eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2022

March 17, 2022— Whether students are prepared for grade-level learning matters more to their progress over the course of the pandemic than whether they were remote or in school, according to a new report released by Curriculum Associates. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,March in school or remote) as a proxy for learning location. KEY THEMES.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report Kindergarten may be math’s most important year — it lays the groundwork for understanding the relationship between number and quantity and helps develop “number sense,” or how numbers relate to each other, experts and researchers say. Student math achievement, which dropped to a low of 13.5

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2022

They argue the solution isn’t to get rid of assessments, however, but to redesign them to be more effective. Over the past two years — when almost all state standardized tests were suspended — periodic assessments provided educators with some data to understand what kids learned — or didn’t. is an assessment of my students.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

achieved National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) proficiency in fourth grade reading. Preliminary research from the nonprofit assessment group NWEA suggested that students would retain only 70 percent of last year’s gains in reading when they returned for the 2020-21 academic year compared with a typical school year.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

percent of the school-aged population, according to a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Because mastery of the English language does not necessarily determine one’s ability to grasp STEM concepts, English learners may in fact be well-suited to more advanced materials in science, math and coding.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

And in the 2018-2019 school year, that number is expected to double as more than half the nation are projected to report Lexile and Quantile measurements from their state assessment systems.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2024

An innovative assessment system: Assessment systems should help teachers evaluate student understanding of the three dimensions of the NGSS. Image credit: Imagine Learning Creating opportunities for such investigations requires thoughtful design and alignment with educational standards.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 18, 2018

October 1, 2018 – RALEIGH, North Carolina – More students and parents will receive Lexile and Quantile scores on high stakes test reports this school year than ever before. In all other states, Lexile and Quantile measures are used and reported at local levels.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The 2022 National Assessment of Education Progress – the Nation’s Report Card – revealed the average fourth-grade reading score was lower than all previous assessment years going back to 2005, dropping back to 1992 levels. Research on reading instruction has been very clear for more than 20 years.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Science materials from 65 publishers were reviewed for adoption by the Instructional Materials Advisory Committee, comprised of parents, teachers, district administrators and community members. The Committee reviews all instructional materials in light of the state content standards.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

“Whether addressing unfinished learning, accelerating student outcomes, or supporting in-person or distance instruction and tutoring, i-Ready Classroom Mathematics provides a research-based solution that is a valuable resource for all K–8 math educators in the state.”. About Curriculum Associates.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Our quest to look ahead follows this week’s release of scores on what is known as the nation’s report card – the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The scores released this week assess basic skills among nine-year-olds, comparing that age group over long periods of time.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2024

Virginia Standards of Learning are embedded in programs’ reporting, and instructors can easily identify Virginia SOL Primary Standards in the online libraries and offline materials. With a complete offering of professional learning, curriculum, and embedded assessment, Lexia helps more learners read, write, and speak with confidence.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The first report, The State of Student Learning in 2022 , analyzes reading and mathematics data gathered from nearly two million Grades 1–8 students during the 2021–2022 school year via the edtech company’s i-Ready Assessment tool. About Curriculum Associates.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

And because of the range of resources, students and the adults who supervise them (whether teachers or parents) need guidance on how to assess which are the best materials for which purposes. Virtual tools give students alternative ways to grasp material, and to complete and submit their work.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

“If you teach phonemic awareness, students will learn phonemic awareness,” which isn’t the goal, said Tiffany Peltier , a learning scientist who consults on literacy training for teachers at NWEA, an assessment company. “If A 2021 article, “ They Say You Can Do Phonemic Awareness Instruction ‘In the Dark’, But Should You? ”

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 5, 2019

Teachers spend seven or more hours per week, or 250 hours per year , creating or finding instructional materials for the general classroom, said Clark. Curricular materials must be culturally responsive, address a multitiered system of support framework , incorporate social emotional learning and facilitate digital learning. .

