BOSTON, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning
technology company Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt today announced major enhancements to its connected
teaching and learning platform, Ed® and to
the HMH Growth Measure, its embedded, evidence-based assessment
system. This next step in the evolution of HMH's platform and
built-in assessment functionality will create even more seamless
integration across district and school edtech ecosystems,
underscoring HMH's commitment to supporting educators in COVID
learning recovery and improving outcomes for all learners.
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Combining the best of technology, content, and instruction, the
newly-improved Ed provides a personalized user experience
with HMH's robust suite of programs. The new interface
streamlines access to HMH solutions for both teachers and students
with features and improvements like easier content discovery,
enhanced lesson planning and rostering tools, and updates to the
Teacher's Corner professional learning content hub. HMH Go, the
free mobile app, will continue to make it possible for students to
complete exercises offline and sync-up the next time they're
connected.
Also part of this back-to-school refresh are programs newly
available on Ed this fall, including HMH intervention
program English 3D, which supports mastery of academic
language for multilingual learners, an important focus for learning
recovery. HMH's adaptive practice program Waggle will
include a new K-2 student experience for ELA and Math, providing
the youngest learners with new opportunities to polish their
foundational skills. Enhancements to Amira Learning, the
award-winning AI-based reading tutor, will offer Spanish language
support and expanded grade levels.
"We know the pandemic has widened the range of student
achievement levels in one classroom, making it even more
challenging for teachers to differentiate instruction and support
their learners at various points on the learning continuum," said
Greg Collins, SVP of Platform at
HMH. "By streamlining the user experience on Ed and introducing
enhanced precision in assessment through the HMH Growth Measure,
educators will be equipped with powerful data to make instructional
decisions and an elegant user experience."
New HMH Growth Measure features will enable increased precision
for educators assessing where students are at the beginning of the
new school year and throughout following months, including a new
grade level equivalency indicator. Educators will be able to use
this data to hone instruction, create groups, tailor assignments,
and drive automated placement in HMH's adaptive supplemental and
intervention solutions. Leveraging data from the HMH Growth
Measure, the Growth Report will now provide benchmark data at both
the whole-class and individual-student levels, including an
at-a-glance view that helps quickly identify the most at-risk
students.
"The HMH Student Growth Measure is more than just another
assessment," said Maureen Ruether,
Secondary Curriculum Coordinator for Springboro Schools. "With 25
years in education, it is refreshing to come across an
ever-evolving tool that demystifies data collection for teachers.
The feedback we are now able to provide parents and, more
importantly, students is critical in meeting our achievement
goals."
To learn more, visit hmhco.com/connected.
About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
(NASDAQ: HMHC) is a learning technology company committed to
delivering connected solutions that engage learners, empower
educators and improve student outcomes. As a leading provider of
K–12 core curriculum, supplemental and intervention solutions and
professional learning services, HMH partners with educators and
school districts to uncover solutions that unlock students'
potential and extend teachers' capabilities. HMH serves more than
50 million students and 3 million educators in 150 countries. For
more information, visit www.hmhco.com.
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Contact
Katie Marshall
Communications Manager
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
617-351-5057
katie.marshall@hmhco.com
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