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

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IXL offers a comprehensive K-12 curriculum aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), as well as skill plans that prepare students for the high-stakes STAAR exams and cover the Texas College and Career Readiness Standards. IXL’s TEKS alignment has been independently reviewed by Learning List.

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Schell Games’ Virtual Reality Educational Tool HistoryMaker VR Now Available For Free

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With a majority of schools participating in distance learning this year, Schell Games announced its virtual reality education tool HistoryMaker VR is now available for free on Steam for all to use. HistoryMaker VR is an immersive content creation tool that helps students learn history in an entertaining and engaging way.

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

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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. Pinpoint knowledge with the Real-Time Diagnostic. The IXL family of products also includes Education.com , ABCya and Vocabulary.com.

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Madison Metropolitan School District Selects Open Up Resources And Kiddom To Provide K-5 English Language Arts Blended Learning Program

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Prioritize student reading proficiency and content knowledge of science and social studies; ? Leverage a full-service, multi-year professional learning plan from EL Education to support teachers; and. ? Share assignments digitally; ? Communicate with students, and deliver personalized feedback on submissions; ?

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Revisiting Blended Learning Principles, With School Plans in Limbo

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Nonetheless, the core principles of the model are immensely relevant for both part-time and full-time distance learning during the pandemic. It essentially asks: What activities are best for independent learning versus learning together?

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Educators Like Their Curricula More When the Training Is Good, Survey Finds

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to enact emergency distance learning.) In math, 14 percent of adoptions are OER, compared to 4 percent for English/language arts, 2 percent for science and 1 percent for history and social studies. Below are three takeaways from the report. Clear and obvious patterns are.

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Why Professional Learning Is a Crucial Piece of a 1:1 Program

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Paula Stamey, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Benton, Tennessee, taught for 20 years before her school became a Verizon Innovative Learning School and adopted one-to-one technology in 2017. Initially, she resisted this change, feeling it was unnecessary and distracting. “I

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