5 essential digital learning reads
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
But digital learning trends and technologies change so quickly that sometimes, it’s difficult to know where to focus or where to invest funding, time, and resources.
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Class Size Matters: Understanding the Link Between Class Size and Student Achievement
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Understanding the connection between class size and student achievement, as well as teacher retentions, is critical to the future of our educational system. The Link Between Class Size and Achievement. Research into the impact of class size on student achievement has been ongoing for decades. The Benefits of Small Class Sizes.
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Gale In Context: Literature Launches to Promote Critical Thinking Skills and Better Learning Outcomes in ELA for High School Students
eSchool News
JUNE 9, 2023
The company has launched Gale In Context: Literature, a new resource for literature instruction and learning that helps high schoolers engage and thrive in English language arts (ELA). Read our blog about why English teachers will love Gale In Context: Literature. Download/view screenshots of Gale In Context: Literature.
How an AI tutor almost doubled my school’s literacy rates during the pandemic
eSchool News
JUNE 3, 2022
In pandemic and post-pandemic era education, teachers, school leaders, and parents have been concerned with getting kids back on grade level and closing the achievement gap. Amira is a 1:1 virtual reading tutor that uses state of the art AI and voice recognition software.
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The Station Rotation Model: Arrange Your Furniture to Maximize Focus and Engagement
Catlin Tucker
APRIL 5, 2023
Research has shown that the way furniture is arranged in a classroom can significantly impact student behavior and learning outcomes (Granito & Santana, 2016; Parks, Corno & Cozzone, 2017). I know many teachers reading this don’t have flexible furniture.
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Balance Instruction and Feedback with Blended Learning
Catlin Tucker
MARCH 23, 2022
Hattie’s and Timperley’s (2007) research on feedback identified it as having a significant impact on student achievement and learning. During these one-on-one sessions, the teacher can personalize the playlist, making the necessary adjustments to ensure the student continues making progress toward learning objectives.
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Why Instructional Design Must Focus on Learning Outcomes, Not Learning Activities
Edsurge
JULY 21, 2016
Students expect to come to school to learn and to be challenged (although they may never tell us that). If we want such activities to produce genuine student growth, instructional design must focus on learning outcomes as opposed to the activity itself. Nonetheless, students also want to enjoy learning.
How Research-Based Tools Provide Impactful Learning Outcomes
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Cognitive science and research inform every product decision we make and ultimately influence the academic outcomes we achieve. We are a very results-driven company, and you can only expect to achieve success, as measured in educational outcomes, if the inputs are truly based on what science tells us works.
Designing For Deeper Learning: Identifying Challenges and Prototyping Solutions
Catlin Tucker
MARCH 28, 2023
Through our online series, we explored the power of universally designed blended learning models to achieve deeper learning outcomes. Our discussions culminated in selecting specific challenges to explore in-depth, with the goal of prototyping solutions at the Learning Leaders Summit in Dubai.
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How to choose the right digital courses for your students
eSchool News
JANUARY 21, 2025
Understanding your goals helps in prioritizing features that are essential for achieving desired outcomes, such as improving student engagement or accommodating diverse learning needs. If your goal is to increase student learning outcomes, then these features, while nice-to-have, may not move the needle in the way you need most.
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5 strategies to close the critical thinking gap
eSchool News
JUNE 4, 2024
Key points: Critical thinking should not be separate from and on top of what teachers are doing in the classroom How to help students build critical success skills 3 lessons on perseverance from Stoffel the honey badger For more news on durable skills, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Achievement discrepancies among U.S.
Achieve learning continuity and keep students productive with remote access
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
Read this white paper for best practices and real-word example to maintain learning when students and faculty can’t get to the classroom to ensure that learning outcomes are met. With innovative IT solutions, schools can provide remote data and app access and BYOD functionality to keep students connected from anywhere.
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Balancing high expectations with relationship building to boost engagement
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Teachers are constantly challenged with improving student engagement, something they know directly impacts student learning outcomes. For younger students, this could look like even introducing the concept of goal setting, and asking them what kind of book they’d hope to be able to read by the end of the year.
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How to support student agency
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Agency is a key element in personalizing education, and research has found that students who have agency in their learning are happier in school and more likely to achieve success. In an English class, for instance, teachers might give students a list of books relating to a certain theme and let students choose which book to read.
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5 ways educators can shrink the critical thinking gap
eSchool News
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories. Learn these vocabulary words. Read these passages for fluency. Growing evidence points to the role of critical thinking in educational achievement. On the 2nd Day of Edtech, our story focuses on critical thinking.
