Differentiated instruction

Positive Action, Inc. Launches Pasela Digital Interactive Platform for Social and Emotional Learning

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Software as a service, PAI, Genome, Education, School, Climate, Differentiated instruction, Public policy, Policy, Bullying, Absenteeism, Student, Positive, Content, Randomized controlled trial, Positive Action campaign, Management

TWIN FALLS, Idaho, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Positive Action, Inc. ("PAI"), a leading education and technology company for evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) programs, announced today that it has launched Pasela™, a software as a service (SaaS) platform that enables digital implementation of the Positive Action® Program.

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  • TWIN FALLS, Idaho, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Positive Action, Inc. ("PAI"), a leading education and technology company for evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) programs, announced today that it has launched Pasela™, a software as a service (SaaS) platform that enables digital implementation of the Positive Action® Program.
  • "Positive Action remains one of the most effective educational programs available, and Pasela vastly improves the scalability of our products."
  • The Positive Action Program offers more than 2,000 lessons that have been scientifically validated through multiple randomized controlled trials.
  • In addition, the platform includes a suite of fully interactive features that streamline and simplify the implementation process.

Personalized Learning is a 'Mindset Shift' Focused on Needs, Pace of Students

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Learning, Differentiated instruction, Student, NHA, Peak, National Heritage Academies, Multimedia, Warrendale, School, NCDPI, Comprehension, National heritage, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Growth, Personalized learning, Tutoring, Apex

Her students use a process called Personalized Learning, which enables them to get up and change from one group to another more often, a change Fischer's students relish.

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  • Her students use a process called Personalized Learning, which enables them to get up and change from one group to another more often, a change Fischer's students relish.
  • Personalized Learning , also called Differentiated Instruction, refers to the use of instructional practices to help students learn to their potential in each subject.
  • Students are often divided into tier groups of three to five in number based on their understanding of a topic.
  • "During small group time, students work on their learning plans to progress through the academic standards at their own pacing.

Workforce Science Associates Launches Suite of Assessments Focused on Leadership and Culture

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Research, Organization, WSA, Motivation, Differentiated instruction, Gaps, Multimedia, Growth, Kenexa, Leadership, Environment, Front line, Management, Risk management

WSA assessments help organizations address gaps in their bench strength and provide individualized development plans to enhance the areas that are proven to drive higher employee engagement.

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  • WSA assessments help organizations address gaps in their bench strength and provide individualized development plans to enhance the areas that are proven to drive higher employee engagement.
  • "Insights provided by the WSA leadership assessments make sure managers address the root cause of lower engagement and manager effectiveness scores rather than just merely treating the symptoms," said Lisa Wager, executive consultant of WSA.
  • "In addition, our new assessments along with our consulting services provide a targeted and scientifically proven approach to high-performance leadership."
  • WSA assessments are aligned to its validated engagement model, which has been developed through research over the past 40 years.

Reading Plus Wins 2021 EdTech Breakthrough Award for Adaptive Learning Solution Provider of the Year

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Articles, Education, Applied linguistics, Learning to read, Educational psychology, Reading, Educational practices, Educational technology, Literacy, Differentiated instruction

WINOOSKI, Vt., June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reading Plus, an evidence-based online program that uses personalized instruction to improve students reading proficiency, was recognized as the Adaptive Learning Solution Provider of the Year in the 2021 EdTech Breakthrough Awards.

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  • WINOOSKI, Vt., June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reading Plus, an evidence-based online program that uses personalized instruction to improve students reading proficiency, was recognized as the Adaptive Learning Solution Provider of the Year in the 2021 EdTech Breakthrough Awards.
  • Reading Plus is an adaptive literacy tool designed to support teachers with differentiated instruction for all students, including Tiers 1-3 and multilingual learners.
  • Used by more than 1 million students, Reading Plus improves reading proficiency by 2.5 grade levels in a single school year.
  • Used in more than 7,800 schools, the Reading Plus program is helping over 1 million students become confident, lifelong readers.

Research-Based Science Curriculum Improves Outcomes for Students and Teachers

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Monday, June 7, 2021
Articles, Education, Learning, Education reform, Standards-based education, Educational psychology, Educational practices, Education in the United States, Next Generation Science Standards, Curriculum, Inquiry-based learning, Differentiated instruction

KnowAtom ,curriculum designed for theNext Generation Science Standards, delivers a shared platform for best practices that goes beyond a product into a partnership for next-generation teaching practices.

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  • KnowAtom ,curriculum designed for theNext Generation Science Standards, delivers a shared platform for best practices that goes beyond a product into a partnership for next-generation teaching practices.
  • The research notedby designing for Next Generation Science Standards, KnowAtom gives teachers the information and resources they need to adopt more open-ended, inquiry-based science practices into theireveryday instructional practices.
  • The new science standards require a learner-centered approach where teachers and learners partner to create new ideas, and the KnowAtom approach supports this critical connection.
  • A recent KnowAtom blog post explains how schools can achieve better results with research-based science curriculum.

Savvas Learning Company's enVision Mathematics Honored with Gold Stevie Award

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Education, Articles, Learning, Pedagogy, Educational psychology, Educational practices, Curricula, Envision, Educational technology, Adaptive learning, Instructional design, Differentiated instruction

"\nThe judges praised enVision as a "... well-designed, interactive online education tool to bring math to children ...."\n"We are so pleased that enVision Mathematics has won this prestigious award," said Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company.

