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Conga Empowers Edmentum to Boost Operational Efficiency and Increase Contract Processing Speed by 75 Percent

March 27, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

BROOMFIELD, COLO. – Conga, the global leader in Revenue Lifecycle Management solutions, has partnered with Edmentum, a global education leader ... Read more

Students with Special Needs

Is the ‘Growing Your Own’ pipeline working for special education teachers?

March 27, 2023 by Angela Nelson, CEO and President, Stages Learning

special educators need support in and out of the classroom.

District leaders report that one of the biggest challenges they face is a shortage of teachers, and in particular, a shortage of special education teachers. New data shows…

Riverside Insights and Kognito Partner to Offer Intervention Professional Development for School Health Providers

March 24, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

ITASCA, Ill. – Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today announced a partnership with Kognito, a ... Read more

Machine Learning in Education

5 ways educators can leverage ChatGPT

March 8, 2023 by Josh Corbett, 6th Grade Social Studies and Writing Teacher, Central Minnesota

Some educators are nervous about students using artificial intelligence to cheat on assignments, but tools like ChatGPT can enhance learning.

Artificial Intelligence is currently walking itself through the hallways of our schools and some teachers may not be leveraging this tool to enhance their teaching methods.

Curriculum & Assessment

How a major MD district boosted middle math achievement

February 21, 2023 by Laura Ascione

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Improving math achievement has long been a sticking point for U.S. schools, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic's negative impact on learning. Now, one Maryland school district is seeing…

Curriculum & Assessment

How to use alternative assessments in the classroom

January 23, 2023 by Terra Tarango, Director and Education Officer, Van Andel Institute for Education

Teachers can identify their power standards and create alternative assessments for student mastery in a way that’s both fun and effective.

Did you know that a 5th grade teacher is expected to guide students to mastery of 200 standards each year? Given a typical school year of 180 days,…

Curriculum Associates Names 31 Exemplar Teachers to Its 2023 Class of Extraordinary Educators™

January 4, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.—Curriculum Associates recently named its 2023 class of Extraordinary Educators, an annual program that celebrates and connects exemplar ... Read more

K-12 Cybersecurity

Risk assessments are awful, but necessary

January 4, 2023 by Ryan Cloutier, CISSP, President, SecurityStudio

Here are 5 ways to improve risk assessments in your district

Between 2021 and 2022, 56 percent of K-12 education organizations were hit by ransomware, a nearly 25 percent increase from the previous year. That’s a staggering number, and…

Curriculum & Assessment

Foundational literacy is key to reversing post-COVID reading declines

December 9, 2022 by Dean Elson, Chief Knowledge Officer, Reading Partners

We need schools, communities and individuals working together on equitable opportunities to put students on the path to reading proficiency.

Our first look at long-term trends in reading and math assessments since the pandemic began affirm what many education professionals were anticipating. The National Association for Educational Progress…

Online & Hybrid Learning

4 blended learning strategies for better student engagement

January 4, 2024December 8, 2022 by Robin Winder and Jason Odom, Directors of Instruction, FlexPoint Education Cloud and Florida Virtual School

The most important thing to remember when implementing new blended learning instructional strategies is that there is no universal way to do it

A 2019 Gallup study that included 128 schools and more than 110,000 students found that student engagement and hope were significantly positively related to student academic achievement progress…

Riverside Insights Wins Excellence in Equity Award for Accessibility Features

November 30, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

ITASCA, Ill. – Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today announced that it won Best Accessibility ... Read more

Learning Without Tears Showcases Assessments to Guide Instruction for Get Set for School®

November 20, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Washington, DC – Showcasing as part of its new literacy solution at the NAEYC (National Association for the Education of ... Read more

Riverside Insights Continues to Lead Innovation in Assessments for English Learners

October 27, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

ITASCA, Ill. – Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today announced the launch of the Battelle ... Read more

Students with Special Needs

What matters most for our special education teachers?

December 5, 2022October 19, 2022 by Angela Nelson, CEO and President, Stages Learning

It is crucial to provide special education teachers with learning opportunities that will help them succeed in making a difference in students’ lives

We all know the problem. There is a frightening shortage of special education teachers and it’s getting worse. Even prior to the pandemic, 98 percent of school districts…

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Teachers’ helper: Edtech as TA’s

October 4, 2022 by Kevin Hogan

Edtech can be a valuable tool when used by knowledgeable educators--here's how it benefits teaching and learning

In this episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan: 6 classroom tech tools that help educators’ mental health; 8 questions for educators as they use assessments…

Learning Without Tears Announces Assessments to Guide Instruction; Expanding Impact of Get Set for School®, a Complete Multisensory, Early Childhood Curriculum

September 21, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Washington, DC – Learning Without Tears’ acclaimed Early Childhood curriculum, Get Set for School® (GSS), will now include the new ... Read more

With Rising Concerns About Dyslexia in Young Learners, Riverside Insights Introduces First-of-its Kind Playbook to Streamline Evaluations

September 14, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

ITASCA, Ill. – Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today debuted a new Assessment Playbook focused ... Read more

IXL Learning Acquires Emmersion, Developer of AI-Powered Language Assessments

September 14, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

SAN MATEO, Calif. and LEHI, Utah — IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people worldwide, ... Read more

Curriculum & Assessment

8 questions for educators as they use assessments to support student learning

December 5, 2022September 13, 2022 by Chase Nordengren, PhD, Principal Research Lead for Effective Instructional Strategies, NWEA

Targeted questions can help educators better understand an assessment’s real purposes--and ensure that students get the most value from it

For assessments to be used effectively in schools, it’s important for districts and schools to consider what assessments are intended for and how the data gained from the…

