Lexia Learning and MetaMetrics announced the addition of Lexile measures for all students who have completed the Lexia RAPID Assessment (RAPID). Lexile reader measures are now available via the class table and the district and school exports in the myLexia data reporting platform for educators.
The Idaho State Department of Education has approved IXL Learning's IXL Language Arts for use in K5 classrooms statewide. This adoption makes it easier for Idaho schools to implement IXL's platform to help learners at all levels make strides in literacy.
An increasing number of educators use similar augmented and virtual reality experiences to teach scientific concepts, as online and digital curricula continue to guide classroom instruction. Still, many teachers rely on hands-on activities and lab kits.
The core concepts are delivered online by Flipped Learning Global Initiative, a curator of Flipped Learning best practices. Educators' access the content via short videos on their own time and pace. This is followed by practical application delivered by certified on-site facilitators who customize and localize immersive hands-on workshops and support.
Edmentum and Reflection Sciences, Inc. are partnering to deliver a full integration of Reflection Science's Minnesota Executive Function Scale assessment into Exact Path's individualized learning program.
Following the trend of gamifying instruction, districts are now using training programs that allow users to score points, move up levels and earn other digital rewards.
As humankind marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing and launches unmanned Mars missions, school districts continue to blaze trails in teaching space exploration.
K12 Inc. (NYSE:LRN), a technology-based education company and leading provider of K-12 online curriculum, school programs, and one-to-one learning solutions, is breaking new ground in bridging the gap between parents and information about their children’s education. According to Pew Research, 77 percent of Americans own a smart phone. And more than 65 percent of parents […]
PublicSchoolWORKS has launched the “Stay Safe. Speak Up!” mobile app to make it more convenient to securely report safety concerns, including bullying, discrimination and more. Free for PublicSchoolWORKS customers, the app is part of the PublicSchoolWORKS Stay Safe. Speak Up! student safety reporting system.
Today's student must learn to code. Yet, many districts struggle to implement comprehensive coding programs that work for students in various schools and grades, and that keep up with advancing technology.
