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3 keys to making math engaging

eSchool News

There are a number of ways to make math more collaborative and fun, including shifting the emphasis from procedures to discourse, embracing game-based learning, and using data to continually adapt tools to students’ needs. Teachers can start by doing one or two math discourse tasks a week.

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A new ‘Seal of Endorsement’ for teachers evaluating ed-tech

eSchool News

GEI’s seal of endorsement process conducts product evaluations by teachers based on real-world use in their classrooms. Created specifically to serve the educational market, GEI places learning products into the hands of teachers, who evaluate them based on classroom use and a vigorous assessment process.

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Utah STEM Action Center Adds IXL Math to K-12 Personalized Learning Grant List

eSchool News

. — IXL , the personalized learning platform used by more than 14 million students, announced that it has been added to Utah’s K-12 Math Personalized Learning Software Grant list by the state’s STEM Action Center.

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Standard-aligned Rubrics: Assessing Progress Toward Firm Goals While Allowing for Flexible Means

Catlin Tucker

Let’s say the objective of a learning cycle is to help students to craft a strong argument, compare and contrast a plant and an animal cell, or use the formula for volume to solve real-world math problems. Writing these descriptions is the most challenging part of designing a standards-aligned rubric.

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Math tutoring startup uses mobile chats to connect students and tutors

eSchool News

Math startup offers round the clock mobile chats and tutor ratings. Stanford University is investing in MathCrunch, an on-demand mobile math tutoring company, with its StartX Fund. In its first year alone, MathCrunch surpassed 100,000 student sign‐ups and completed over 200,000 successful math-tutoring sessions.

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Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve?

eSchool News

A network of small public high schools in New York City is exploring whether artificial intelligence can change the way teachers receive feedback about their classroom instruction. Proponents say it could save lots of time for instructional coaches and expand access to feedback that improves the quality of teaching.

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Poll: Americans oppose linking teacher evaluations with student performance

eSchool News

Latest Gallup Poll reveals that many public school parents are not in favor of using student performance in teacher evaluations. The Gallup Poll released Sunday found 55 percent opposed linking teacher evaluations to their students’ test scores.