edWeb.net

AUGUST 13, 2019

By providing reviews and recommendations from multiple states about many different types of resources, the new SETDA dashboard makes the selection of high-quality educational materials a faster, easier and much more inclusive process. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

Instructional Materials 42

Instructional Materials Accessibility Policies OER 42

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

From popular culture and national conversations to emerging technology and social justice, we have articles that interest every student from any background. This diverse, engaging approach to content selection is apparent whether teachers are using material to support core curriculum, inform independent reading—or something in between.

Classroom 125

Classroom Instructional Materials Learning Outcomes 125

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

On Wednesday, the firm announced it invested $50 million in a Series C round for Newsela , which offers an instructional content platform containing news and nonfiction articles at various reading levels. And now, it’s attracted TCV to an education technology company. Sanchez suggests that multimedia variants could be a possibility.

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Broadband Company Industry Instructional Materials 151

Edsurge

MAY 31, 2023

UDL is based on the principle that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to teaching and learning and that instructional materials and methods should be flexible and adaptable to the needs of all students. In short, UDL is a launching point for providing personalized learning experiences.

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UDL Assistive Technology Accessibility EdTech 209

User Generated Education

JULY 1, 2018

Program leaders and instructors remain predominantly male, and a language analysis of recruiting and instruction materials revealed evidence of implicit bias. I expected to find a decent number of articles on this topic, but became a bit dismayed on how few I found. Implicit bias is pervasive and insidious,” the report states.

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Conference Instructional Materials Robotics Analysis 147

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

public school districts spend a combined $8 billion on instructional materials while trying to ensure that schools receive the maximum value for their money. Because there aren’t many alternatives, they did this despite concerns about the quality of materials. Photo: Jackie Mader. Now is the time of year when U.S.

Resources 108

Resources Instructional Materials OER Elementary 108

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2017

For years, a stream of articles have tried to dispel pervasive but wrong ideas about how people learn, but those ideas still linger. For example, there is no evidence that matching instructional materials to a student’s preferred “learning style” helps learning, nor that there are “right-brain” and “left-brain” learners.

Learning 159

Learning Examples Instructional Materials Social Media 159

edWeb.net

APRIL 2, 2025

Using high-quality instructional materials and getting teachers invested by showing them how the material helps can lead to better results. Article by Jon Scanlon , based on this edLeader Panel The post Algebra I Success for All: From Gatekeeper to Gateway appeared first on edWeb. Implementation requires ownership.

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Outcomes Instructional Materials Course Adaptive Learning 61

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

Many digital games include textual elements, such as letters, journals and newspaper articles, which are embedded in the narrative and provide practice and scaffolding to encourage reluctant readers.” Research and pedagogy unequivocally point to digital game-based learning as an instructional methodology that can improve literacy skills.

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Video Game-Based Learning Instructional Materials Tablets 167

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 2, 2023

I’ve been thinking about AI training data a lot recently, partly because of the fascinating intersections and overlaps between (1) curating and annotating training data for AI models and (2) designing instructional materials for human learners. But reading those materials does create a long-term change in my understanding.

Learning 148

Learning Training Study Instructional Materials 148

Edsurge

JULY 5, 2019

Recently, Education Week published an article describing culturally-questionable activities and language found in Studies Weekly , a social studies curriculum used by more than 13,000 schools across the country. This work has to be more important than our sales or overall bottom line. We must also reflect the work.

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Company Instructional Materials Secondary Study 165

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 5, 2016

The resources–including over 10,000 articles, videos, lesson plans, and more–are clear, easy-to-navigate, and user-friendly, with opportunities to collaborate with other teachers. BloomBoard is a professional development website for teachers and administrators.

Digital Citizenship 150

Digital Citizenship Instructional Materials Android Social Media 150

eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Instructional material for student reading is often very didactic. Once a student finishes reading an article on axolotls, for example, they can move on to another article about reptiles and see many of the same vocabulary words in slightly different contexts.

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Libraries Strategy Instructional Materials Examples 121

Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

The most recent issue of IRRODL included an article titled Effectiveness of OER Use in First-Year Higher Education Students’ Mathematical Course Performance: A Case Study , by Juan I. Do fees for access to online materials disqualify a program? Venegas-Muggli and Werner Westermann. When Grimaldi et al. Research at CMU.

Khan Academy 131

Khan Academy OER System Case Study 131

The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 16, 2013

According to the article, textbook funding has been cut by 80 percent or more over the past four years. This cut, coupled with cuts in instructional supply money, teaching assistant cuts, among a whole laundry list of cuts makes it very clear that North Carolina public education is not a funding priority for our state legislature or governor.

Instructional Materials 77

Instructional Materials Survey Classroom Data 77

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Yesterday IHE published an article about the “ inclusive access ” programs offered by most major textbook publishers. These are purchasing programs in which “institutions are signing up whole classes of students to automatically receive digital course materials at a discounted rate, rather than purchasing individually.”

OER 249

OER Accessibility Pearson MOOC 249

The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 4, 2011

I stumbled across an article entitled “Singapore Looks at Strengthening School System Further.” The country’s prime minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, states in the article that while his country performed reasonably well on the latest PISA assessments, they must keep up the efforts of continual educational improvement.

