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Feeding a Science Education Revolution: Micro-credentials for OpenSciEd Facilitators

Digital Promise

We just need two things: great instructional materials designed for the latest research in science education, and transformative professional learning to advance instructional practice and get the most out of the materials. By making the materials Creative Commons (CC) BY 4.0-licensed,

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Milestone reached as NH takes advantage of free instructional materials

eSchool News

CONCORD, NH (March 3, 2022) — In less than eight months, more than 215,000 digital resources have been used by New Hampshire educators, students and families through Discovery Education’s innovative learning platform. These instructional materials have been incredibly valuable to the state’s educational system.

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The Fans, Fanboys, and Fanatics of OER

Doug Levin

I also tend to think that educators make rational responses in selecting instructional materials and tools (including using social media) – and certainly in the U.S. K-12 context, individual teacher’s choices about instructional materials are constrained by district and state policy anyway.

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Curriculum Associates and Corwin Partner on i-Ready® Assessment and Professional Learning Services

eSchool News

Additionally, Hattie will now serve as a technical advisor for i-Ready Assessment, bringing over 30 years of research on what works best to improve learning. Notably, the Visible Learning research, which is at the center of these services, is the world’s largest evidence base on what works best to improve learning.

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Access State-Reviewed Instructional Materials with SETDA’s Dashboard

edWeb.net

She also facilitates the members’ professional learning opportunities including planning and implementing the content for SETDA’s virtual and in-person events and newsletters. He has presented at numerous state and national conferences on service learning, life skills, and evaluating instructional materials.

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New resources target STEM via aerospace education

eSchool News

High-quality professional learning experiences will also be developed to support teachers’ use of the ExGen instructional materials. Even as the U.S.

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HMH Launches Performance Suite: A Unified Solution for Curriculum, Assessment and Professional Development

eSchool News

The launch of Performance Suite signals a major milestone in the integration of HMH’s high-quality instructional materials and NWEA’s leading assessments. With ready-to-teach lessons and a real-time planning assistant, Performance Suite facilitates differentiated instruction.