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3 Things Educators and Edtech Suppliers Need to Talk About

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The growing reliance on data and analytics to help build that ecosystem. Of course, following interoperability standards can help ensure the entire system works together and makes it faster, cheaper and easier to make future changes or additions to the ecosystem. The exploration of generative AI’s role in that ecosystem.

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Looking to Ditch Traditional Grades? Here’s How to Get Stakeholders On Board

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An increasing number of schools —including charter and traditional public schools—are making a similar move to ditch traditional grades in favor of a more robust approach to assessing students’ skills. Whether they call it competency-, mastery-, or standards-based grading, the movement aims to improve students outcomes sans As, Bs, and Cs.

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Curriculum Associates Sponsors the Council of the Great City Schools’ Inaugural Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice

eSchool News

“His contributions have led to some of the most significant legislative actions and best practices in urban public schools, and he has earned a well-deserved national and international reputation as a thoughtful, committed, data-driven and bipartisan leader.”. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”. About Curriculum Associates.

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eSpark–Self-paced Learning for Math and Reading

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Teachers monitor individual progress, see what each student completed on their last visit as well as when that was and how long it lasted, view students’ self-described moods, assess their pre- and post-quiz scores, and view their summative synthesis videos that provide evidence of their knowledge as they teach others what they just learned.

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How to boost math skills in the early grades

The Hechinger Report

During the last school year, only 40 percent of fourth-graders nationwide scored at a proficient level in a nationwide math assessment. That was the district’s first year taking the PARCC assessment, a college- and career-readiness test mandated by the state of Illinois, and the results were dismal, though not exactly surprising.

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How to Boost Math Skills in the Early Grades

MindShift

During the last school year, only 40 percent of fourth-graders nationwide scored at a proficient level in a nationwide math assessment. That was the district’s first year taking the PARCC assessment, a college- and career-readiness test mandated by the state of Illinois, and the results were dismal, though not exactly surprising.

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‘Back to School’ Hijinks and Lessons for the Education Industry

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But to the BMO’s annual education industry conference, where company executives, investors, bankers and financiers of all stripes descended in their suits and slacks (but very few ties). EdReports has become a real big deal in K-12 publishing,” he said, referring to the nonprofit that reviews textbooks for alignment to academic standards.

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