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ViewSonic ClassSwift Software: Gain Insight to Student Learning & Progress

ViewSonic ClassSwift™ software helps teachers create instructional next steps, reduce prep time, and maximize learning. With real-time interactive tools such ... Read more

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Discovery Education to Integrate Responsible AI Assessment Tool into Award-Winning Discovery Education Experience

Charlotte, NC — Global edtech leader Discovery Education today announced plans to integrate a new, responsible, AI-powered assessment tool—Assessment Generator ... Read more

Live @ ISTE 2024

Look who’s talking—Auditi Chakravarty on Evidence-Based EdTech Innovations

Discussing R&D strategies for new learning techniques may be esoteric—at least for me—but it’s also essential. Auditi Chakravarty, CEO of ... Read more

AI in Education

Balancing Bloom, assessment, and AI

As AI becomes more embedded in learning, assessments can occur in diverse contexts and students develop practical skills.

Early this school year, faculty had a conversation about student teachers pulling all-nighters in order to complete their lesson plans. Most of the faculty commiserated their own experiences…

Personalized Learning

Personalized Learning: eSN Innovation Roundtable

Personalized learning has emerged as a pivotal strategy in educators’ quests to meet students where they are and boost engagement. Still, equitable access to technology, the right PD,…

College and Career Readiness

New guidance helps ID students ready for Algebra I

New guidance around Algebra 1 stresses the importance of a universally administered indicator of readiness as a starting place.

NWEA, a K-12 assessment and research organization, has announced new guidance for schools to support them in more equitably identifying students who may be ready for Algebra 1.

CoSN Corner

CoSN IT Leader Spotlight: Lisa Higgins

These IT Leader spotlights highlight how innovative edtech and IT leaders are influencing teaching and learning across the nation.

In partnership with CoSN, eSchool News is highlighting the innovative and dedicated work of IT leaders in school districts across the country.

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EPS Learning Programs Selected by Virginia Board of Education as Recommended Literacy Solutions

BETHESDA, Md./PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — EPS Learning, the leading provider of PreK-12 literacy solutions, announced that four of its programs have been ... Read more

District Management

How a district’s focus on data is advancing student growth

Data use and exceptional instruction are two critical factors in advancing student growth and achievement.

How can district leaders and educators support student growth and effectively use data, in real time, to truly inform instruction and ensure high achievement?

Emergency Planning & Response

Case management solutions are redefining school safety, threat assessment

Case management systems help school safety leaders--manual threat assessment program management can be challenging.

Students continue to face a variety of challenges in and outside of school--especially at the K-12 level. Pressures can range from high expectations to achieve or bullying, to…

Choosing the Right Assessments for Your District

6 Key Questions to Ask With the right assessment tools, K–12 educators can accurately measure students’ progress toward learning goals. ... Read more

Innovation Insights

Big Deals: Edtech industry news from HMH, Pearson, and Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS)

Learning technology company HMH announced it has acquired award-winning software company Writable, building on a longstanding partnership between the organizations ... Read more

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CASE Once Again Endorses Classworks® Special Education Platform

The Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) has re-endorsed Classworks® for an additional three years. The CASE Executive Committee ... Read more

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SpringMath by Sourcewell Receives Highest Possible Ratings from National Center on Intensive Intervention

Staples, Minn. — SpringMath, an award winning, complete MTSS solution for math, recently received the highest possible rating for fall ... Read more

Personalized Learning

Agency and self-direction: Giving students a voice

Students will have more success with self-direction when supported within a positive and caring learning environment.

Social-emotional skills are fundamental for success, in school and in life. But how can we ensure that all students learn these valuable lessons?

Diagnosing Wi-Fi Performance Issues with a Modern Wireless Assessment

A comprehensive wireless network assessment helped this historic Maryland college identify the causes of pervasive wi-fi performance issues. Reporting and ... Read more

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Smithsonian and Carolina Biological Announce New Version of Elementary Science Curriculum to Raise Bar in 3D Learning

BURLINGTON, NC — Carolina Biological, the leading school science supplier and the Smithsonian Science Education Center announced Smithsonian Science for ... Read more

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GoGuardian Launches Pear Deck Learning, a Comprehensive Ecosystem of Innovative Learning Tools

LOS ANGELES (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GoGuardian, the leading company delivering proven solutions to create effective, engaging, and safer learning environments, ... Read more

School Management

Addressing the root causes of chronic K-12 absenteeism

Chronic absenteeism is a challenge, particularly after the pandemic--here are strategies to understand the root cause and address it.

More children than ever are skipping school. The latest data shows that the number of public school students who miss at least 10 percent of their school days—whether…

Innovation Insights

Have digital portfolios come of age?

Online digital portfolios help students take ownership of their own learning.

It’s one of the longest-running promises of edtech: Have students provide proof of work online. Get better assessment results. Provide ... Read more

Curriculum & Assessment

How we reached student success with assessment proficiency

Assessment creation can be uncomfortable, but creating assessments is also one of the most important steps in accelerating student learning.

Teachers use a variety of methods to assess mastery of a topic. We use observations, quick formative assessments, longer summative assessments, and long-term benchmark assessments.

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Committee for Children Joins Forces with Aperture Education to Integrate Assessments and Curriculum to Build Social-Emotional Skills

Charlotte N.C. – Aperture Education, a Riverside Insights company and the leading provider of social-emotional skills assessment and intervention solutions, ... Read more

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EdTech Leader Swivl Expands Its Toolset, Launching the Mirror

MENLO PARK, Calif. (Newswire.com) – Swivl, a future-ready edtech company with a suite of reflective tools, announced today the addition ... Read more

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U.S. Education Secretary Appoints Baldwin Schools Superintendent to Board Overseeing the Nation’s Report Card

WASHINGTON – Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today appointed Baldwin Union Free School District Superintendent Shari Camhi to serve on the National Assessment Governing ... Read more

Innovation Insights

Big Deals—AI GUIDANCE for Schools Toolkit, Assessment PD for Teachers, and EV Buses Hit the Road.

New resources from Code.org, ETS, the International Society of Technology in Education, Khan Academy, the World Economic Forum, ISS, and more.

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New Program Gives High School Students Training and Job Placement in an Allied Healthcare Career

LIVONIA, Mich. – After a comprehensive and successful two-year pilot with more than 900 students, MedCerts has launched a training program ... Read more

Literacy

How efficacy studies improve literacy instruction

Prior to the pandemic, reading achievement had been showing little to no growth. Scores have continued to decline, in part because of pandemic-related learning interruptions.

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Riverside Insights Debuts CogAT.com Portal to Support Strengths-based, Differentiated Learning that Helps All Students Thrive

ITASCA, Ill. – Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today introduced www.CogAT.com, a new microsite to ... Read more

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