Family support is key to closing learning gaps
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The recently released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores, oftenreferred to as the nation’s report card, show a lack of progress in math and reading achievementwith results continuing to lag pre-pandemic (2019) levels.Study.com’s survey provides educator context to the factors affecting student achievement asmost teachers (..)
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One8 Foundation Announces $5.7m In Statewide Grants For Districts To Implement Ignite! Reading’s Virtual, One-On-One Literacy Tutoring Program
eSchool News
JUNE 14, 2023
Reading by providing grants to schools that offset the costs of adopting new programs. The 13 districts were selected after fulfilling several criteria, including the use of high-quality literacy materials, alignment to Science of Reading principles, and strong practices related to progress monitoring of students.
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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 10 dedicated educators
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Read about the three 2023 winners here. One of his standout achievements was creating a committee consisting of teachers, parents, and students to handpick summer take-home books from Lerner Publishing Group. Weinraub’s leadership, the health services department at Cherry Creek has achieved substantial growth.
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GoGuardian and Pear Deck Merge to Expand K-12 Classroom Management Offerings
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Pear Deck is used in more than 17,000 schools and by 8 million educators and students around the world to improve equity, academic achievement, and classroom culture. Founded by educators, Pear Deck translates proven learning science into simple, effective tools. www.goguardian.com.
TutorMe Partners With West Virginia School District to Provide One-on-One, Individualized Tutoring Support
eSchool News
DECEMBER 29, 2022
TutorMe enables meaningful connections students need to learn and thrive, creating better learning outcomes for the entire school community. “We We are excited to partner with TutorMe and provide our students an additional avenue for growth,” said Richard Duncan, Superintendent at Roane County Schools.
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Savvas Learning Company Announces New Edition of its Leading myView Literacy Program Grounded in the Science of Reading
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
. — Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation K-12 learning solutions leader, today introduced the new edition of myView Literacy , its leading K-5 core English Language Arts (ELA) program. Read the full review of myView Literacy on EdReports.org.
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Austin Independent School District Selects IXL to Support Classroom Instruction and Distance Learning
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
A study of public schools in Texas found that those using IXL Math or IXL English Language Arts outperformed other schools on STAAR exams by as much as 11 percentile points in math, 17 percentile points in reading and 8 percentile points in writing. To learn more about IXL, visit www.ixl.com , facebook.com/IXL and twitter.com/IXLLearning.
BoomWriter and Walch Education joins forces to provide world-class EdTech solutions
eSchool News
JUNE 13, 2022
BW Walch, as the umbrella company will be known, brings a partnership that offers complete solutions for schools and teachers to create engaging in-class experiences and to provide better learning outcomes for students across all age groups. BW Walch has over 1m registered users of its technology solutions combined.
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Rhode Island Approves IXL for K-12 Blended Learning and Assessment
eSchool News
JANUARY 15, 2021
IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, has been approved by the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) for use under two statewide initiatives. RIDE’s adoption of the Real-Time Diagnostic clears a path for educators to make significant strides towards boosting learning outcomes.”.
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Make Your “Summer Resolutions” a Reality This School Year
Catlin Tucker
AUGUST 12, 2019
” I know a lot of teachers who spend the summer reading, reflecting, and refocusing, but it is hard to take those resolutions we make in summer and put them into practice during the chaos of first few weeks of school. What do we hope to achieve? What is our purpose? What drives us? What are we passionate about?
Learning Outcomes for Instructors, Not Just Students
Faculty Focus
AUGUST 15, 2024
If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. There’s a fair bit of work involved with learning outcomes, and justifiably so. But why limit ourselves to student learning outcomes only? In other words, the teaching and learning principles so many of us embrace call upon us to be learners.
School district in Georgia creates significant learning gains for Title 1 students
eSchool News
DECEMBER 12, 2016
Schools where students completed at least 40 reading activities (on average once per week) with the Achieve3000 Pro Georgia Edition saw the greatest growth, outperforming schools that weren’t using Achieve3000 by an average of 74 Lexile ® points. “We We share their commitment to improving literacy achievement for all learners.
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Learning Outcomes for Instructors, Not Just Students
Faculty Focus
AUGUST 15, 2024
If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. There’s a fair bit of work involved with learning outcomes, and justifiably so. But why limit ourselves to student learning outcomes only? In other words, the teaching and learning principles so many of us embrace call upon us to be learners.
96 edtech predictions for K12 in 2019
eSchool News
DECEMBER 31, 2018
Read on to see what’s in store for 2019… Berj Akian, CEO, ClassLink. With 2019 here and 2020 in arm’s reach, there’s an ever-growing expectation that next-generation tech tools should do a better job of informing educators on which resources improve learning outcomes.
