NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Lee Ann Potter, director of Educational Outreach at the Library of Congress, shared in a press release : We are delighted to see the creative ways in which these three interactives support students’ investigations of government, legislation and the role each of us can play in participating in our nation’s civic life. Curriculum Guide.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

From the SPARC press release : “Congress Funds $5 Million Open Textbook Grant Program in 2018 Spending Bill.” ” But “changes are coming” to the university’s writing center, the administration has threatened. Soon to be The Atlantic’s Adam Harris. Congrats on the new gig.).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” In reviewing Srnicek’s book in March, New York Times media journalist John Hermann wrote , Platforms are, in a sense, capitalism distilled to its essence. It still runs testing centers and has testing contracts. They issue a lot of press releases; technology journalists happily rewrite them. I can’t.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2023

Credit: Valerie Plesh for The Hechinger Report On social media, Mercado glimpsed videos of other teachers who were quitting their jobs, including educators with far more experience than she had. That person has the most power to change the trajectory ,” said Sharif el-Mekki, the CEO of the nonprofit Center for Black Educator Development.

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Elementary Report Training Classroom 71

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

Wednesday, April 9th at 4pm Thinking Scientifically: Video and Formative Assessment with POPstar Robert Miller , POPstar Robert Miller - an award-winning 5th-grade teacher - hosts this interactive workshop covering inquiry-based science curriculum; the creative use of video; and one of his favorite resources, NSTA’s Formative Assessment Probes.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

students to address the most pressing national and global challenges." Pearson announced this week that it plans to release a free learning management system aimed at the higher education market. Updates and Upgrades Apple released its latest iOS this week. Updates and Upgrades Apple released its latest iOS this week.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO — It was two days before the start of the school year, and Lauren Koehler shrugged off her backpack and slid out of a maroon hoodie as she approached the blocky, concrete building that houses the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Enrollment Center. And these aren’t the only reasons Koehler’s task can seem Sisyphean.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

badges, a printable flyer, and a press release ; we''ve got an awesome set of accepted presentations so far; we''ve kept our iEARN strand , as well as added a strand of sessions on the global " Education for All " campaign; and we have got a terrific set of keynote speakers --speaking of which.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this year, and equity remained front and center, too, continuing conversations around inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. We headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Pretty much everything that is NOT covered by the edtech trade press. Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Cybersecurity Knowledge Quiz | Pew Research Center → This is not easy (though I did get 10/10). Worth the long read. Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Are computers teachers? The new laptop ban highlights this mistrust."

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Pretty much everything that is NOT covered by the edtech trade press. Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Cybersecurity Knowledge Quiz | Pew Research Center → This is not easy (though I did get 10/10). Worth the long read. Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Are computers teachers? The new laptop ban highlights this mistrust."

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MindShift

AUGUST 17, 2016

Little was left to the imagination when, in 2015, a controversial virtual reality simulator titled 08:46 put users in the perspective of an office worker trapped in the World Trade Center. Although we currently inhabit diverse and absorbing media ecologies, few will argue with the notion that the real world still has much to offer.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? Tagged on: March 7, 2017 Facebook program at school causes controversy | Cincinnati.com → The dispute centers around the new Summit Learning Platform, an online program developed by Facebook and a group of California-based charter schools.

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EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

In turn, Microsoft released an educational version of the popular block-building game this fall. Someone’s got to write all these education technology press releases , after all. ” Industry, not the child’s imagination as Seymour would have it, largely dictates the shape and direction of the CS trend. .

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Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 31, 2011

For more info -- maybe -- see the Department of Education press release.) Politics and Policies Missouri governor Jay Nixon signed into law the revisions to the infamous Senate Bill 54 , a law that would have effectively banned any private teacher-student interaction on social media sites. The cost of college is increasing.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” The Whiteboard Advisors’ latest “Education Insider” report ( PDF ) is on assessment trends, higher education, and the presidential campaigns. ” The university recently decided not to partner with the for-profit ITT, and I do wonder if that decision counted as a positive or negative in Moody’s assessment.

