How Publishers Can Help School Districts Move Seamlessly into the Future of Education

As 2021 progresses, more than 13,000 school districts in the US have to make critical decisions regarding the adoption of instructional materials. This year, the job is tougher. A raging pandemic in 2020 practically turned 385 years of public education system upside down in a matter of 2 weeks. By January 2021, over one-third of school-age children in the US haven’t set foot in a physical classroom for 10 months.

Incorporating evidence-based programs under tight budgets has always been a challenge for districts. That’s the case even more now, with widespread remote learning necessities and pandemic-induced budget cuts. Educational publishers, therefore, need to adapt quickly to help school districts deliver education that is compliant with current demands. Being able to support school districts will not only help publishers remain relevant but also ensure enhanced monetization from their offerings.

MagicBox™ being an end-to-end digital publishing and next-generation content distribution platform enables publishers to meet the various requirements of school districts. Here’s how.

1. Meaningful and Actionable Data Insights

Due to student and parent demand for some form of continuing online instruction in the future years, 2 in 10 districts have already adopted or plan to adopt virtual schooling as part of the district portfolio post-Covid. The majority of districts already have a 1:1 device program. This has led to a deluge of EdTech tools that they are now struggling to manage. Districts need data analytics to be able to make informed technology decisions that can fuel student success. With proper data analysis, districts can make important decisions regarding critical components of virtual instruction, like curriculum design, mode of delivery, student data privacy, and more.

The Solution for Data Analysis

A powerful digital platform with a robust analytics engine offers educational publishers and schools/school districts can get critical insights into:

• Learnings behavior and demographics
• Student performance reports
• Content consumption patterns
• Engagement levels
• Licenses consumed by schools
• Device usage trends

Based on these insights, publishers can offer districts better learning materials to help with knowledge retention, professional development, corrective actions, and remediation. Moreover, publishers can understand each individual district’s base core framework and resources to help them fulfill learning objectives. This brings us to the next point.

2. Adhering to Each District’s Textbook Adoption Policies

Each district in the US has its standards for the adoption of K-12 learning materials. For instance, state-adopted science and math textbooks in California adhere to a rubric called California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS) Toolkit for Instructional Materials Evaluation (TIME), introduced in 2013, which emphasizes hands-on projects.

The Solution for Effective RFPs

With a white-labeled digital learning platform for K-12 education, educational publishers… Read more