Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2018

For Pearson, the world’s largest education company, some of its recent tumult in past years have been self-imposed, even deliberate, under the helm of John Fallon. But last year, Pearson posted a profit , the first sign that its rocky journey to transform itself into a digital-focused learning company may have turned the corner.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

while continuing investments in assessments and virtual education. The post Pearson Set to Sell K-12 Curriculum Business, But Not Assessment appeared first on Market Brief. The global education company plans to abandon its K-12 curriculum business in the U.S.,

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2018

Emily Lai, Director of Formative Assessment and Feedback at Pearson But new, externally audited, efficacy research from Pearson about one of the company’s third-party apps shows a significant correlation between increased retesting and lower overall course performance.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Last May, major textbook publisher Pearson indicated it was mulling a sale of the U.S. 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.” The rest came from non-digital offerings.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 21, 2018

notifications about curriculum, assessments and emergency situations during regular school hours. Technavio analyst Jhansi Mary J says schools are finding plenty of uses for digital signage at an affordable price tag , including: welcome messages and videos during events. time-bound dayparting information.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

Last week, Pearson announced it paid $25 million to acquire Smart Sparrow’s technology, in a move that the publisher says will bolster the digital infrastructure that will soon support all its future higher-education offerings. As part of the deal, most of its staff will join Pearson. million in venture capital.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Jeff sits down with Sue Ann Towle to discuss the new Pearson Tell, a brand new interactive assessment experience for English Language Learners. . About Pearson Education. For more information about Pearson, visit [link]. Twitter : https://twitter.com/pearson. Sue Ann Towle, Director of Channel Management, Pearson.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Jeff sits down with Sue Ann Towle to discuss the new Pearson Tell, a brand new interactive assessment experience for English Language Learners. . About Pearson Education. For more information about Pearson, visit [link]. Twitter : https://twitter.com/pearson. Sue Ann Towle, Director of Channel Management, Pearson.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 30, 2020

Pearson was the unnamed education software company that federal prosecutors said was the victim of Chinese hackers, who last year targeted companies across several industries. The post Chinese Hackers Targeted Pearson, Accessing Millions of Student Records appeared first on Market Brief.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 1, 2020

Pearson anticipates a negative impact on its K-12 assessment business in the U.S. The post HMH, Pearson Release Details About Impact of School Disruption from COVID-19 on Their Businesses appeared first on Market Brief. and HMH has made dramatic changes in the month since COVID-19 school closures have gone into effect.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2019

Pearson probably still won’t buy your startup. Today, the publisher announced the launch of Pearson Ventures, a $50 million fund earmarked for education technology startups raising Series A and B rounds. The fund is framed as an effort to “future proof the company,” says Owen Henkel, managing director of Pearson Ventures.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2025

By automating assessments and aligning with established educational frameworks, these platforms can potentially streamline the career guidance process for educators and counselors, reducing administrative burdens.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Since 2013, Digital Promise has put research at the center of the micro-credential development, evidence submission, and assessment processes, creating an ecosystem which includes 40 active issuing organizations and more than 400 published micro-credentials. Brenda Pearson Director of Professional Learning, Clark County Education Association.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

To further emancipate itself from its previous parent company, Pearson’s former K-12 courseware business has changed its name. The company formerly known as Pearson K12 Learning is now called Savvas Learning Co., according to an external email reviewed by EdSurge. The name became effective Thursday, Oct.

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Digital Promise

JULY 15, 2021

Early on, the Gallup CliftonStrengths assessment is taken by each member to determine their top strengths. Our two remarkable DLAC coordinators, Neda Anasseri and Penny Pearson, model expert mentoring and coaching with the use of digital tools such as Flipgrid and Padlet.

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Battelle for Kids

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The Skills for Today Research series is jointly produced by Pearson and P21. Each paper summarizes what is currently known about teaching and assessing one of the 4Cs: Collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and communication.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 9, 2016

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Suzanne Wendt from Pearson North America to discuss the brand new aimswebPlus and how it is allowing teachers and school districts the opportunity to provide quick and accurate assessment data from our classrooms.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 7, 2019

A unifying focus bridges curriculum, instruction, and assessment to a school’s vision and mission. Pearson Education, Inc. A Unifying Focus I was torn as to whether or not I should include this in the theme-based or a standalone category. Obviously, I chose the latter. Ormrod, J.E. Educational psychology: Developing learners (5th ed.).

