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Think Through Math adds geometry to interactive math system

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Available to students from school and home, Think Through Math’s adaptive learning technology addresses the unique learning needs of every student including English Language Learners (ELL) and those with advanced math aptitude and learning disabilities. Material from a press release was used in this report.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

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Translation technologies can be included for students and parents whose native language is not English. With tools such as Wakelet, ELL students can write in their native language and teachers can translate on their own. Instead, she includes prompts such as, “If you threw a dinner party, which character in this book would you invite?”

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Assessments Become More Accessible With Speech Synthesis—and an Almost Human Voice

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Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are behind next-generation improvements in a range of software tools for students with sensory or learning disabilities. These are exciting times in the world of assistive learning technology.

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In the marketplace: Online makerspaces and innovative college prep

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Edgenuity announced the launch of UpSmart , a supplemental solution designed to help all students in grades 6–8 demonstrate mastery of state standards in English language arts and math. She became a dyslexia expert and advocate after her husband and two of her four children were diagnosed with the learning disability.

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The Gates Foundation Is Awarding Millions to Solve America’s Algebra Problem. Will It Add Up?

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But after doing poorly on a math placement exam in middle school, he was placed in a math class for students with learning disabilities. Applications , which will be open at 8 A.M. today, are due on Nov. Awardees will be announced in early 2021.

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What Truly Makes the Top Virtual Schools Unique?

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They learn to use interactive whiteboards, host breakout discussions, and embed live polls seamlessly within sessionsakin to actors trained for both stage and film. Workshops introduce AIpowered language labs one month and augmented reality science modules the next. Adaptive learning turns education into a bespoke experience.

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