Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

78% of elementary school students, 69% of middle school students, and 49% of high schoolers now use a tablet in their school life. Data from the same Pearson survey says that 50% of high school students use learning apps, and this percentage grows in the case of students in elementary school.

Mobile Learning 183

Mobile Learning Mobility Classroom Tablets 183

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

One new data analysis suggests some promising ideas. TNTP researchers plunged into a giant pool of data housed at Stanford University that tracked hundreds of millions of students’ scores on state tests at more than half the elementary and middle schools in the nation from 2009 to 2018. The seven schools ranged widely.

Elementary 144

Elementary Analysis Data Report 144

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

In Molly Long’s kindergarten class at Burrus Elementary in Hendersonville, Tenn., Manipulating numbers in different ways, part of a supplemental math curriculum for Murphy’s whole class at Hilltop Elementary in this suburb of Philadelphia, is an attempt to address those problems.

Elementary 145

Elementary Instructional Materials Report Data 145

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.

OER 170

OER Instructional Materials Meeting Advocacy 170

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Market data and services firm MDR has updated a wide-ranging survey it last fielded in 2018 about teachers and tech, and the resulting report, “How 2020 Shifted Perceptions of Technology in the Classroom,” illustrates how COVID-19’s disruptions have upended some edtech trends and accelerated others. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.

EdTech 188

EdTech LMS Survey Classroom 188

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2019

Curriculum and instructional materials live on websites, in the cloud, on paper, in LMS’s, in Google Drive or OneDrive. This could look like large master platforms that do everything, but more likely will be a stack of interoperable tools that all talk to each other , sharing data and information. (A Let’s look at an example.

EdTech 167

EdTech System Data Company 167

eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2023

The Arkansas Department of Education’s Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading Foundations to its list of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) for foundational skills in English language arts. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.—

Instructional Materials 97

Instructional Materials Academic Standards Secondary Assessment 97

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Investors take note: Business intelligence that relies on a district’s budget and fiscal data will become a fast-growing K-12 market in the next five years. The data are now being gathered and they need to be ready for publication on the 2019-2020 state and district report cards. The problem is not that these conversations are dry.

Data 134

Data Program Evaluation Report Instructional Materials 134

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, for example, limits the use of school-improvement funds to interventions that benefit student learning as documented by at least one well-designed and well-implemented research study. That data is then fed into program and budget review cycles.

Policies 172

Policies EdTech Program Evaluation Outcomes 172

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

LDOE is committed to helping educators find interventions that are data-driven, individualized for students, and systematic. To support local school districts’ decisions on purchasing instructional materials, the LDOE evaluates products on program design, instructional design, usability and support, and other criteria for high quality.

Instructional Materials 103

Instructional Materials Differentiated Instruction Education Company 103

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

February 17, 2022— Curriculum Associates has named Jamilah Hud-Kirk, principal of Fountain Elementary in Clayton County Public Schools in Forest Park, GA, as the recipient of its 2022 Inspire Award. This includes 13 years as principal at Fountain Elementary, where she currently serves more than 600 students in Grades pre-K–5.

Elementary 107

Elementary Instructional Materials Professional Learning Social Media 107

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

When Florida State Assessment scores revealed that our third-graders were under-performing in reading, my colleagues and I analyzed the data to determine the root cause of performance. The data showed a need for an explicit, phonics-based approach to literacy for our young students.

Guidelines 109

Guidelines Instructional Materials Learning Assessment 109

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. Students in upper elementary and lower middle school grades showed the greatest persisting setbacks in 2022.

Trends 96

Trends Elementary Data Comparison 96

eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Through this program, the inaugural class of 16 principals representing schools across 16 states will have the opportunity to receive monthly, high-quality professional development and grow as leaders as they work in small cohorts to analyze data, learn to plan strategically, and share information with different constituencies. “A

Flipped Classroom 98

Flipped Classroom Instructional Materials Data Education 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

Only 53 percent of teacher education programs “provide sufficient coverage of early reading components,” the National Council on Teacher Quality found in their 2020 review of elementary teacher training programs. Related: Retraining an entire states’ elementary teachers in the science of reading.

Instructional Materials 128

Instructional Materials Training Advocacy Elementary 128

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at Golden Grove Elementary School in Palm Beach County, FL pad around the classroom in their (possibly) smelly socks, everyone cheers. Linda Edgecomb is the principal of Golden Grove Elementary and a huge fan of Stinky Feet Day. Flashlight reading at Golden Grove Elementary School.

Elementary 151

Elementary Assessment Study Instructional Materials 151

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The reports focus on elementary and middle schools with high proficiency rates or significant growth in math or reading. Principals across all three states resoundingly reported that data helped guide them to solutions. Here are our top four takeaways from these three states: Demography Does Not Equal Destiny.

Policies 121

Policies Outcomes Report Case Study 121

eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

This free e-book incorporates data-collection technology into the first lesson in OpenSciEd Unit 6.1, Our partnership with OpenSciEd gives middle school teachers access to free, standards-aligned, technology-integrated instructional materials to support this work. About Vernier Software & Technology.

Software 98

Software Technology STEM Instructional Materials 98

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Of 1,000 evaluated traditional elementary teacher preparation programs across the country in 2020, 51 percent earned an A or B grade for their coverage of the key components of the science of reading — up from 35 percent just seven years earlier. After the Act’s passage, Mississippi aligned with the science of reading.

