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Are you smarter than a 5-year-old? Take this into consideration: Kindergarteners across the country are now creating podcasts. Podcasts are just one of the ways technology has been integrated into classroom…even classrooms at the Kindergarten level. We came across an article in the latest Education Week issue that discusses how teachers are turning to podcasts to practice reading, writing, and speaking skills.

Have you heard the news? Texas has announced that as part of Proclamation 2020 they will require that publishers use the machine-readable TEKS standards that have been provided by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). These standards are provided in the IMS Global CASE-Certified machine-readable format.

Updates to The EdGate Standards Repository include:

A vast number of companies are investing in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) as computers have to be programmed to understand what next logical step to take with AI and ML. For computers to “see” and “hear” requires a plethora of data points and algorithms. At the same time, society needs to be ready to embrace, and as needed, challenge this technology.

According to a recent report from New America, the Boston Public Schools have improved learning outcomes among students in pre-k through second grade by developing a curriculum that connects seamlessly from one year to the next.

While EdGate is known for aligning publisher's curriculum to standards, we persistently work to provide new and cost-effective solutions to address the needs of all clients on any scale.

In the last few weeks, 960 new resources have been added to the Curriculum Matrix from the sources listed below

• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient Literature

• Battery University

• California State University

• Fordham University

• Illuminations/NCTM

• Khan Academy

• Kids National Geographic