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Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to the American Enterprise Institute ,” from the Press Office. From the Department of Education Press Office : “ Secretary DeVos Announces Approval of 11 ESSA Plans.” ” From the Governor of Iowa ’s press office: “Gov. “The U.S. Reynolds, Lt.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

” The University of Northern New Jersey had a website – one with a.edu domain, to boot – as well as several active social media profiles. According to a report released in June by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce , “Of the 11.6 Jobs for Grads.

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Technology Education Secondary Pearson 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” In 2011, Ning was acquired by “lifestyle” site Glam Media for around $150 million. (And honestly, it’s probably not your job either.).

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Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Two debt collectors said in separate statements this week that they will not assess collection fees on defaulted student loan borrowers who quickly enter repayment, despite new guidance from the Department of Education.” ” asks the Idaho Press. The Southern Poverty Law Center.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2016

.” I say “sneer” because that’s often been the media’s attitude towards students who pursue their education at for-profit universities, those who – for a variety of reasons – might not understand the way in which the prestige market or “signaling” works.

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Education Technology Company Industry 40

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Here’s the organization’s press release , announcing the rebranding. The Center for American Progress also slammed the ACICS in a report issued this week. Microsoft has released an early access version of its Minecraft : Education Edition. Another for-profit chain on the brink? Oh VR promises.

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

From the Department of Education press release : “ Secretary DeVos Releases Statement on President Trump ’s Decision to Withdraw the U.S. Department of Education Launches New IDEA Website ,” the Department of Education’s press release pronounces. training centers.” “U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

“Parents are unaware that concepts like Critical Race Theory and Comprehensive Sex Education are being taught under the guise of Social Emotional Learning programs,” Logan said in a press release sent to multiple reporters, “and that has to change.”. If we can do it, other parent groups can too,” she said in a press release.

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Education Learning Survey Elementary 115

Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Zuck responds to some of the backlash to his VR Puerto Rico visit, FB PR is pressing on this as well pic.twitter.com/NzR93PHDys — Lucas Matney (@lucasmtny) October 10, 2017. blouse after winning the $1 million Global Teacher Prize is accused of violating her conditions of release by stealing a $28 dog leash.”

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MOOC Education Kaplan Company 43

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

releases records at center of a lawsuit over accrediting panels.” ” In other learn-to-code news, the press release says that “ Mattel Expands Partnership With Tynker , Setting Goal To Introduce 10 Million Kids To Coding By 2020.” Accreditations and Certifications and Competencies.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

” Here’s the Department of Education Press Office fanfare. Via The New York Times : “In Her Words: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Assesses a Year on the Job.” ” Via The Portland Press Herald : “Head of UMaine System has financial stake in firm seeking multimillion-dollar contract for Orono campus.”

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Education Robotics Company OER 49

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2017

This story was produced by the Center for Public Integrity in collaboration with StateImpact Oklahoma , a reporting project of NPR member stations in Oklahoma. Similar petroleum boards in Kansas, Illinois and Ohio declined to fulfill records requests filed by the Center. It was reprinted with permission.

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Industry Education Company Groups 53

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

By the end of this mid-November day, more than 300 young men had left interviews at Detroit’s Cobo Center with offers from a wide variety of Detroit-area companies, large and small. Compared to other groups in the U.S., Related: Can the hundreds of education experts who flocked to Mississippi improve life for the state’s black boys?

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

The Department of Education has released a “Higher Education Supplement to the National Education Technology Plan ,” just in the nick of time I guess. Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Department of Education has released data showing there were 539 institutions placed on heightened cash monitoring as of Dec.

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MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. ” Via the Detroit Free Press : “Another corruption case has surfaced for the troubled Detroit Public Schools , this one involving a former grants administrator who is charged with pocketing nearly $1.3 More via Politico.

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

The company behind the ACT on Wednesday announced plans for a Center for Equity in Learning, which will focus on helping underserved students succeed in college and the work force.” ” “ Northwest Evaluation Association To Enter State Assessment Market,” says Education Week. ” More via the Associated Press.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

The National Endowment for the Humanities issued a press release : “NEH Statement on Proposed FY 2018 Budget.” In a resignation memo and other correspondence leaked to the media, he also cited broader disagreements with the direction of the department under Secretary Betsy DeVos as reasons for his departure.”

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