Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

That’s in part because of a huge batch of new tools and updated features that incorporate ChatGPT, which companies have released in recent weeks. As more instructors experiment with using generative AI to make teaching materials, an important question bubbles up. Should they disclose that to students? “I

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2021

Mohannad then used his experience scoring perfect scores on the SAT I and SAT II to write the first English language learner SAT Prep Book and bootstrap his first education company prior to ChalkTalk from $300 to a franchise operating across 3 countries by the time he was a senior in college. To learn more, visit www.floridafunders.com.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Florida has delayed its adoption of new instructional materials, a process that has huge implications for K-12 publishers. Companies in Limbo as Florida Delays Curriculum Adoption Amid Standards Overhaul appeared first on Market Brief. The post Ed.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

“With COVID-19 jeopardizing in-school learning, we expect the widespread adoption of edtech software to continue, and this is not a short-term trend,” says Jeff Lieberman, a managing director at Insight Partners, a private equity firm that has backed nearly two dozen education companies. In the first half of 2020, U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

In states that mix adoption and local control, like Utah, a commission reviews, vets and ultimately recommends instructional materials, although districts have final say. Occasionally the state will also partner with companies to provide materials or services to districts free of charge. Each state operates differently.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

The company was renamed “Amplify.” Five years later, Berger led a management buyout of the company, backed by Emerson Collective. The new solutions result from an explosion of apps, companies, content and marketplaces over the past decade. Now we need solutions to declutter teachers from the new tech solutions.”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) recently named Just Right Readers decodable books for grades K-2 as approved instructional materials for both English and Spanish phonics. Instructional materials are also open to public review and feedback. Just Right Reader is now eligible for state funding.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

Often a life coach doesn’t even work for the company of the person they are coaching. In the education world, instructional coaches can be called by a teacher for help. Many teachers love Teachers Pay Teachers while others frown on the resources because they prefer traditional textbook companies. Microcredits and Badges.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Buoyed by examples of new and significant commitments to OER by companies large and small, governments of all levels, and schools, it is easy to see that the future of instructional materials over the next decade will look very different than it has over the last decade. This is good news and cause for celebration.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

And earlier this month, the nonprofit announced that 13 education companies had become the first to earn the distinction. Last fall, Digital Promise invited about 100 companies to participate in beta testing. Thirty companies submitted an application, and of them, 13 earned the certification. The premise may sound simple.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Helping students write and reason clearly, critically and concisely is the central mission at her company, ThinkCERCA. Today the Chicago-based company has raised $10.1 This framework informs how ThinkCERCA designs its literacy instructional materials and lessons. “Like how to write an email.”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In addition to providing students a path toward their college degree, the Outlier offerings also give those looking for valuable career and workforce training the opportunity to earn credit-bearing professional certificates from leading technology companies like Google, Meta, and Salesforce. To learn more, visit Savvas Learning Company.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

That approach worked for Spotify, a company in the portfolio of growth equity firm TCV , where Marshall is a general partner. And now, it’s attracted TCV to an education technology company. In the past 12 months, the company has grown its staff size by 50 percent, to 200 employees at the end of 2018. million teacher users.

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2015

Teachers now are using more digital instructional materials than print materials in the classroom, according to a new study from Education Market Research (EMR)/Simba Information. Study reveals that the digital resource market is growing faster than the overall K-12 market. Next page: Findings from the study.

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Instructional Materials Study Survey STEM 40

Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

Four, we must ensure that all instructional materials – no matter their form or medium – remain available for public inspection and review. There simply is no room for instructional black boxes in public education. Students should not have to trade their privacy in exchange for a free, high-quality public education.

