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Austin Independent School District Selects IXL to Support Classroom Instruction and Distance Learning

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IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Austin Independent School District to bring its adaptive software to approximately 70,000 students. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body.

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How Districts Can Develop a Comprehensive Plan for Remote Learning Come Fall

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I used to wake up at 5:30 in the morning to teach a preschooler in China how to read, write and speak English. Through a headset and webcam, I learned that he loved space. Claire Cummings teaching English online to students in China for VIPKid. This online learning model doesn’t work for every child, but it is right for some.

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Rhode Island Approves IXL for K-12 Blended Learning and Assessment

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, state leaders began searching for a digital assessment that would reliably measure student growth during distance learning and identify potential knowledge gaps throughout the year. Individualizing learning for every student. About IXL Learning .

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How Student Agency Can Ease the Pain of Remote Learning and Teaching

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For those who can, it’s become abundantly clear that grades alone are insufficient to motivate learning. According to Rocky Bragg, a high school English teacher in the district, this policy has created some havoc. Benefits to student engagement and learning Bragg shares his classroom with dozens of other teachers: his own students.

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Rosetta Stone Announces Winners of the Emergent Bilingual Educators of the Year Award Program

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A total of $20,000 in grant donations and $75,000 in subscriptions to the Rosetta Stone® English for Education language learning program were awarded to teachers of English learners (EL). Each won $5,000 grants as well as the schoolwide semester’s subscription to Rosetta Stone English. Rosetta Stone Inc.,

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37 predictions about edtech’s impact in 2023

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Teaching kids to read with good accuracy in English takes several years. Technology investments must have documented plans for impacting teaching and learning outcomes, and companies that cannot provide evidence and support with documenting impact will get left behind. –Joy Smithson, Ph.D., Data Scientist, SchoolStatus.

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How did edtech impact learning in 2023?

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Teaching kids to read with good accuracy in English takes several years. Technology investments must have documented plans for impacting teaching and learning outcomes, and companies that cannot provide evidence and support with documenting impact will get left behind. –Joy Smithson, Ph.D.,

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