eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2022

Saga, a national nonprofit, provides a research-backed math curriculum with a track record of success for middle and secondary grades. The Littera platform provides technology enabling districts to design, deliver and evaluate customized tutoring programs offering real-time, face-to-face instruction, in person or virtually.

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Achievement Education Math Failure 139

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Six Massachusetts colleges and universities, alongside the state’s Department of Higher Education, are testing their hypothesis that free, culturally relevant textbooks can improve student performance. Filling the Gaps Subjects like English and lower-level math are well-covered in the OER ecosystem.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

He explained with pride that he has figured angles and curvature to obtain the greatest grace, and said, “I want to be a person who puts math and art together.” His writing on games raised the hackles of some in the education community: “Game designers have a better take on the nature of learning than curriculum designers….Their

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Knowledge Curriculum Design Intelligence Math 128

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The classroom program, which began in fall 2018 and runs through the spring, pairs Nintendo technology with a curriculum designed by the Institute of Play to create a STEM-focused, hands-on learning experience that combines digital and physical elements. He remembers hearing about it and eagerly submitting an application.

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Feedback Critical Thinking STEM Skills 167

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JANUARY 12, 2024

With Kolibri, we provide a free and open-source learning platform that's really designed for learners with limited digital literacy skills, so there aren’t as many barriers to adoption. Recommended Resources: Explore Kolibri Donate to Learning Equality About Learning Equality Want to get started with Kolibri?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

For students, the tools unlock new ways of starting first drafts, testing ideas, reformatting content, editing images, and bringing creativity to life in a visual world. Curricular Lessons : A range of ready-to-teach lessons designed to support the K-8 curriculum across Maths, Science, English and Art.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2019

The public charter school provides every student with a Chromebook and purchases licenses to online curricula for subjects including English language arts, math and computer science. The curriculum, which is aligned to the AP Computer Science framework, is free, but teacher training is not. Seeing my own creation is cool.”

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APRIL 3, 2018

Did you rapidly improve test scores during your time as an 8th grade math teacher? Reading “Increased test scores by 14% year over year” is far more impressive than “Managed a class of 28 students.” Are you looking to expand as a Curriculum Designer? Give them the numbers. What’s your dream role?

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Writing Fairness Curriculum Design Testing 78

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Badges and Levels: Acknowledge milestones like mastering a math topic or reading five books in a month. Higher test scores and better historical analysis in essays. Make Creativity a Daily Habit, Not an Occasional Bonus Ask a child to solve a math problem, and theyll reach for a calculator. The result? They miss their friends.

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Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

They entered the program with a real desire to focus deeply on what it meant to have a more effective personalized learning experience in math—including everything from curriculum design and the use of technology to the roles of teachers and students in the classroom and the adoption of “passion projects.”

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2022

Bethany Collins, who taught at middle schools in the Los Angeles area for more than eight years, left teaching in January after maternity leave wiped out her sick days—and her district told her she couldn’t take any more paid time off, even if she or her daughter tested positive for COVID. I was just drowning.” Others want a fresh start.

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