eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Here are the tools we kept: Waterford.org provides parents and educators with a variety of resources supporting young learners. Through the South Carolina Department of Education’s Instructional Hub, my school system and school systems across the state have no-cost access to Discovery Education Experience.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success. As reported in April 2016 (the most recent year for which data is available from the National Assessment of Educational Progress ) only 37 percent of high school seniors in the U.S. Technology impacts instruction in a positive way, the report states.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Even when connecting at a distance instead of in person, we can all benefit from learning some skills to connect with students on an emotional level, even while delivering classroom instruction. As educators, we want what’s best for our students! If your school lets you take such a course, I think most of us would benefit.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Course: Designing Blended Learning for Student Engagement and Achievement “By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement meaningful blended learning experiences with objective-aligned assessments and activities that foster core 21st-century skills.”

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2022

I tried to cover as much ground as possible and offer you the best educational technology tools to help you optimize your teaching and enhance students learning throughout the whole new school year. These are tools that help you monitor and reduce noise levels in classroom by making noise visible.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Here are a few reasons why I think online learning improves access to Higher Education for students with all sorts of disabilities: Accessible learning environment. Accessible design, whether in the physical world or the virtual one, simply means good design. Read more: How to create accessible e-learning design.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

September 23, 2021— The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its Approved Universal Screening Tools for Risk Factors of Dyslexia list for the 2021–2022 school year. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., More about i-Ready. About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Bloomington, MN (August 17, 2022) – Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is pleased to introduce a powerful new connection between its industry-leading Star Assessments and Nearpod platforms to accelerate learning in the 2022–2023 school year.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

2 – Designing Online Assessments As you assess learning online, you’ll want to use the research-based best practices for online assessments. Feedback using your formative and summative assessment tools is also essential. This course will teach you how to plan and integrate social media into your classroom.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2022

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment for Reading as an approved universal screener for early literacy. i-Ready makes the promise of differentiated instruction a practical reality for teachers and students. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.— More about i-Ready.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 4, 2024

In my last blog post, Using the Station Rotation Model in Math , I wrote about the benefits of shifting from a whole group, teacher-led lesson design to small-group differentiated instructional sessions. Students should not be penalized for having incorrect answers on assignments designed to prepare them for an assessment.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2022

January 27, 2022— The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment as an approved universal literacy and dyslexia screener for the 2022–2023 school year. i-Ready makes the promise of differentiated instruction a practical reality for Grades K–12 teachers and students.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

. — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its Commissioner’s List of Approved Grade 7 Reading Instruments. Results from the reading assessments will help inform additional reading instruction and intervention for students. “To

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

. – Riverside Insights ®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today introduced www.CogAT.com , a new microsite to support Riverside’s CogAT® in the Classroom initiative. Sample lesson plans show how to infuse CogAT data into differentiated instruction.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

A version of this post was originally published on August 13, 2020, in Open Access Government. The ideal learning process for a student is one that adapts to that student’s every need: the surrounding environment, the actual content of the lesson, the method of delivery, the types of assessment — and everything in between.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

September 23, 2021— To further support Spanish-speaking students in dual-language or transitional-bilingual programs, Curriculum Associates recently added new lessons and assessments to its award-winning i-Ready program. Based on students’ results from this assessment, teachers are provided with high-quality instructional resources.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Renaissance, the global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, has enhanced Star Spanish , its assessment platform for students who speak, or are learning to speak, Spanish, with new reports and the first authentic K–12 learning progression for Spanish available in the country. For more information, visit www.renaissance.com.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

Developed by Dr. Louisa Moats and leaders in the field of literacy, the LETRS suite provides practical support with tools that are available 24/7—online and in print. We must continue to focus on our hard-working educators and provide them with the tools to improve reading outcomes as students continue to rebound from the pandemic.”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

August18, 2022— The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) has added Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment for Grades K–12 to its approved list of Gifted EducationAssessment Measuresto identify students’ eligibility for gifted education programs in the achievement domain. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., More about i-Ready.