Policies 145

Policies Assessment Instructional Materials Outcomes 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

But as the movement for teaching climate grows, thanks to new standards and increasing student curiosity, teachers are on the hunt for materials and lessons they can rely on. “I I think there’s a big disconnect,” said Lauren Madden, professor of elementary science education at The College of New Jersey.

Instructional Materials 132

Instructional Materials Report Elementary Data 132

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The study examines the literacy impact of elementary students using Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) in fully remote and hybrid instructional environments during the 2020-21 school year. Core5 is an adaptive learning program that accelerates the foundational and advanced literacy skills for students of all abilities in elementary grades.

Differentiated Instruction 98

Differentiated Instruction Report Learning Company 98

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Shift 1: Moving to Transferable and Conceptual Teaching A 2022 University of Texas study analyzed more than 200 word problems from the PARCC assessment and the Smarter Balanced math test in elementary and middle school. However, the modified curriculum often does not address priority standards nor respond to student data trends.

Analysis 117

Analysis Assessment Trends Instructional Materials 117

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2024

In 2019, a group of researchers, led by James Kim, a professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, randomly selected 15 of the district’s 30 elementary schools to teach first graders special knowledge-building lessons for three years, through third grade. Students were also given related books to read during the summer.

Learning 145

Learning Study Elementary Comparison 145

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

BOSTON (June 8, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that Florida’s Commissioner of Education has approved Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) as curriculum in elementary intervention courses. The Florida Department of Education reviews instructional materials by subject on a five-year adoption cycle.

Course 103

Course Differentiated Instruction Blended Learning Education 103

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company is excited to announce new and enhanced math and reading solutions that engage and inspire students to learn, while giving educators the evidence-based instructional resources they need to accelerate learning and help all students achieve. “At

Resources 102

Resources Assessment Instructional Materials Education 102

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

Demand for high-dosage tutoring is growing among students in all grades at Gadsden ISD, led by elementary-age students, who are reaping the benefits of one-on-one and small-group tutoring. Instruction that aligns with districts’ standards, scope, and sequence. Bilingual and multilingual tutors are available.

Learning 106

Learning Instructional Materials Professional Learning Meeting 106

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The state initially agreed to give an extra $50 million to 75 elementary schools with the worst reading scores in the state to improve how they were teaching reading. However, before the courts resolved that legal question, the litigants settled the case in 2020. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift The settlement itself was noteworthy.

Study 139

Study Analysis Training Guidelines 139

eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Schools and districts The move toward aligning literacy instruction with the science of reading has largely been a grassroots movement without federal support. Publishers Publishers will continue to work toward aligning their instructional materials to the science of reading in 2024.

System 127

System Education Trends eBook 127

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2018

For the past year and a half, we’ve started to dive deeply into our data, learning from principals and staff what’s working and trying out promising interventions in more schools. In East Baton Rouge, we now look at these two data-sets side by side. We’re far from “solving” this issue — it’s complex and hard to tackle. .”

Mobility 88

Mobility Instructional Materials Data Accessibility 88

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Matthews, a former tutoring aide who had just come to Rehobeth Elementary School, was used to working with students who needed some extra help with reading. Third-grade teacher Scotty Matthews works with a student at Rehobeth Elementary in Houston County, Alabama, on Monday, Oct. This story also appeared in AL.com.

Training 108

Training Elementary Groups Report 108

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

The data shows over and over that we are missing the mark completely in our effort to build equitable, anti-racist classrooms. For example: which voices are represented during decision-making processes and in our instructional materials? We are clearly not serving our Black students.

STEM 106

STEM Classroom Gamification Instructional Materials 106

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Data released at the end of the 2021-22 school year showed the district increased math scores by double digits in grades 3-8, outperforming pre-COVID levels. These gains led the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to single out Johnston County as the most improved school district in the state.

Education 129

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 129

ExcelinEd

MAY 12, 2020

Missing State End-of-year Assessment Data. Approximately 16 states rely on students’ performance data from these assessments to determine whether students advance to fourth-grade. Now that end-of-year assessment data will be missing. Because of COVID-19, the U.S. for the 2019-2020 school year.

Instructional Materials 69

Instructional Materials Assessment Learning Strategy 69

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential.

Trends 144

Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

“As part of our continued partnership with the district, we look forward to supporting DPSCD teachers as they work to accelerate learning and drive reading outcomes for their elementary students.”. The program works seamlessly with i-Ready® Assessment, a program used by DPSCD to provide data-driven insights about each student’s skill level.

Guidelines 52

Guidelines Instructional Materials Assessment Data 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

According to the most recent federal data I could find from 2014-15, almost 90 percent of high school principals said they offered online credit recovery in their schools and estimated that 15 percent of their students used these software programs. Journalists discovered cheating scandals and evidence of low-quality instructional materials.

Course 104

Course Software Instructional Materials Blended Learning 104

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

More and more school districts today are making it a priority to use high-quality instructional materials that not only demonstrate both efficacy and a positive impact on student achievement but also provide teachers the training and support they need to successfully implement the curriculum.

Company 52

Company Instructional Materials Differentiated Instruction Learning 52