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Is Orton-Gillingham Right For Your Students?

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Encouraged by Dr. Orton, she compiled and published instructional materials which provided the foundation for what became known as the Orton-Gillingham Method. Nationally, there is no significant change in 4th grade reading scores from 2011-2013 (NAEP, 2013). (* data from the Stern Center for Language and Learning ).

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Newsela Raises $100M to Challenge K-12 Textbook Publishers, Eyes Acquisitions

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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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Open Up Resources Takes A Digital Leap Through Kiddom Partnership

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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 The platform also offers a library of supplemental resources from third-party providers. million in investment to date.

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Broadband Provides More Equitable Access to Education and Workforce Preparation

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Essential Elements for Digital Content is a free professional learning community on edWeb.net that provides policy makers, school administrators and educator leaders a better understanding of policies and practices related to digital instructional materials. Christine Fox’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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SETDA Provides Tips on Equity of Access for Students Outside of School

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They also encourage schools and districts to leverage community partnerships by working with libraries, community centers, mobile community hotspots, or local chambers of commerce. Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA, noted the importance of having safe WiFi access. About the Host and Sponsor.

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

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Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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Android apps for the remembering level of Bloom's

Kathy Schrock

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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