eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The deal provides 83 elementary schools and 17 high schools with access to IXL’s award-winning program to supplement instruction in math and English language arts. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

— IXL , the personalized learning platform used by more than 13 million students, announced that the Pennsylvania Evidence Resource Center (ERC) has added IXL Math and IXL English Language Arts (ELA) to its list of evidence-based resources. ” How Pennsylvania educators use IXL’s award-winning platform.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2023

That call started the years-long process of reworking how the university’s life sciences department teaches math. This ultimately led to a new introductory life sciences math course, Mathematics for Life Sciences (the LS 30 series). But ultimately, change in how math is taught has proven slow. A Barrier to STEM?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2016

McGraw-Hill Education has acquired Redbird Advanced Learning , a digital personalized learning company that offers courses in K-12 math, language arts, and writing and virtual professional development programs for educators. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2021

Jo Boaler started her teaching career in inner-city London—in a culturally diverse school population with roughly 250 different languages spoken—she was tasked with teaching math to students assigned to the bottom track. We want a curriculum to be multidimensional—to have kids experience maths in lots of different ways.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2021

July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by more than 12 million students, announced that the IXL platform won two SIIA CODiE Awards in the Best Advanced Mathematics and Best Foundational English Language Arts (ELA) categories. SAN MATEO, Calif.,

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Adding IXL Language Arts to the list ensures that eligible local education agencies across the state can request reimbursement for purchasing the platform to enhance early literacy instruction. It guides students from simple to complex skills, adapting to individual student needs and offering explicit instruction with real-time feedback.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

As part of the collaboration, the state’s second-largest K-12 school system will now use IXL’s award-winning platform district-wide to boost academic achievement in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish. IXL also provides test preparation skill plans and personalized study plans for the SAT and ACT.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

As part of the collaboration, MCPS is expanding its use of IXL Math to personalize learning for students taking Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry courses. ” Montgomery County Public Schools, home to 211 K -12 schools and 160,000 students, initially adopted IXL Math in 2023 to support 36,000 students in grades 6-8.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Math teachers can have students share photos of a math problem. Summarize the main ideas from a chapter in a textbook. As they observe students engaged in conversation, they simply circle the language that most closely aligns with what they are seeing. That way all of the pictures are in one place for quick reference.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

It can also act as a study companion, generating practice questions, summarizing key points from e-textbooks and webpages, and much more. Additionally, students can use ChatGPT to learn new languages, receive personalized tutoring, and explore new subjects at their own pace. Plus, students LOVE AR/VR!

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2015

In 2010, my state, Mississippi, joined the growing list of states adopting the Common Core State Standards for English language arts and math. Open resources can help design attractive, engaging lessons with a Common Core twist. This academic year has been especially pivotal, as we are now in full implementation.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Participants access learning via textbooks, video clips, interactive learning tasks, and webinars and have opportunities to practice skills via weekly online discussion forums, webinars, collaboration activities, self-check exercises, and homework assignments. Instructors will provide support to participants through feedback and dialogue.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

When asked what research and evidence he believes shows one-to-one computing will work in West Virginia, Martirano reiterated that an Internet-accessing digital device doesn’t have the same limits on content that “static” and “finite” textbooks do. He said he’s yet to finalize what that agenda will be.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

DreamBox Learning’s products complement Discovery Education’s other digital solutions, which include Discovery Education Experience , the company’s award-winning K-12 platform, the Techbook series of digital textbooks, Mystery Science , and more, in supporting student achievement.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

They learn that math isnt just numbersits problem-solving. Its about building understanding through firsthand experiences, not just textbooks. Elmwood is also working on building exchange programs with like-minded schools, starting with a French exchange that offers students the chance to immerse themselves in the language and culture.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

It is difficult for the 1,200-student district to offer STEM, foreign language or Advanced Placement courses year-round. The type of learning and work environments students will experience after they graduate resemble the traditional “sage-on-the-stage,” textbook-driven model of teaching less and less. Provide real-world opportunities.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Last year, I presented a paper on using technology in my Arabic class at the Ohio Foreign Language Association summer conference. At the end of my session, a Spanish language teacher opened the discussion by talking about students dismissing her work because it is not an essential subject in the state.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The need to strengthen the science, technology, math and engineering (STEM) careers pipeline has received renewed interest lately. Another Language A reader from Utah : “For me the breakthrough was finding out math is just another language with its own grammar and syntax. Can math be taught [or] is it just a gift.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2015

They can be designed around pre-packaged online curricula or the sorts of adaptive software that are being developed to support learning in math and language arts. If some of the more rote sorts of lessons (think lectures, reviewing math facts, etc.) What other experiences can students have?

