Mastery-based and adaptive learning tools are showing real promise in helping students improve their math skills, even with minimal use. Platforms like SplashLearn and Khan Academy personalize ...

Istation, provider of digital reading instruction and assessment tools, is expanding to personalized math resources with the introduction of Istation Math. "Built on the same research-based model as ...

Jessie Woolley-Wilson, president and CEO of education technology company DreamBox, did not originally plan on working in education. After receiving her MBA from Harvard, in 1990, she headed straight ...

Game-based learning is helping 8th graders connect with math by turning lessons into interactive challenges. Activities like probability simulations, algebra games, and adaptive digital platforms make ...

KOMOTO: $332.4 thousand to Belfast-based Komoto Learning in angel funding from The Halo Fund. The startup creates adaptive math games for students to use on their mobile devices outside the classroom.

Some of the year’s top ed-tech tools include a free slideshow creator, a reading tool with embedded assessments, and an adaptive math practice game. How many of 2014’s top tools have you used? During ...

Recognition that “games can provide challenging experiences that incorporate effective learning principles and sustained engagement,” led Dr. Kristy Goodwin of Macquarie University to study what she ...