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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Company Instructional Materials Libraries EdTech 158

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As students return to the classroom this fall — many for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that upended their access to quality, in-person learning — we have an opportunity to enact standards to ensure that teachers’ instruction methods are effective and backed by science.

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Policies Assessment Instructional Materials Outcomes 145

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Kiddom , a startup based in San Francisco, will offer core curriculum materials from the nonprofit publisher on its curriculum management system. Founded in 2013, the company has raised $21.5 She’s enthusiastic about accessing Open Up Resources’ materials on the Kiddom platform. “By million in investment to date.

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Resources OER Academic Standards Instructional Materials 104

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2020

Right now, it’s people with privilege who can access this,” he acknowledges. AVID also launched a website, “Open Access,” that curates digital instructional materials from nine content providers including Code.org, Microsoft and MIT. It marks one of AVID’s first forays into online instructional content.

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EdTech Company Training Guidelines 206

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

We are seeing it close gaps for students, and they are more able to access elementary school math.” In a 2013 study , researcher and University of Colorado Boulder associate professor Mimi Engel found that students who spent more time on the advanced concepts in kindergarten learned more math.

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Elementary Instructional Materials Report Data 145

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 20, 2024

UD aims for inclusive access to architectural spaces for all users. 2013) define UDL as “a set of principles and techniques for use in the classroom along with the design of accessible instructional materials.” 1) state; it rather signifies the framework’s commitment to universal access.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

After serving at the school for seven years, he was hired as the principal of Skoglund Middle School in 2013, where he has focused on equity and access for all students. Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools.

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Instructional Materials Conference Assessment Data 97

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

It spun Schoolzilla out as an independent company in 2013. The company said afterward that it found no evidence that any information was improperly accessed. In the past, it’s focused on pairing assessments with digital instructional materials. The acquisition marks an expansion in Renaissance’s offerings.

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Data Assessment Company Learning 99

edWeb.net

MAY 5, 2019

Accessible technologies help students with disabilities unlock their full potential by addressing a diversity of needs that include learning, visual, hearing, mobility, neurodiversity, and mental health. Dudycha articulated that “inclusion has a new definition along with accessibility.

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Accessibility Tools Microsoft Classroom 52

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Broadband Accessibility Mobility E-rate 43

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

By opening up its platform to established authors and publishers, the company is betting that content creators will pay to access the massive user base that Quizlet has amassed over the years. In order to sell premium materials on Quizlet, one must first apply and be approved as a “Verified Creator.”

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Pearson Kaplan Company Education 112

edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA, noted the importance of having safe WiFi access.

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Equity of Access Accessibility Elementary Instructional Materials 40

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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Instructional Materials Resources OER Policies 40

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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Instructional Materials Case Study Policies OER 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Examining test scores at the start of the year and again at the end, the analysis found that students given access to Front Row scored on average nearly 10 (9.86) percentage points higher, and approximately two months ahead in terms of mathematical achievements. Today, Front Row Math is used in over 25% of U.S.

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Study Instructional Materials Outcomes Analysis 40

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning. There are essential conditions for digital learning like state leadership, equity of access, accessibility for all students, interoperability considerations, and student data and privacy.

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Digital Learning Instructional Materials Learning Policies 40

Kathy Schrock

JULY 7, 2015

This is a re-posting of a blog post of July 12, 2013, which originally appeared on the now-defunct Sony Education Ambassadors site. I want to point out is there is still a ton of instructional materials on the Web mapped to the original taxonomy and I encourage you to search for those "older" terms, also, for some good ideas.

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Android Sony Instructional Materials Libraries 40

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

However, when the programs can talk to each other and teachers can access the data they need from a single dashboard, then the data is working for the students and teachers instead of becoming a burden. In collaboration with the Ed-Fi Alliance, SETDA is examining how to leverage that shared data for academic excellence.

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Data Report OER Policies 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 27, 2017

the ethical implications of Facebook in education → This site is intended as an accessible and easy to understand guide enabling visitors to draw their own conclusions about the appropriateness of Facebook in education. Plus, their servers often have the RDP protocol enabled as students want to access course material from home.

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EdTech Chromebook Policies Student Data Privacy 150

Brainscape

MARCH 20, 2025

Software developers have long seized upon this truism by implementing more  variable  reward schedules that make their apps more addictive (Eyal, 2013). Simply  knowing this concrete number increases the student's likelihood of remembering to study as they work toward their long-term mastery goal.

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E-rate Study Software Assessment 52

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Maybe you’re ready to verbally spar because of genuine concerns you have about the content being pushed to young children in the wide range of media accessible to them. Putting a policy about book choice into your school syllabus Emailing parents before giving students access to your classroom library with your sorting options (ex.

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Libraries Handbook Policies Study 98

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Randall filed the suit in 2013, eight months after the university fired basketball coach Mike Rice’s for mistreating his players.” Elsevier has acquired SSRN , an online open access repository. The company, which provides public radio and related instructional materials to classrooms, has raised $1.55

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