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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

and LEHI, Utah — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people worldwide, announced it has acquired Emmersion , the Utah-based leader in certifying language ability through artificial intelligence. Accurately establish language skills with AI. SAN MATEO, Calif.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

When coding shows up in the curriculum of a liberal arts program, its primary purpose is usually pretty obvious: help students get hired. Instead, coding is integrated to explore where it fits in “the broader idea of the liberal arts in the traditional Greek sense,” Anderson explains. In other words, coding isn’t just tacked on.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Colby College is carving out space in the liberal arts canon for artificial intelligence. But leaders at Colby say its new AI institute is a first for a small liberal arts college. What we want to do is bring to bear all the expertise of all our disciplines in the liberal arts college on AI,” McFadden says.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

Yet, in the art room, where images are the universal language, his talent shines, allowing his classmates to see his strengths, not just his struggles. I believe in the power of the artsits ability to transcend language barriers and how it helps all students, especially multilingual learners, thrive in school.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

The integration of AI tools in English language arts (ELA) instruction has emerged as a potentially transformative pedagogical approach that could redefine the traditional landscape of education.

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APRIL 1, 2019

But for Lian and Lisbet, who moved to a home they did not choose in a place they did not know and needed to communicate in a language they did not speak, these transitions have led to freedom for them and their families. Later, students recorded their stories in their first or other language of their choice (some students speak up to five).

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

/PRNewswire/ — IXL, the award-winning personalized learning platform used by 16 million students, has been named a High Quality Evidence-Based Instructional Material for Early Literacy by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

More companies in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—or STEM—fields are hiring workers with liberal arts backgrounds, according to a recent report. It’s so important that we have people who are thinking about the ethical implications of the technology we’re building today.” That was true for Wong of Square.

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MAY 16, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced Education Technology finalists. Their innovations stand to improve the teaching and learning experience for teachers and students here in the U.S. and globally.

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MARCH 26, 2024

Then in college, when he started learning Mandarin, a deep love of languages took hold, and he began to make new plans. After graduating, Farley entered a program to become a speech-language pathologist. He had a front-row seat to a career that would allow him to pursue his two greatest passions: language and learning.

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APRIL 13, 2021

In my experience as an Educational Technology Specialist (ETS) and many years as a middle school teacher, one thing I have learned is that if students have a choice in demonstrating their knowledge and showcasing their skills, they are often more invested in the task or end product. If our scholars have a choice, they have a voice.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Still, there’s an art to gamifying a lesson and ensuring that students are actually learning instead of just playing a game for points. Learn more about her instructional strategies. Games are part of many people’s lives–so why not use them to benefit students when teaching?

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JULY 27, 2022

IXL language arts also incorporates gamification, but it is a paid subscription (free 30-day trial). Learning A-Z’s Raz Kids , Dreamscapes , and Prodigy English are all free websites/apps that cater to gamification as they encourage practicing reading skills. Learning A-Z provides a variety of genre books at different levels.

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JUNE 26, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) today announces the 50 winners of the 2023 CODiE Awards in Education Technology. The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry’s only peer-reviewed awards program. “We Founder of BrainPOP.

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OCTOBER 11, 2019

Liberal-arts colleges have long told students that they can major in whatever they want and still go on to a solid, and even lucrative, profession. Now Davidson is working to change that, for its students and for those at other liberal-arts colleges around the country. After all, plenty of English majors become lawyers and doctors.

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MARCH 29, 2020

His own lessons around that time with an English tutor inspired him to switch his company to language learning. But spikes in his platform’s traffic suggest to Bigai that some have used that time to improve on their language skills. You start by learning a language, but you really learn about a culture,” says Bigai. In the U.S.,

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MARCH 3, 2018

Of all the classroom subjects technology is poised to change, perhaps none stoke the imagination quite like language learning. In-ear technology promises to make 40 languages comprehensible in approximately two seconds lag time. I also teach remotely and write content for an app-based English language-learning product.

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JULY 12, 2021

In my experience as an Educational Technology Specialist (ETS) and many years as a middle school teacher, one thing I have learned is that if students have a choice in demonstrating their knowledge and showcasing their skills, they are often more invested in the task or end product. If our scholars have a choice, they have a voice.

