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IXL Approved by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a State-Approved Supplemental Literacy Solution for Grades K-5

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/PRNewswire/ — IXL, the award-winning personalized learning platform used by 16 million students, has been named a High Quality Evidence-Based Instructional Material for Early Literacy by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

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Feedback as a Dialogue 

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Maybe you were curled up by the fire, reading a good book, and perhaps considering how you were going to integrate feedback, change up your courses, and add some jazz, flavor, and maybe a little bit of spice to your courses. So, I facilitated peer-to-peer workshops.

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Trimming the Edtech Fat: How Districts Are Streamlining Their Digital Ecosystems

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Thats the guiding principle behind the EdTech Systems Guide released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Major tools go through a year-long pilot, with teacher feedback, training and student learning data collected in a standardized worksheet. Still, reducing tools can be painful.

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Understanding cognitive development in students via Piaget’s Theory

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In secondary education, challenging students with abstract thinking, encouraging debate and discussion, and assigning independent projects are key strategies for promoting deeper learning. They can consider hypothetical situations and use deductive reasoning. Engaging students with problems that require abstract thinking (i.e.,

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Most parents know AI will be crucial to their children’s future

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That disparity highlights a pressing need to raise awareness of and increase parental involvement in AI discussions, and advance the implementation of AI in American primary and secondary education.

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Cae Announces Multiyear Partnership with Project Lead The Way 

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The assessments will be aligned to PLTW’s rigorous standards and will be designed to provide students with meaningful feedback on their progress. “At Project Lead The Way, we are helping students across the country reach their full potential by providing relevant and engaging learning experiences,” said Dr.

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Students Want More Workplace Skills From Colleges. Will Higher Ed Adjust?

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Jessica Hinkle, senior vice president at Strada Education Network, said that infusing work-based learning into post-secondary education programs, along with wrap-around career prep supports, can be an effective strategy to meet the growing needs of this new generation of students.

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