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JANUARY 3, 2017

[ Editor’s note: This story is Part 2 of our 3-part series on Lessons Learned in 2016. Check back tomorrow for Lessons Learned by Educators. They are constantly expanding their knowledge, refining their skills, and looking for creative ways to help kids learn. Next page: Principals’ lessons learned 3-4).

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The report, STEM 2026 , pulls from the work of experts in science, technology, engineering and math, and the authors point out that current conditions do not ensure equal access to STEM teaching and learning. STEM 2026 suggests ways to reverse such trends, providing examples of promising programs from around the country.

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MAY 16, 2025

Today, the focus is on streamlining through an equity lens, says Grace Magley, director of digital and personalized learning. Major tools go through a year-long pilot, with teacher feedback, training and student learning data collected in a standardized worksheet. If students arent engaged, it doesnt matter how much we paid for it.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

I thought I had a pretty good handle on universal design for learning (UDL), but after chatting with Katie Novak , Ed.D., In 1990, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) renewed our national focus on the least-restrictive environment. Novak, author of UDL Now!

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

residents who speak a language other than English at home. Consider processes such as obtaining a 504 plan or an individualized education program (IEP), which removes barriers so that a student with a disability can learn alongside their classmates in general education. It’s infinitely more challenging for the 1 in 5 U.S.

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DECEMBER 22, 2015

Flipped learning and one-to-one are a powerful combo for some populations. No longer a new concept, early flipped learning adoptees are now starting to transform the model to suit their needs and into something that can be useful for instructing a variety of student populations, including those students with special needs.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Thomas Kane, a Harvard education professor who has studied learning loss during the pandemic, said “it’s great to see” districts like Cicero adding instructional time. “It About three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and more than half of students are learning English.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

Now more than ever, parents, educators and specialists are focused on helping their young students make up for lost learning time. Now, countless additional students have lost months of essential learning. With the onset of the COVID virus, millions of PreK to Grade 5 students across the U.S. It is perfect to assign to students online.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

August 17, 2022 – Capstone, an innovative learning company merging children’s content with easy-to-use edtech tools for K-5 classrooms, libraries, and home, announces substantial enhancements to its Capstone Interactive eBooks platform. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. About Capstone. www.CapstonePub.com.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2022

CogAT , the #1 ability test in the market, according to an EducationWeek report , is the assessment tool that most effectively addresses the challenges of equity by identifying each student’s unique learning potential and empowering educators with the insights to help them achieve it.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

We understand that students and families are often just as concerned about what the school year will be like, what will be going on inside our classrooms, and what and how their students will be learning. Having the ability to quickly put learning into a visual format makes classrooms more engaging and fun for students.

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

AI encourages cheating A common fear is that students will use AI to bypass learning. Enhancing accessibility AI tools can make learning more inclusive. For example, text-to-speech and speech-to-text tools support students with disabilities, while language models assist non-native English speakers.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

. – Riverside Insights ®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today debuted a new Assessment Playbook focused on streamlining the evaluation of dyslexia, the most common learning disability, affecting 20% of the population. A recent U.S.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

Our intent was to get every kid, every day, involved in something positive outside the school day and extend that community learning past the classroom. They wanted to play board games and learn to knit. We know kids with disabilities are more likely to be underemployed as adults and not as connected to the community.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

And while the increase in states requiring computer science education is encouraging, millions of students still lack the access necessary to learn, and most states have yet to make it a graduation requirement. “The data is clear: computer science equips students with essential skills for future careers in all industries.

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JANUARY 3, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. And now, we head into our third year of learning during a global pandemic.

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MAY 16, 2022

Having access to diverse texts helps children expand their vocabularies, deepens their understanding of language, provides opportunities for problem-solving, provides critical affirming experiences to students’ lives, and presents opportunities for students to learn about people with different lived experiences. percent of total books).

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AUGUST 22, 2024

Throughout rural America, non-native English speakers are less likely than their urban peers to get proper support in school, sometimes leading to a lifetime of lower educational attainment. But in rural DuBois County, Indiana, administrators are prioritizing English-learner education. From Advanced Placement U.S.

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JULY 13, 2023

We are honored to have been chosen to be part of the state’s commitment to learning recovery.” Since 2010, FEV Tutor’s targeted high-impact tutoring intervention has focused on accelerating learning outcomes for the hardest to reach low-performing students. CSDE has selected a well-researched strategy to address those students’ needs.