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Hapara

APRIL 28, 2023

There are nine elements of digital citizenship that you can incorporate into instruction. Digital access : Advocating for learners, families and staff members to have equitable access to technology, digital resources and the internet. If your school or district does not yet use Hāpara tools, learn more by signing up for a demo.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2022

April 3, 2022— The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its approved list of dyslexia screeners. Districts can use the program as a screening tool to help educators determine if further assessment and specialized reading intervention may be appropriate for individual students.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 21, 2021

These (mostly) free tools can help you assess how students are doing -- and feeling -- alongside other resources for building up their skills and confidence. We've divided this list into three parts -- you can jump to any section below using these links: Assess Where Your Students Are. Read our review of Freckle. ReadTheory.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Diagnostic as an approved interim assessment for the 2020–2021 school year. After a rigorous review, i-Ready Diagnostic was named one of the chosen assessments for meeting RIDE’s assessment criteria. About Curriculum Associates.

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Digital Promise

JULY 29, 2019

Scaffolding Learning to Support Refugee Students focuses on implementing scaffolds to assure learning is both accessible and meaningful to students. The Carey Institute for Global Good has added two micro-credentials to its Refugee Educator stack.

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N2Y

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

” In this webinar you’ll learn how to: Drive standards‑based instruction with access to student assessment tools and progress monitoring data. Evaluate, assign, and optimize differentiated instruction using My Students, Monthly Lessons, or a My Plan.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2024

Here’s how educators across the country are using tools–from Minecraft: Education Edition to Roblox and easy-to-access online resources–to gamify their lessons and help students engage with learning. The findings come from a new study from K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Educators are looking for ways to personalize the learning environment for every student while trying to find ways to differentiate; it can become paralyzing. On the one hand, they have the traditional methods of accessing content and assessing what students have learned.

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Hapara

AUGUST 17, 2022

You can download the textbook and access it on a device, without needing to pay a fee for the book or a subscription. Because OER textbooks are digital, teachers and learners can access them online or download them to their devices. You can differentiate instruction with K-12 OER textbooks.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

E-textbooks also often include digital assessments. Students can take these assessments along the way while they’re reading. Formative assessments in digital textbooks can also break up longer content to make it easier to grasp. You can personalize and differentiate instruction more easily.

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Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Many are also taking advantage of the hundreds of free tools found in the Future Ready Dashboard. Strands for district leaders , principals , instructional coaches , tech leaders , and librarians, created and led by over 70 innovative practitioners, are available and supporting the vision forward. Personalized Professional Learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2021

1, 2021) –– The Kansas State Board of Education is providing statewide access to LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning for educators in prekindergarten through third grade to individuals entering the early education field. BOSTON (Dec. For more information, visit www.lexialearning.com.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2022

March 16, 2022 – Riverside Insights ®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today announced a new partnership with Renzulli Learning, an interactive online system for whole school enrichment that provides students with personalized learning resources based on their unique interests and learning preferences.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This all-in-one solution for middle school, high school, and advanced science levels helps educators support digital and hands-on learning, facilitate inquiry-based exploration, and differentiate instruction using labs, embedded safety resources, test prep, formative and summative assessments, and multi-level reporting tools. . “We

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Hapara

JULY 3, 2023

For instance, some learners may get immediately distracted by a webpage with math games and lose focus on their formative assessment. Other learners may be able to focus on the formative assessment until it’s completed. Examples of messages could be: Great job staying focused on the formative assessment.

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Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

When you build your own, you can differentiate instruction and support every student with the specific learning content they need. Because these resources are open to use, when you share an OER, other educators across the globe can access it and use it in their classrooms. Pre-assessments like this clouds pre-assessment.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2022

Savvas Realize , recognized as one of the most innovative learning management systems (LMS) in the industry and the winner of seven edtech awards, has now been made even easier to use with intuitive navigation for both teachers and students and time-saving tools for teachers to make the most of their teaching day.

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eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2023

The study demonstrated that students who used i-Ready Personalized Instruction gained significantly more points on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) in English Language Arts and Mathematics than those who did not use i-Ready Personalized Instruction. Tier 2) rating from Evidence for ESSA.

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