FEV Tutor Students Achieve Higher Growth Scores in ELA and Math on NWEA MAP Growth, STAR, and i-Ready Assessments

August 18, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

BOSTON, Mass. – Aug. 18, 2022 – Fifty-six percent of U.S. public schools are using high-dosage tutoring to support learning ... Read more

Star Assessments Now Connect to Nearpod to Accelerate Student Growth

August 17, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Bloomington, MN (August 17, 2022) – Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is pleased to introduce a powerful ... Read more

Teacher Well-Being

3 ways to highlight productive urgency while avoiding teacher burnout

December 7, 2022August 5, 2022 by Ishmael Tabales, Principal, Union Hill Elementary School

An elementary principal explains how he creates a sense of purpose throughout his school without causing unnecessary anxiety and fear

When I came to Union Hill School about seven years ago, we were not performing at the level we wanted to in terms of state assessments. With some…

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

How to ensure digital equity in online testing

December 7, 2022July 6, 2022 by Dennis Pierce

If educators aren’t paying attention to digital equity, the integrity of online exam results could be called into question

As more high-stakes exams transition to an all-digital format, experts warn that students who are not as digitally literate as their peers could be placed at a disadvantage.

Jefferson County Public Schools Raises Math and Reading NWEA MAP Growth Scores with FEV Tutor

June 23, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

WOBURN, Mass. – June 23, 2022 – Students in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) who participated in online tutoring sessions ... Read more

Edsby Introduces ‘Perspective Analyze’ to Help Teachers Make Evidence-Based Instructional Decisions

June 2, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

ANDOVER, MASS (June 2, 2022) – Edsby®, the award-winning social learning environment designed for K–12 education, today introduced Perspective Analyze, helping ... Read more

Riverside Insights Acquires Aperture Education

June 2, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

ITASCA, Ill. – June 2, 2022 – Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today announced its ... Read more

Riverside Insights and Educator Impact Partner to Improve Student Well-being and Enrich School Cultures

May 6, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

ITASCA, Ill. – May 6, 2022 – Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today announced a ... Read more

CenterPoint’s Illustrative Mathematics Certified and EL Education Aligned Assessments Now Integrated with Kiddom’s High-Quality Digital Curriculum to Support Learning and Instruction

May 3, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CenterPoint Education Solutions, a nonprofit provider of assessment solutions, curriculum services, and professional ... Read more

New York State Education Department Approves IXL’s Real-Time Diagnostic to Assess K-12 students

April 21, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

SAN MATEO, Calif. — IXL, the personalized learning platform used by more than 13 million students, announced that the New ... Read more

State of Utah Approves Funding for Continued Use of YouScience Discovery Statewide

March 30, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

AMERICAN FORK, Utah, March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — YouScience, the only provider of a fully-integrated platform for aptitude-based assessments, personalized career guidance, ... Read more

Riverside Insights and 7 Mindsets Partner to Improve Student Well-being with Lessons for SEL

March 24, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

ITASCA, Ill. – March 24, 2022 – Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today announced a ... Read more

District Management

How the COVID crisis caused K-12 to rethink testing

March 21, 2022 by Trenton Goble, VP of K-12 Strategy, Instructure

Educators are concerned that summative assessments make students anxious, and they want to move to a more balanced testing approach

The pandemic reignited the debate over shifting away from high-stakes testing to a more balanced assessment approach that’s part of the regular instructional cycle.

Riverside Insights Joins Forces with Renzulli Learning to Foster Instructional Equity through Engagement

March 16, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

ITASCA, Ill. – March 16, 2022 – Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today announced a ... Read more

YouScience Releases Career Insights Report on Women, STEM, and the Talent Shortage

March 9, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

AMERICAN FORK, Utah, March 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — YouScience, a leader in aptitude-based assessments, personalized career guidance, and industry-recognized certifications that support ... Read more

KIPP Public Schools Expands Partnership with YouScience Bringing Student Aptitude Assessments to 48 Schools Across the Nation

March 3, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

AMERICAN FORK, Utah, March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, YouScience announced its career guidance tool, YouScience Discovery, is now available for students in 48 ... Read more

Internet Connectivity

Why e-learning requires Wi-Fi optimization

December 5, 2022February 16, 2022 by Roger Sands, CEO and Co-Founder, Wyebot, Inc.

Edtech can support and promote student learning, but not without the support of a reliable and optimized district Wi-Fi network

Schools are officially in the age of technological learning. There are 1:1 programs, hybrid classrooms, free online learning platforms, eLearning applications and assessments, video collaborations, and the expectation…

District Management

6 key trends shaping the future of K-12 assessment

February 15, 2022 by Laura Ascione

A new report indicates a growing educator desire to switch to a balanced K-12 assessment approach

Most educators are concerned that summative assessments cause students undue anxiety, adding to growing concerns over the state of K-12 assessments and how they're created, delivered, and interpreted.

Aperture Education Expands its Research and Development Team

January 28, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Charlotte N.C. (Jan. 28, 2022) — Aperture Education, the leading provider of research-based social and emotional learning (SEL) assessments for ... Read more

The State of Utah Empowers Educators to Close the Career Exposure Gap for Students Across the State

January 27, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

AMERICAN FORK, Utah, Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — YouScience, the only fully-integrated platform provider of highly accurate aptitude-based assessments, personalized career guidance, ... Read more

Curriculum Associates Selects 35 Standout Teachers for Its 2022 Class of Extraordinary Educators

January 11, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., January 10, 2022— Curriculum Associates recently named 35 teachers to the 2022 class of Extraordinary Educators, an ... Read more

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