Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2020

Standards-based grading (SBG)—or competency-based grading—measures student progress relative to specific learning standards. To some, SBG means throwing letter grades out the window, replacing them with more objective report cards that closely track student progress and success in standards mastery.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The integration of digital tools such as interactive software, cloud-based platforms, and adaptive learning systems has shifted traditional educational models towards more personalized, flexible, and engaging learning experiences. One of the primary benefits of education technology in K-12 is its ability to cater to diverse learning styles.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

Seeing as how art has been such a big part of Irish history and culture, I was thinking about something artistic in some way, but how on earth do I grade something creative? Do I grade a student lower if she/he isn't able to write a song or create some kind of representative artistic element? What do I do?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2021

The students, in particular, had some good things to say about their virtual experience: They liked that teachers were focusing more on everyone’s mental health and wellbeing, and less on grades. They liked that the standardized tests for the year had been cancelled. If the test was really important, we’d be holding on to it.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2023

Our analysis identified three main approaches to using AI: as a teaching partner , as a grading assistant and as a substitute teacher. Teachers who used AI as a grading assistant emphasized its time-saving efficiency potential. AI as a grading assistant functioned as an “extra set of hands,” delegating basic grading (e.g.,

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2022

At a time when more colleges and universities are taking tentative steps away from standardized tests , ACT is not only recognizing the threat, but urging caution. Last year, the number of ACT test takers declined 22 percent, even as the number of test optional schools grew to include a slew of public state school systems.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2023

– The Social Institute announced that it has expanded its pioneering peer-to-peer learning technology to meet the needs of third-grade students, available starting Fall of 2023. Lessons have been created with valuable insights and ideas from third-grade students and teachers across the country. Durham, N.C.–

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

But as educators know well, access to technology alone doesn’t create educational equity –a theory proven by recent testing data: Across the country, nearly one-third of students returned to school in the fall below grade level in reading and math despite the widespread use of education technology by districts in the spring.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Now, one Maryland school district is seeing substantial improvements in grades 6-8 math scores. A new impact study at Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) found that students in grades 6 to 8 who used Speak Agent Math+Language outperformed their peers who did not use the program. ”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

We had added additional phonemic awareness instruction into kindergarten and first grade classrooms, but we knew we still needed to make improvements to our district literacy program to better support our students. Better reading test scores. We were primarily using a reading workshop and balanced literacy model to teach reading.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA– Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today that elementary students from Buchanan County, Virginia School District achieved unprecedented reading gains using Carnegie Learning’s Fast ForWord ® reading and language program. And this program was it.”

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2020

Not even a global pandemic can dampen her enthusiasm when talking about her job as Director of Education Technology in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District (CA), where she serves 22,500 students at twenty-two elementary schools, two intermediate schools, four high schools, one alternative education center, and one adult education center.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2021

The study found that some 800,000 students in grades 2-12 who were active in Achieve3000 Literacy from 2020-2021 achieved nearly two times their expected reading gains. This included analyses for students learning English as a new language and below-grade-level readers, who demonstrated more than 3X their expected growth. and four U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Not even a global pandemic can dampen her enthusiasm when talking about her job as Director of Education Technology in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District (CA), where she serves 22,500 students at twenty-two elementary schools, two intermediate schools, four high schools, one alternative education center, and one adult education center.

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Elementary School Elementary School Grades Testing 260

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

Bruce McLaren has committed his career to understanding how education technologies, especially digital games and intelligent-tutoring systems, can help children learn. Its a middle-grade math game in which aliens come to Earth to learn about decimal fractions. One such game is called Decimal Point.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

One reason we chose MidSchoolMath is that the middle grades represent the critical time in a student’s academic career. Wheeler: One reason we chose MidSchoolMath is that the middle grades represent the critical time in a student’s academic career. They can also use the Test Trainer Pro tool for asynchronous practice.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Most tools that teachers have for this purpose are lagging indicators such as tests, quizzes, and homework. By analyzing patterns in students’ grades, attendance, participation, and other behavioral indicators, AI algorithms can predict potential academic risks and learning disabilities. First, outside-in.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

And we did not teach to the test. In fact, she continues, “There were a couple of kids who said they had never passed the math SBAC test in the history of their schooling, and that 6th grade was the first time.” The students who exceeded on the state test were from diverse backgrounds. We just used Carnegie Learning Math.”