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  • "\nThe judges praised enVision as a "... well-designed, interactive online education tool to bring math to children ...."\n"We are so pleased that enVision Mathematics has won this prestigious award," said Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company.
  • With its adaptive learning and differentiated instructional design, enVision provides an innovative and engaging curriculum with extensive customization options to empower teachers and increase student achievement.
  • Featuring problem-based learning combined with visual instruction, enVision excels at helping students develop deep conceptual understanding of mathematics.
  • Another judge summarized: "With multiple options for curriculum delivery, Savvas Learning Company\'s enVision Mathematics offering has garnered positive recognition from independent organizations and glowing reviews from educators.

Lexia Learning and Voyager Sopris Learning Recognize Structured Literacy Champions with ‘Dr. Louisa Moats Award’

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Primary, Secondary, Preschool, Education, Technology, Other Technology, Other Education, Continuing, Articles, Education, Applied linguistics, Pedagogy, XC2, Lexia, Differentiated instruction, Educational technology, Reading, Sopris, Literacy, Lexia Learning, Voyager Sopris Learning, Cambium Learning Group, LEXIA LEARNING, VOYAGER SOPRIS LEARNING, CAMBIUM LEARNING GROUP

b"Lexia\xc2\xae Learning and Voyager Sopris Learning \xc2\xae today announced three awardees and three finalists of the first-ever \xe2\x80\x9cDr.

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  • b"Lexia\xc2\xae Learning and Voyager Sopris Learning \xc2\xae today announced three awardees and three finalists of the first-ever \xe2\x80\x9cDr.
  • Entrants were asked to submit video or written answers to four key areas of the award criteria, including how LETRS has transformed the applicant\xe2\x80\x99s literacy teaching strategies and instruction.\nThe award is named in honor of internationally recognized literacy expert, Dr. Louisa Moats .
  • Moats has been a leader in the nationwide effort to revolutionize literacy education and align it with reading science.
  • With robust offerings for differentiated instruction, personalized learning, assessment, and professional learning, Lexia helps more learners read, write, and speak with confidence.

NetDragon Demonstrates Digital Education Achievements at The Fourth Digital China Summit

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Monday, May 3, 2021
Education, Articles, Learning, Educational practices, Pedagogy, Massively multiplayer online games, NetDragon Websoft, Educational technology, National Council for Educational Technology, 5G, Personalized learning, Differentiated instruction

During the summit, NetDragon shared its achievements in digital education and demonstrated more than 20 innovative digital education products and solutions such as teaching assistant robots, AR classes, NCET virtual experiments and 5G mobile smart classrooms, which were well-received by the participants.\nDr.

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  • During the summit, NetDragon shared its achievements in digital education and demonstrated more than 20 innovative digital education products and solutions such as teaching assistant robots, AR classes, NCET virtual experiments and 5G mobile smart classrooms, which were well-received by the participants.\nDr.
  • Xiong Li, CEO of NetDragon, shared the Company\'s experience in uncovering the value of education data to promote the development of digital education in various countries during the round-table dialogue session.
  • In 2020, NetDragon entered into a country-level partnership with Egypt\'s Ministry of Education and the Company\'s online education products are now used by 23 million teachers and students in Egypt.
  • Dr. Xiong Li said that starting from Egypt, NetDragon will help support education policy, differentiated teaching and students\' personalized learning through uncovering the value of education data.

Achieve3000 Acquires Teachonomy to Expand Support for K-12 Educators

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Education, Articles, Learning, Pedagogy, Educational technology, Educational practices, Differentiated instruction, Teaching, Virtual learning environment

One of the cornerstones of the Teachonomy platform is the Teacher Success Summit, an annual virtual learning event now in its third year.

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  • One of the cornerstones of the Teachonomy platform is the Teacher Success Summit, an annual virtual learning event now in its third year.
  • The Teachonomy platform bolsters an established and robust professional learning services program at Achieve3000 aimed at providing differentiated instruction and equity in the classroom.
  • "At Achieve3000, we are passionate about supporting educators, and we view Teachonomy as a great resource to offer more options, including many virtual ones, to better serve our educator community," said Stuart Udell, CEO, Achieve3000.
  • Using personalized and differentiated solutions, Achieve3000 enables educators to help all students achieve accelerated growth.

Creator of SMART Boards Teams Up with Google, Microsoft, and Canvas to Help Teachers Streamline Use of Multiple Technologies During Remote Learning

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Thursday, September 10, 2020
Education, Articles, Teaching, Pedagogy, Learning, Educational practices, Educational psychology, Educational technology, Educational software, Microsoft Teams, Differentiated instruction, Lesson

Lesson pacing control allows teachers to more easily manage their classroom and keep students on task while still enabling differentiated learning.

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  • Lesson pacing control allows teachers to more easily manage their classroom and keep students on task while still enabling differentiated learning.
  • The new integrations make it easier for students to navigate remote learning, freeing up teacher time to focus on learning moments instead of troubleshooting technology.
  • Microsoft Teams: SLS Online gives teachers a richer way to deliver lessons in Microsoft Teams especially while video conferencing.
  • A consistent innovator for over 30 years, SMART is the inventor of the SMART Board and the developer of SMART Notebook, the world's most popular collaborative learning software, and part of the SMART Learning Suite.