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 18, 2016

Pearson has been awarded a contract worth about $18.5 million for scoring 2015-16 assessments in Tennessee after the state terminated a contract in April with Measurement Inc. Pearson, a global education company that counts assessments as less than 10 percent of its total revenues , will score about 1.8 million tests.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Pearson , the world’s leading learning company, today announces the creation of a new direct-to-consumer division as it looks to further strengthen its focus on building a direct relationship with learners around the world. Pictures, joins Pearson as Chief Marketing Officer and Co-President – Direct-to-Consumer. About Pearson.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Few corporate brand names in education are as recognizable, and as polarizing, as Pearson, the giant education provider whose reach extends to virtual schools, testing, language training and an array of other areas. Pearson officials have been talking about shifting away from being identified as simply a publishing company for years now.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2023

We know assessment is a tool that helps teachers to inform personalized learning, differentiate instruction, accelerate learning, and ultimately support healthy learning mindsets. But all this happens only when assessments are valid and reliable. Or, more simply, when assessments are good. The Fundamental Assessment Challenge.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Business leaders know that assessing the status of an effort prior to the change process is crucial. Boston, MA: Pearson. Outside of education there are other tools and frameworks that can assist with various change efforts, many of which come from the business world. Building awareness is also a key element. Why do a personal SWOT?

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 3, 2017

Assessing for National Board is a great professional development opportunity, and an invaluable part of the National Board Certification process. Assessors score candidate responses to portfolio or assessment center exercises and are trained to look for evidence of a candidate’s practice through the lens of the National Board standards.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2019

In a recent lawsuit, an Illinois woman and her daughter accuse Pearson, the multinational publishing and education company, of exposing the information of more than 1 million students when it failed to detect or respond to a 2018 data breach. . Third-party risk assessment is critical , Clyde says. by Doug Bonderud.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2017

Additionally, the two largest textbook publishers, Pearson and McGraw-Hill, use the UbD framework in many of their textbooks and programs, similar to this example from Pearson’s biology curriculum. Self-assessment. Self-assessment is fundamental to UbD.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 5, 2017

The post Pearson Explores Sale of Its U.S. The education giant cited the "slow pace of digital adoption" in U.S. K-12 schools as a key reason it is considering the sale of its online, digital and blended curriculum. K-12 Curriculum Business appeared first on Market Brief.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Below you can find a full list of important skills extracted from the Future of Skills report , created by Pearson. This way students have to work with a digital tool daily to learn, to prepare their assessments, to collaborate, and other tasks. Complex problem solving. Agility and adaptability. Digital literacy. Critical thinking.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 23, 2021

Education giant Pearson will pay a $1 million fine to settle charges that it misled investors about a 2018 data breach. The post Pearson Will Pay $1 Million Fine For ‘Understating’ 2018 Data Breach, Misleading Investors appeared first on Market Brief.

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Marketplace K-12

DECEMBER 18, 2019

John Fallon led Pearson through a transformation away from serving as a traditional publisher, though the company has struggled with sales in the U.S. The post Pearson CEO to Retire in 2020, and Search for Successor Begins appeared first on Market Brief. college materials market.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

edWeb.net , an award-winning professional learning network, today joined forces with Pearson on its professional learning community, Assessment for Learning. She will also answer questions such as how to select and implement assessments while balancing concerns of over testing and time away from instruction.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 19, 2017

Pearson officials apologized after a reporting error on a state history test used to determine students' eligibility for graduation. The post Mississippi Testing Contract Yanked From Pearson After Scoring Errors appeared first on Market Brief.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Interoperability certification gives teachers, students freedom to assign and use any Pearson content regardless of LMS. Leading IMS members like Pearson are committed to creating content and applications that “play nice” with one another so that accessing content from multiple sources and publishers is a unified, continuous experience.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 14, 2012

While taking the time to set up our SMART Board and applicable technology, we were greeted by Jon Bernstein, the director of the event, in addition to a variety of people representing SMART Technology, Common Sense Media- Digital Passport, Pearson Education, and the Director of Hybrid Learning for Washington DC Public Schools, John Rice.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

It’s too bad the state of North Carolina recently forgot this important wisdom when it took on implementing Pearson’s PowerSchool student data system, a new online educator evaluation system called NCEES, or North Carolina Educator Evaluation System, and a new teaching assessment resource system called Schoolnet.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 3, 2017

Assessing for National Board is a great professional development opportunity, and an invaluable part of the National Board Certification process. Assessors score candidate responses to portfolio or assessment center exercises and are trained to look for evidence of a candidate’s practice through the lens of the National Board standards.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 19, 2016

Primarily known for its Measures of Academic Progress test—an interim assessment taken by students across the U.S.—the the nonprofit NWEA is diving into the more turbulent, and potentially lucrative waters of summative assessments. They’re going after that linkage between district and state assessments.” ” Marion asked.

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