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eSchool News

MAY 22, 2024

I’ve tested a few different resources, but these are my top three favorites: Edge at Hudson Yards I recently took my students to New York City with the new Reach for the Sky Virtual Reality Experience from Discovery Education and the Edge at Hudson Yards. It was a massive hit with my third-grade students!

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

BOSTON (June 8, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that Florida’s Commissioner of Education has approved Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) as curriculum in elementary intervention courses. Lexia® PowerUp® Literacy (PowerUp) has also been approved for intervention courses in grades six and above.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Lexia researchers tracked the progress of approximately 13,000 students in grades 1-5 across 35 schools in California, Michigan, and North Carolina. Core5 is an adaptive learning program that accelerates the foundational and advanced literacy skills for students of all abilities in elementary grades. About Cambium Learning Group.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Those higher-performing students that teachers report being at grade level are driving test improvements while students at the lower end are falling further behind. . ” Seventy-one percent of teachers feel confident they can help their students catch up academically.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

“Because of COVID-19, we live in a world where students are not allowed to share resources or materials in school, or they simply don’t have access because they are learning virtually at home,” says Mr. Gabe Haydu, 5th grade teacher at the Singapore American School. For science class, this has really big implications. About Merge.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2021

There are longstanding debates about testing in education. Some say we test kids too much and should do away with things like the SAT. What if the way we think about testing and how we measure students is broken altogether? What if the way we think about testing and how we measure students is broken altogether?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, today announced the upcoming release of How Kids Are Performing: Tracking the Impact of COVID-19 on Reading and Mathematics Achievement , a report detailing the learning effects associated with COVID-19 school closures. Math has been a different story.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2025

Gales 2025 MLA platinum award winners include: Gale Presents: Petersons Test and Career Prep (platinum award) : offers a comprehensive set of tools to support individuals on their educational and professional journeys.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

The district was among the first in the country to test the chatbot called Khanmigo, an AI program developed by online learning giant Khan Academy that is designed for classrooms and acts as a tutor for students and an assistant for teachers. Reid studies educational technology products and reviews their efficacy in classroom instruction.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2021

When it comes to education technology, most educators would agree on two primary premises: Our needs are many, and we’re not short on tools to meet those needs. When it comes to education technology, most educators would agree on two primary premises: Our needs are many, and we’re not short on tools to meet those needs.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

The pandemic has also reignited a debate that teachers and academics have struggled with for decades: What is the most effective strategy for assigning and grading homework? Studies show that the pandemic caused a drop in test scores in reading and math, with the students who were already struggling showing the largest declines.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

As researchers focusing on education technology, we see this often: interactive whiteboards covered in posters, desktop computers holding up plants, older devices that do not work with a newer assessment system. This could mean that the groups of students have similar scores on a state test or a pretest relevant to the study.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

Less Testing, More Feedback When we finally do recover, we should throw out what the pandemic showed us wasn’t important. Parents and educators have long pushed for focusing less on grades and tests, in favor of spending more time on giving student feedback.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Texas Education Agency awards letter grades to schools and districts based on test scores and other student performance metrics. When Wheatley High received a seventh “F” rating from the Texas Education Agency in 2019, it triggered the state takeover of the district. Are they successful when they go off to higher ed?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2021

And the action is everywhere: an indoor plastic pool awaits student design teams testing their ship prototypes, while in the courtyard, groups of students engage in a game that both explores and challenges their perception of themselves as mathematicians. Focus on gatekeeper standards.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

In addition to assessing students’ grades and essays, admissions officers have long looked to the SAT and ACT to help them decide who will make it in their campus settings, and beyond. The pitch: Use deeper technology to make admissions more deeply human. “I But good high school grades don’t always predict timely college completion.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Data released at the end of the 2021-22 school year showed the district increased math scores by double digits in grades 3-8, outperforming pre-COVID levels. Savvas is proud to call out Johnston County Public Schools as an outstanding example of K-12 success using enVision — a true “K-12 Hero” using its innovative education technology.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Even as Anderson excelled in his coursework at Jackson State University, he struggled to pass one of the licensure tests required in Mississippi to gain full admittance into the teacher preparation program at his school. In 2015, 25 states required teacher candidates to pass a basic skills test for admission into a preparation program.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The eSchool Media K-12 Hero Awards program, sponsored by Trox , recognizes the determined and dedicated efforts of educators throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were, beginning in March 2020 and up until today, and never before has their resilience been more apparent.

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