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Instructional Materials Education Academic Standards Software 150

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. The New York-based company has now raised more than $172 million in venture capital. The company has been on a hiring spree. K-12 edtech industry.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

have received billions of dollars in combined donations and gifts from private companies and individuals. Only 21 states have any kind of dedicated state funding for technology, and this can range from just digital instructional materials (e.g. Since the shift to remote learning in spring 2020, schools in the U.S.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

BOSTON – Adaptive learning company HMH today announced HMH Performance Suite –a first-of-its-kind teaching and learning solution that integrates assessment, Tier 1 curriculum and instruction to harmonize K-12 classroom teaching practices on a single platform.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2019

As the leader of an education company, it was a sobering reminder of the complexities and responsibilities involved in creating curriculum. So how can curriculum publishers and educational companies be meaningful partners in creating culturally-responsive classrooms?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

10, 2022) – The personalized literacy solution Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) from Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, has received the highest rating of Tier 1 from the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE). A committee of Louisiana educators reviews the materials. BOSTON (Feb. About Lexia Learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Educators stress the importance of state leadership, transparency for purchasing digital instructional materials. A new report urges care when purchasing digital instructional materials, and notes that factors such as interoperability, accessibility, and device access should be considered during the process.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2021

CONCORD, NH (July 14, 2021) —The New Hampshire Department of Education (Department) today announced the selection of Discovery Education’s award-winning K-12 learning platform to support all New Hampshire learning environments with high quality instructional material. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

portion of its K-12 business, which includes print and digital curriculum and instructional materials. In its latest earnings update, the company confirmed that it is indeed moving ahead with such plans. Under his tenure, Pearson has embarked on a rocky transition to refocus Pearson as a digital-focused education company.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2020

Lifelong learning” is an ideal often celebrated in education circles, and a new company is setting out to prove that the pursuit of new skills and knowledge doesn’t stop at age 55, 62 or whenever Social Security retirement benefits kick in in the future. Yet he would argue that the early traction his company has seen suggests otherwise.

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Company Instructional Materials Microsoft Exercises 146

Doug Levin

MAY 6, 2017

This is how everyone should want companies to respond – in education and beyond – when presented with evidence of a potential security incident. After all, all software has bugs and can be exploited, and one test of the mettle of a technology company is how well it monitors and responds to incidents.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The company was among more than 30 publishers that made the adoption list. Adopted materials are available for purchase now to public schools and districts in South Carolina. The Committee reviews all instructional materials in light of the state content standards.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

companies like Coursera are raising hundreds of millions at billion-dollar valuations. It proves that there is appetite among investors for helping education companies serving the European market.” As a result, companies that focus on selling to schools are not seeing as much growth as their counterparts in the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

I taught that way for three years before switching to a model in which I served more like a facilitator for students as they worked through material independently. During in-person instruction, teachers then answer questions, facilitate discussions, and provide opportunities for problem-solving and applying skills learned online.

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Learning Software Blended Learning Flipped Classroom 218

eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

While teachers know their students need help developing social emotional skills, they rarely have time or adequate training to focus on them in the classroom, according to a new survey from ReadTheory , an edtech company that helps students build reading comprehension skills.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

While teachers know their students need help developing social emotional skills, they rarely have time or adequate training to focus on them in the classroom, according to a survey from ReadTheory , an edtech company that helps students build reading comprehension skills.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 19, 2019

This year, I had the opportunity to work with so many great educational technology companies on the podcast and I'm excited to have the opportunity to walk the vendor floor and meet everyone to say THANK YOU for being a part of the TeacherCast podcasting family. The problem always comes up … what booths do I go to?

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Company Conference EdTech Microsoft 68

Iterating Toward Openness

JULY 5, 2023

For example, my son who is studying cybersecurity recently told me prompted ChatGPT along these lines: ‘You are the hiring manager for a cybersecurity position at a large company. For months now it feels like each week I read about some new way generative AI is being used that just completely blows my mind.

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OER Exercises Case Study Instructional Materials 178

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

Twelve years ago, Amplify CEO Larry Berger and I wrote about the “ pareto distribution ” of companies in the K-12 sector. Most revenue was generated by a few winner-take-all companies, then there was a long tail of subscale operators. And a new, growing class of companies may soon join us. We broke through in different ways.

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Industry Edmodo Pearson Instructional Materials 100

Tom Murray

JUNE 3, 2016

With support from ED, state leaders, and new platforms for curation and discovery, there has never been a more exciting time to rethink traditional, static instructional materials. As with any instructional materials, quality is key. Determining policies, processes, and timelines for adoption.

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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.

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Learning Training Study Instructional Materials 148

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 Companies sold phonemic programs to schools and told teachers to teach it every day. school districts.

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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. About Lexia Learning.

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