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

September 24, 2021— Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics for Grades 6–8 was recently named a highly rated program by EdReports.org, an independent nonprofit that conducts evidence-based reviews of instructional materials. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., About Curriculum Associates.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

portion of its K-12 business, which includes print and digital curriculum and instructional materials. In Pearson’s 2017 full-year results report , the publisher stated that “we have concluded the strategic review of our US K12 courseware business and have classified the business as held for sale.” billion loss in 2016.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the “nation’s report card,” last month revealed the extent of the learning decline during the pandemic. Idaho started a $50 million program so that eligible families can buy education-related items, from online instructional materials to tutoring services.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

Even before the disruption of the pandemic, only 35 percent of fourth graders met the standards for reading proficiency set by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The pilot school’s students showed advanced growth on the i-Ready ® diagnostic reading assessment. for the pilot school vs. 0.31 for the comparison school).

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2022

The i-Ready Classroom Mathematics materials will allow West Ada to teach, assess, and intervene utilizing easily accessible and actionable real-time data to best support student learning.”. To learn more about i-Ready Classroom Mathematics , visit i-ReadyClassroomMathematics.com/LearnMore. . About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Full-service VTTC members, like FEV Tutor, will provide end-to-end services, including instructional materials, tutoring platforms and trained tutors. “We Those findings are regularly shared with teachers to help them evaluate student growth and course success as well as deliver data-driven instruction.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The program works seamlessly with i-Ready® Assessment, a program used by DPSCD to provide data-driven insights about each student’s skill level. As part of this, the program features three types of scaffolds: resources for pre-teaching, embedded supports for students, and formative assessment opportunities. About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2021

Assess all five reading skill areas defined in the RSA Oklahoma statute (i.e., Report scores as required by the RSA Oklahoma statute. Educators additionally have access to robust reports on individual student progress to further support explicit, systematic, and evidence-based literacy instruction.

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N2Y

MAY 6, 2021

We’ll show you how it guides you through the four stages of the IEP process—plan, write, execute, and report—giving all stakeholders a voice at the table.

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N2Y

MAY 6, 2021

We’ll show you how it guides you through the four stages of the IEP process—plan, write, execute, and report—giving all stakeholders a voice at the table.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

Magnetic Reading works seamlessly with i-Ready® Assessment, which provides data-driven insights about each student’s skill level. As part of this, the program features three types of scaffolds: resources for pre-teaching, embedded supports for students, and formative assessment opportunities. About Curriculum Associates.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Complementing these materials on the instructional content platform are lesson plans and assessments aligned to state learning standards organized by subject and grade. Last March, when Newsela raised $50 million in Series C funding , it reported 20 million students and 1.8 million teachers using its platform.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2021

Through this approval, which is valid until November 2025, schools across the state can confidently use i-Ready Assessment and Personalized Instruction , Ready Mississippi Reading and Mathematics, Teacher Toolbox for Ready Writing, and Phonics for Reading to support the academic needs of Tier II and Tier III students in Grades K–8.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The reports make it easy to see which skills the students need to work on, and provides the instructional materials to reinforce them.”. “We Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, empowers educators through adaptive assessment and personalized instruction.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2021

Teachers will have resources to prepare students for grade-level work in reading and mathematics with enhancements to Tools for Scaffolding and the Prerequisites report. New Spanish versions of many mathematics Personalized Instruction lessons for Grades K–6 will offer equitable learning experiences. More about i-Ready.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

But even with that assistance, families reported lack of adequate resources; my student Ismail’s family was issued only one device for seven siblings to share. Access to computers and Wi-Fi at home was woefully inadequate. Districts distributed devices and internet providers allowed free connections.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

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.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

By combining our proven Diagnostic with additional offline assessment tasks that leverage the most current dyslexia research, we are able to provide a single, streamlined solution to help educators determine if specialized reading intervention may be appropriate for individual students,” said Rob Waldron, CEO of Curriculum Associates.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 29, 2019

High-quality instructional materials simply aren’t optional. Chiefs for Change , a bipartisan network of state and district education chiefs that I am a member of, recently released a report outlining steps that all states can take to promote the use of high-quality materials. Sign up here for our newsletter.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Further detail about its development can be found in Digital Promise’s reports, Designing Edtech that Matters for Learning: Research-Based Design Product Certifications (2020) and An Overlooked Indicator of Edtech Quality: The Use of Learning Sciences Research (2022). Visit www.LXDResearch.com.

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