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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Read about 10 more finalists here !) Read about the three 2023 winners here. Joey empowers students and teachers to achieve great success in the classroom and in the future. These are exactly the goals that Adam has tried to achieve through edtech during his 24-year teaching career. It’s time to try something new.
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37 predictions about edtech’s impact in 2023
eSchool News
JANUARY 2, 2023
As such, from the characters portrayed in online programs to reading excerpts included in curricular products, it is important for all education companies to provide, and educators to seek out, more culturally relevant, modifiable, and accessible resources to effectively meet the varying learning needs of all students.
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Rosetta Stone Announces Winners of the Emergent Bilingual Educators of the Year Award Program
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Donovan wrote of Machado: “He is able to synthesize all the tools required to educate a student and turn his class into a fun engaging ESL lab, where technology is used to leverage student achievement and where students take ownership of their education.”. a division of Cambium Learning Group, Inc., Rosetta Stone Inc.,
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Newark Public Schools considers new AI tutor chatbot for districtwide use
eSchool News
MAY 28, 2024
Khanmigo was launched last year in grades 5-8 and used in core content areas, which are typically math, reading, writing, and science, according to the district. After the pandemic, city, district, and community leaders sounded the alarm about the need to provide more support to improve student achievement.
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Laredo Independent School District and IXL Partner to Support In-Person and At-Home Learning
eSchool News
DECEMBER 9, 2020
A study of public schools in Texas found that those using IXL Math or IXL English Language Arts outperformed schools without IXL on STAAR exams by as much as 11 percentile points in math, 17 percentile points in reading and 8 percentile points in writing. IXL’s personalized learning platform.
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Sneak a peek at 8 eSN K-12 Hero Awards contenders
eSchool News
AUGUST 14, 2023
reading intervention program for their success in maintaining a stable, high-quality reading program in spite of profound disruptions. s flexible professional learning program. “We reading intervention program. She credits the use of EPS School Specialty’s S.P.I.R.E. Back to top Nominee: Jhone M.
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6 tools for real formative assessment
eSchool News
JUNE 28, 2016
As education policy moves away from the much-maligned No Child Left Behind and toward new legislation focusing on learning outcomes, technology-enabled formative assessments are moving to the foreground as a way to gauge student learning in real time. Up to 50 students can participate at one time.
How One District Takes STEM Learning to the Next Level
Edsurge
JUNE 10, 2024
Read the other articles here and here. When you bring esports into the classroom, there’s evidence of better learning outcomes in STEM and even attendance. This required students to not only read instructions but also to analyze information and synthesize research to communicate their ideas effectively.
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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School
Edsurge
MAY 5, 2023
This term is commonly used in stories detailing what children across America lost during remote learning. It focuses primarily on how students have fallen behind in core academic areas such as reading and math, which is of course a critical issue.
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Blackboard Co-Founder: ‘4 Secrets to Building a Tech Company for Higher Ed’
Edsurge
MAY 2, 2017
You can read the whole thing on the Pittinsky’s website. Colleges were spending millions networking classrooms and residence halls, and I wondered about the absence of technology in the “front office” for teaching and learning. As a result, Blackboard achieved more adoption at multi-platform campuses. But we’d say no.
SchoolStatus Selects 2024-25 Customer Advisory Board
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Members of the CAB were selected based on their deep knowledge of education technology, passion for improving learning outcomes, and success in supporting students’ academic achievements and families’ evolving needs. In her downtime, she enjoys reading and spending quality time with her family.
How did edtech impact learning in 2023?
eSchool News
DECEMBER 25, 2023
Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. This year’s 5th most-read story focuses on expert predictions for edtech. It extends to the skills needed to improve comprehension.
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How Augmented Reality Helps Teachers Reach More Students
Edsurge
JUNE 2, 2023
McGraw Hill AR activity for balancing algebraic equations Rob Spierenburg Chief Executive Officer at All Things Media How can educators be confident that integrating AR into their lessons is actually moving the needle toward their key standards and learning outcomes? It gives humanities a relevant context.”
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To Get Serious About Games, Teachers Experiment With Play in the Classroom
Edsurge
DECEMBER 6, 2023
“You’ve got to find a game, independently seek out its validity, make sure it's appropriate for your class, connect it to your curriculum and get outcomes,” she explains. While there’s focus on getting kids to socialize, school leaders and administrators also have one eye trained on the slipping reading and math scores in their districts.
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How Today's Education Crisis May Improve Tomorrow's Assessments
Edsurge
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Connected Teaching and Learning. Fact Sheet & FAQ: HMH Reading Growth Measure and Reading Inventory. Ongoing assessments help teachers ensure that their lessons are tied to standards and, most importantly, that they are also effective in achieving the intended student outcomes. Classroom Solutions - Assessment.
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