Education 79

Education Instructional Materials Secondary System 79

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Including high-quality instructional materials—lesson plans, pacing guides, assessments, and rubrics—is essential. Article by Michele Israel , based on this edLeader Panel The post 4 Shifts to Summer School Excellence appeared first on edWeb. Curricular flexibility is necessary to meet unique student needs.

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Analysis Assessment Trends Instructional Materials 118

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

Over the last few years, we’ve traded resources, articles and work samples as we try to build our own starter kit for this fast-moving field. Rather than limiting yourself to looking at educational resources produced by schools or universities, find examples of instructional materials from other sectors to get ideas.

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Udemy Course Coursera MOOC 161

Iterating Toward Openness

JUNE 28, 2016

A few weeks ago Achieving the Dream announced a major initiative in which 38 community colleges across the US will completely replace the commercial instructional materials in their courses with open educational resources (OER). Article 4) at community colleges across California.

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OER Instructional Materials Course Resources 84

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 4, 2020

She has been a member of various consortiums such as Web Access Initiative (WAI), National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) and Open eBook Forum. She has authored numerous articles in professional journals and is a co-author of the Mathematize It! series of books.

Instructional Materials 85

Instructional Materials Professional Learning Pearson Common Core 85

Hubbli

JULY 12, 2023

This article delves into essential strategies to optimize “school finances” in PreK-12 private schools. These funds are then allocated to various expenses, including staff salaries, facility maintenance, instructional materials, technology, and extra-curricular programs.

Software 80

Software Instructional Materials Report Outcomes 80

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

For example: which voices are represented during decision-making processes and in our instructional materials? Representation Representation means more than just showing students STEM professionals of color; we have to incorporate people of color beyond tokenization and truly create a diverse community that includes these voices.

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STEM Classroom Gamification Instructional Materials 106

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A 2021 article, “ They Say You Can Do Phonemic Awareness Instruction ‘In the Dark’, But Should You? ” The company says it is working with outside researchers to keep improving the instructional materials it sells to schools. Companies sold phonemic programs to schools and told teachers to teach it every day.

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Analysis Training Study Company 145

Hapara

MAY 9, 2022

Article: 7 Tips and 1 Activity to Help Digital Citizens Engage with Empathy. Much of this time is not instructional material used in classes. para Workspace, we can generate a card of resources that students might want or need to see when they are not in class. PBS Technological Literacy. Be Internet Awesome.

Digital Citizenship 130

Digital Citizenship Elementary Hapara Instructional Materials 130

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This article was modified and published by EdScoop and eSchool News. 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.

Broadband 68

Broadband Accessibility Instructional Materials Education 68

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 1, 2016

Pedagogy and educational materials intersect because we frequently ask students to DO things with RESOURCES – *read* articles, *watch* videos, *listen* to lectures, *answer* questions, *solve* problems, etc. Definition: Overt or covert rearrangement of instructional materials to improve learning. Effect size: 0.85.

Wiki 60

Wiki Instructional Materials Examples Strategy 60

EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Because each school has access to varying quantities and qualities of technology, current curricular programs do not rely on technology as a constant in their unit planning and instructional materials.

Technology 100

Technology Industry Instructional Materials Tools 100

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.

Instructional Materials 40

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. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

Instructional Materials 40

Instructional Materials Case Study Policies OER 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Barnett Barry, a research professor at the University of South Carolina, offers a good description of microschools in an article he wrote for The Conversation. “As Online instructional materials have come a long way from the McGuffey Readers of the late 1800s.

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Policies Libraries Instructional Materials Secondary 106

edWeb.net

MARCH 19, 2019

During a tour of updates to SETDA’s Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States (DMAPS) , which showcases state policies in support of digital materials, Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director for SETDA, discussed new features like professional development information. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

OER 42

OER Instructional Materials Policies Broadband 42

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

Breaking News – Are you looking for a site filled with great news articles? Keep in mind that a teacher can even find an older article that matches curricular content standards. You will find this site filled with leveled fiction and nonfiction articles that are flexible, research based, and aligned to standards.

Resources 60

Resources Tools Differentiated Instruction Learning 60

Graphite Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

Students still attempting mastery could receive additional guided practice or additional instructional materials like multimedia resources or smaller "chunks" of content. Check out this article from Robert Marzano as well this blog post from BetterLesson for ideas.

Assessment 85

Assessment Flipped Classroom EdTech LMS 85

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

According to Kathy Mickey, Senior Analyst of Simba Information, all of these could impact the instructional materials marker. A key driver in those purchasing decisions can come from classroom data, said Mickey, as teachers provide information to show them what materials the students need. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

Instructional Materials 41

Instructional Materials OER Student Data Privacy Industry 41

NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

So look for high school content with student-guided, small group activities using a Hyperdocs format and materials for the littles, which Kelly promises to include such fun things as videos, poems, chants and a revised set of characters, to be ready for the new school year. What are the important parts of an online news article?

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Instructional Materials Video 76

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 29, 2016

” The article poses three questions and answers them. Below I share some thoughts prompted by the article. The questions from the article are presented in bold ; unattributed blockquotes are from the original article.). But who chooses the core instructional resources students will use? Faculty do.

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OER Instructional Materials Pearson Resources 60