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JUNE 7, 2022

Finally, educators can serve those with print or reading disabilities effectively via digital audio, and encourage students to spend more time reading by leveraging Sora’s badges and achievements. Educators can learn more about how Sora ensures every student has access to the right books at [link]. .

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JULY 26, 2015

Think Through Learning, creators of Think Through Math (TTM), an instructional system for grades 3 and above, announced plans to expand its high school software line to include geometry. TTM lessons and on-line tutoring are both available in both English and Spanish. Material from a press release was used in this report.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. As a newly minted middle school English teacher, I was shocked by the number of students who entered my classroom unable to decode text. Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories.

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JULY 20, 2016

Back-to-school is getting closer and closer, and as it approaches, stakeholders and ed-tech vendors are working to create research and products that identify educational needs and truly improve teaching and learning in the classroom. The short answer: It takes a lot, but companies and researchers are up to the challenge.

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AUGUST 12, 2019

Curriculum itself must be personalized in order to truly meet the needs of students with learning disabilities. Curriculum itself must be personalized in order to truly meet the needs of students with learning disabilities. Math is his favorite subject, and he enjoys learning it. Bring on the learning revolution!

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

I’ve committed to personalizing learning, but how can I do that for every student in my inclusion classroom when the range of abilities among them is so vast? Personalized learning doesn’t seem that far off—but meeting the needs of every student in an inclusion class when some have IEPs and some do not can get hairy.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

As an education community, we are beginning to understand the depth of the pandemic’s impact, especially on our students of color, our English Language learners and our students with disabilities. We, as an education community, must commit to the principles of Universal Design for Learning for the benefit of all learners.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2016

Here are two case studies of how carefully planned and executed pilots helped districts make informed choices—and improve teaching and learning. Listen and Learn. Central Falls School District, Rhode Island. Becky Oristaglio, Speech and Language Pathologist.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

Whatever happens, we look forward to sharing what we learn with you. Two English professors have outlined a vision of restrained generative AI, and theyve built a software tool to test their idea for using technology to turn notes into prose. Many Students Dont Inform Their Colleges About Their Disability. Thanks for reading!

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JUNE 26, 2023

At the time, the independent special education day school, which serves students who have emotional disabilities, autism, intellectual disabilities or multiple disabilities, was experiencing significant staffing shortages and the administrative team didn’t have capacity to facilitate the newcomers’ arrival.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The movie model, I learned, underplays the extent to which a school’s success depends on collaboration and on an interconnected web of complementary skills of teachers and school staff. In practice, I found that what is really needed is staff who can learn from each other and how to support each other. Who is needed on this team?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

We begin to question if our time might be better spent on another student who does seem to care about his/her learning. And sure, over the past year, I’ve learned the importance of utilizing available edtech tools for the efficient collection of quantitative data, which can be used for both formative and summative assessment purposes.

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

.” “One essential part of educating students successfully is assessing their progress in learning to high standards. Done well and thoughtfully, assessments are tools for learning and promoting equity. Tied to improved learning. 24 announcement from the U.S. Fully transparent to students and parents.

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APRIL 6, 2020

Howard, who is an associate dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion and a professor in UCLA’s Graduate School of Education, pointed out that a focus on the data and the ways learning occurs in the classroom provide a factual basis for constructive conversations that build agreement about systemic improvements.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

I spoke to Aylynn as part of a visit to Pendergast with my colleagues from Imagine Learning to hear about educators’ and students’ experiences using the Imagine Learning EL (English Learner) Education curriculum. Imagine Learning EL Education aligns with the concept of high-quality instructional materials (HQIMs).

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JULY 10, 2019

We knew we needed to do something to support all students,” says Perez, “especially English learners and students with disabilities.” We knew we needed to do something to support all students, especially English learners and students with disabilities. The result was a large achievement gap in math. “We

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JUNE 12, 2020

This is the second of a three-part series looking at how social-emotional learning strategies can support teachers of students with learning differences during the pandemic. The challenge: Remote learning is inaccessible for my students. But setting up the structure of remote learning wasn’t the finish line.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

The divide in access to digital tools , systemic racial gaps and biases , increased learning and opportunity disparities and rising poverty have all affected learners from under-priviledged backgrounds. In real life, curb cuts on sidewalks are intentionally designed for people with disabilities. This will help ELLs, and all learners.

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