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JULY 26, 2023

Working as a World Languages teacher, my job is to erase the pressures of perfectionism that impede our students’ progress toward language fluency and proficiency. Yet, if learning a new language is going to stick, being bold enough to take risks is essential.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The survey of more than 1,100 educators from across North America highlights back-to-school excitement, challenges, student engagement, and technology usage. As educators welcome students back to their classrooms for the 2023-2024 school year, they are continuing to embrace education technology.

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JANUARY 3, 2025

Instead, we must delve into the nuanced characteristics of various Large Language Models (LLMs) and student-facing AI to discern how their unique capabilities can be leveraged to achieve diverse educational objectives. Esports: Gateway to Careers in Arts, Media and Entertainment: Esports goes beyond just competitive gaming.

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DECEMBER 27, 2024

BOSTON In 2024, more than 2,600 districts, schools, and state departments purchased or renewed licenses to Lexia Aspire Professional Learning or the Lexia LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs. For more information, visit www.lexialearning.com.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

Previously, Phil was the Director of Technology for Gurnee SD 56 in Gurnee, Illinois where he had served for 14 years. Phil has also presented workshops for the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC), LearnFest ATX (formally known as iPadpalooza) festival in Austin, Texas, and at the CUE Conference in California.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Through the launch, DreamBox is bringing its patented, state-of-the-art adaptive platform for the first time to PreK-2 readers, offering personalized learning paths that adapt in real-time to every interaction, both within and between lessons, in a playful, engaging learning environment. To learn more about DreamBox Reading Park, visit here.

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JUNE 9, 2021

Developed to address the decades-long gap in reading proficiency across the nation, PowerUp is designed to enhance core English language arts instruction for struggling readers in grades six and above. The Florida Department of Education reviews instructional materials by subject on a five-year adoption cycle.

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

There are lessons in math, language arts, science, and social studies for three grade ranges encompassing the K-12 spectrum. All lessons meet the Common Core State Standards, include tips, and can be used with or without educational technology. Available for download at [link].

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

Alongside these new private beta tools, CZI also announced the appointment of a new advisory board that includes experts in schools, data privacy, artificial intelligence, education technology, and learning science. “One of the challenges right now is that AI outputs might look right but there could be inaccuracies with them.

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

There is also a section on Creative Coding that shows students how coding is integrated into music, animation, art & design, along with a variety of resources for both students and teachers, including free coding workshops, challenges, STEM contest invitations and student internships. Trisha Callella, Coordinator of Education Technology.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

MLA judge Thorndike Press – Youth Large Print (platinum award) : A viable reading intervention tool, similar in size as standard print with the same cover art. Thousands of courses are taught by native speakers in 14 different languages, helping libraries reach their diverse communities.

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AUGUST 22, 2024

We are the only school in the region who started a dual language program,” said Rossina Sandoval, Southwest DuBois County School District’s director of community engagement, in an interview with the Daily Yonder. That has proven to be the most effective way to develop language skills,” she said.

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JUNE 15, 2022

GCPS utilizes district-specific Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) standards in reading, language arts, and mathematics as part of its curriculum. Institutional leaders and public voters selected from 34 finalists to honor innovative projects that successfully impact and elevate learning experiences.

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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). The company currently serves the K-12, higher education, professional, library, English language teaching and workforce training markets worldwide.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

As educators seek innovative methods to engage students and enhance the learning experience, artificial intelligence (AI) is proving to be an invaluable asset. How Students Use AI to Design Solutions for Their Community How Using AI Optimizes Instruction and Learning in Secondary Writing Can AI Help Teachers With Grading?

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JUNE 2, 2023

Renee Dawson Educational Technology Specialist at Atlanta Public Schools “Augmented reality is when you take something that you can already see in the world and add an interactive or experiential layer on top. A web version of the app that will work on Chromebooks will be available soon, in addition to a Spanish-language release.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In addition to Reading Plus, a DreamBox Learning® English Language Arts solution, Beaufort County School District also offers DreamBox Learning Math to provide students with proven-effective and personalized reading and math learning experiences that accelerate learning growth. For more information, visit www.readingplus.com. *

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

For example, students might train a machine learning system to recognize patterns in math class or test a text-to-speech system to see if it can differentiate between homonyms in English Language Arts. We are developing these resources for educational leaders to define and operationalize AI for educators.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In January, Colby College announced the formation of the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence , calling it the “first cross-disciplinary institute for artificial intelligence at a liberal arts college.” There is a reason no other liberal arts college has engaged in an undertaking of this nature.

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