are usually interdisciplinary and rarely require just one skill. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2017

In an article published in, of all places, Delta’s Sky Magazine , writer Allison Kaplan details her interview with generational expert and author David Stillman on how Generation Z will begin graduating from college this year and what businesses should expect. So what does that mean for educators? Well, buckle up and hold on.

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The Daring Librarian

JUNE 30, 2013

I mention it only again because I don''t want *anyone* to feel self-induced "tech guilt" for not trying a new tool right away! LOL Either way, however you get to a new tool, talent, or challenge - do it when YOU are ready! Much different than the Learning Curve of 3 weeks for Second Life, 3 days for Blogger, & 3 hours for Scoop.it!

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Tools Kaplan Libraries Mobility 51

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2017

Cottom, who recently wrote the book “Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy,” is talking about what can happen when traditional non-profit universities partner with for-profit companies and institutions, such as Purdue’s recent decision to acquire Kaplan University. It jumpstarted a moment in research for us.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The Ben Davis Extended Day (BDED) blended learning program is an extension of one of the district’s high schools, Ben Davis High School. Ultimately, the teachers decided as a group to research and implement Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) with their students. Next page: Why it didn’t work. And what we did next.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 1, 2016

Edgenuity today announced its acquisition of Compass Learning, bringing together two well-known ed-tech companies whose digital offerings will now span kindergarten through 12th grade. headquarters and the Austin, Texas, offices of Compass Learning. headquarters and the Austin, Texas, offices of Compass Learning. Company Exec.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

If you are learning about the mini-conference right before or during the event, please join LearningRevolution.com and while you are waiting for your approval we will have a special link for you to use to join the sessions. What tools and methods will be discussed on “What makes online learning effective and engaging to the student?

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 30, 2020

While quizzes might not be the most inventive way to learn, they're still useful for memorizing and recalling facts, quickly assessing knowledge, or getting quick info at the end of a lecture or presentation. No matter their focus, we've looked at all the tools out there for quizzing and selected our favorites below.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

I wanted to learn more about her.” Seeing Elif reading that book to learn more about Anne Frank in a society where people made anti-semitic comments in public on a regular basis meant my work mattered. That's the day that I learned it's okay to make mistakes in front of the children and use it as teachable moments. I hesitated.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2018

The former Kaplan executive, who served as its CEO from 1994 to 2008, oversaw 67 acquisitions that turned the test-prep business into a global education services provider. For instance, Weld North acquired Compass Learning , a suite of digital math and English curriculum materials, in August 2016 and combined it with Edgenuity.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

The firm plans to invest up to $5 million into Series A, Series B and recapitalization rounds for education companies serving pre-kindergarten to professional learners, with a focus on digital learning, learning sciences, analytics and workforce development services. The partnership also helps surface new tools and services.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 20, 2014

Rachel Kaplan, a 16-year-old from Northbrook, Ill., At the Northbrook Public Library, where Kaplan is a Teen Advisory Council member, interest was so high the event turned into Teen Tech Month. Elsewhere, libraries offer sophisticated tools for teens to take their talents to the wider world. We saw them learning how to listen.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2018

One of these deals made for splashy headlines: Dreambox Learning’s $130 million investment from The Rise Fund. Reasoning Mind , a Houston-based nonprofit, was acquired by Imagine Learning. Founded by former Kaplan executive Jonathan Grayer, Weld North has purchased 16 companies since 2010.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 25, 2022

Learning Revolution is a conference partner for this event, which means that you can register to attend for free HERE. Win at School: illuminating how schools actually work and what winning at school really is: taking charge of one's own learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2016

This piece was written for The White House Symposium on the Future of Education R&D and Digital Learning, which took place on Oct. This means we need to think about learning engineering thinking—practical use of science at scale—and we’ll need more learning engineers who are prepared to help us.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

In 2013, co-founders and childhood friends Kim Taylor and Cecilia Retelle started Ranku out of the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, raising $500,000 in seed funding led by Mark Cuban, GSV and Microsoft Ventures. It was a super intense learning curve for me, someone that was an experienced digital marketer.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 9, 2016

Previously, Grayer was CEO of Kaplan, the education company that grew into a $2 billion business over his 14-year tenure. Performance Matters gives educators the tools to analyze student data from multiple sources, including assessment data, to improve teaching and learning. “We But we are in a very long-term mentality here.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Creating authentic learning opportunities to equip a diverse body of students to identify and solve the world’s problems will require risk and change. Many educators are looking beneath the surface inequities of devices and connectivity to consider how digital tools can revolutionize learning and address even deeper inequities.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

With 35 percent of college admission officers already visiting applicant’s social media pages as of 2014 according to Kaplan, and this predicted to rise to over 50 percent by 2017 according to Social Assurity, Digital Citizenship education, specifically surrounding digital footprint, needs to be key for college readiness.

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