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2021

SplashLearn’s game-based learning platform—available in 150+ countries and already used by more than 40 million children—features thousands of research-informed games aimed at instructing young learners in English language arts and math. Personally, I was a good student, especially in math—I loved math. How-To Videos.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

AR can also create digital overlays on printed textbooks, allowing students to access additional content, such as videos or animations, with their mobile devices. A web version of the app that will work on Chromebooks will be available soon, in addition to a Spanish-language release. What does AR look like in the humanities?

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eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2021

Educators across core subjects use lessons such as Build a movement, where students learn how data and algorithms impact something that ‘goes viral’; Outbreak, where students analyze how a virus spreads and can be contained ; and Emoji Essay, where students use abstraction to explore language and communication. “

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Math teachers can have students share photos of a math problem. Summarize the main ideas from a chapter in a textbook. As they observe students engaged in conversation, they simply circle the language that most closely aligns with what they are seeing. That way all of the pictures are in one place for quick reference.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

Instead, they power up glowing iPad screens and swipe and tap their way through math problems, the day’s reading or interactive content. In high school math teacher Joe Sowinski’s classes, technology has changed class structure.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2020

Immediately everybody’s mind goes to uploading chapters of the textbook and worksheets to Google Classroom. The point is: Don’t just upload scanned textbooks and worksheets and think it’s going to be a good learning experience. If you’re having a math class, posting a silly question like “what is a vampire number?” (yes,

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

And Digital Learning, Research & Instruction Librarian Robin Ashford shared this approach at George Fox University: “Identifying quality OER, helping faculty & students author open textbooks or purchasing library ebooks to replace costly textbooks is how I work developing our textbook affordability program.”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Founded in 2012, ThinkCERCA offers a set of digital tools and lesson plans to help educators teach critical thinking skills across a variety of subjects, including English language arts (ELA), math, social studies and science. Some districts purchase the product as a wholesale textbook replacement for their ELA classes.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Imagine sending a teenage driver onto a highway in an unfamiliar area, where road signs are in a foreign language, lanes change direction without warning, fog and rain obscure visibility, the car has faulty brakes, and the passengers are giving bad directions. In math class, students learn how statistics can be used to distort.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

However, after listening to a TED Talk featuring Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy , demonstrating the use of AI tutors in his school, I realized that my days of teaching traditional math content and language arts skills are numbered. She seemed like a different kid who was more positive and open than I knew her to be.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. Whether its reinforcing math concepts, improving reading comprehension, or learning a new language, these resources make learning more engaging and effective.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2019

Those applications are fine, but I talk a lot about h ow to integrate technology in cool ways for engagement purposes , like during social studies or math lessons or science. The amount of engagement you are going to have because you are incorporating technology into a language arts lesson is going to go way up. . by Eli Zimmerman.

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Edsurge

JULY 8, 2020

Then he checked by discipline, comparing math to science to English/language arts. But if you break down curriculum options by discipline, OER plays as big a role in math as one of the top three publishers. Still nothing. No discernible patterns.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2024

Not only was I unprepared for the levels of math and study skills required, but as a bleeding-heart, 17-year-old, I wanted to do something to help my community. Soon after, I fell in love with education by volunteering to teach English as a Second Language outside my classes. This led me to wonder: What’s so fun about science?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Recently, EdSurge spoke with Malkin about his company's expansion into curricular areas beyond math, including literacy and world languages, and how research is the foundation of all its products and services. Outside of mathematics, we are focused on literacy and languages. We're expanding within and outside of mathematics.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

International Children’s Digital Library The ICDL offers over 4,600 digital children’s books in over 59 languages that exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas. Some books are available in multiple languages and some are audio.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Close to 30 percent of Providence students are English Language Learners, and yet most of them are being taught by teachers who don’t speak their native language. Within the Providence Public School District, nearly 92 percent of students are people of color while the teaching force is almost 80 percent white. Enter F.E.E.D.

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