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Aldine ISD Gets 100% STAAR Pass Rate in Algebra 1 Pilot Program

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The challenge Aldine ISD faced at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year was to prepare their students for the redesign of the math State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR), which added non-multiple-choice questions to align with the deep critical thinking and conceptual mathematics learning students should be doing in class.

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Not Just Numbers: How Educators Are Using Data in the Classroom

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To shed some light on the questions above, EdSurge talked to six educators to get their take. Here’s the big takeaway: Data doesn’t just come in the form of grades, attendance records and answers on multiple choice questions. That’s where the data truly tells a story.”

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The ABCs of SEL (or, the Impact of Social-Emotional Learning)

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The data included traditional ABC metrics drawn from student information systems, as well as data from the Panorama Social-Emotional Learning Survey , which asks students to reflect on their behavior, attitudes and mindsets through psychometrically-validated , multiple-choice questions.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

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Despite the challenges faced in the field of education – and particularly special education – both students and staff have proven ourselves to be a resilient bunch. D, SVP, Special Education–Behavior, Specialized Education Services, Inc. that I feel optimistic about what’s to come. Diane Myers, Ph.

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Achieve3000 updates blended learning, differentiated instruction tools

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KidBizBoost®, TeenBizBoost®, and EmpowerBoost® for Tier 2 and 3 Response to Intervention and special education in grades two through 12. idBizAccess®, TeenBizAccess®, and EmpowerAccess® for English language learners in grades two through 12.

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School’s Out for the Latest Y Combinator Batch, and Here’s What Its Edtech Graduates Are Up to

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The five-hour long test comes with about 100 questions. There are multiple-choice questions, coding exercises and two essay questions. ExceptionALLY Pronounced as two words (“exception - ally”), the Atlanta-based startup offers what it dubs a “TurboTax for special education.”

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French Startup Lalilo Raises $5.5M to Boost English Literacy in the US

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In France, Mezzour worked in special education at Apprentices d’Auteuil, an institution that serves immigrants and other children underserved by the traditional system. That experience would spur the pair to apply their academic training to build educational tools. During that time, they also did short teaching gigs.

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