21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. For educators that may mean working with students in a face to face, elearning, or a blended environment. Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

During the edWebinar “ Technology in Rural Schools: Leading with Why,” the presenters discussed how they overcame challenges and helped the community understand the value of tech in schools. While some students may choose to stay in the local area, school leaders want them to have the skills to succeed if they decide to leave.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Here is a recap of the event, adapted from a blog post by NovoEd : Suzanne Gibbs Howard, Dean, IDEO U Suzanne Gibbs Howard, dean at IDEO U , says her university’s imperative is teaching creativity and problem-solving. To scale this capability, IDEO formed IDEO U and developed the capability to teach these skills online.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Many educators and parents, including the readers of this blog, may know that October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. We hope you’ll enjoy these insights and find them useful in your own practice. It’s vital that teachers, leaders, parents, and students raise their expectations for what’s possible!

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I thought for a good long while about how best to summarize this decade, and inspired by the folks at The Verge , who published a list of “ The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the decade in tech ,” I decided to do something similar: chronicle for you a decade of ed-tech failures and f**k-ups and flawed ideas. Good for you.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Each of these leaders is working in thoughtful and creative ways on the frontlines of some of today’s most pressing issues—from the way we think about learning, AI, and innovation to gun control, refugees, and student privacy. His generation, Hoth says, has “used technology and underestimation to our advantage.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In each interview, I ask the question of my special guest, " What do you know about learning that would make a dramatic difference to parents or students at this time? Her first book Crash Test Girl, An Unlikely Experiment in Using the Scientific Method to Answer Life's Biggest Questions, is on shelves now.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

. “ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” “Dear Mrs. .”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

” (Spoiler alert: because five-year-olds need coding skills so they can get jobs. ” Via The Washington Post : “ DeVos rejects invitation to meet with former for-profit college students.” ” Via The Washington Post : “ DeVos rejects invitation to meet with former for-profit college students.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

” Via Wired : “How a Child Moves Through a Broken Immigration System.” ” Via Wired : “How a Child Moves Through a Broken Immigration System.” ” Via The Mercury News : “ 23andme donating DNA kits to help reunite migrant families.” Immigration and Education. “The Dept.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “Yes, Bill Gates really compared Donald Trump to JFK – and said Trump could help education.” A bill in Missouri would end tenure for all new faculty hires starting in 2018 and require more student access to information about the job market for majors. Education Politics.

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

“Obama administration guidelines for LGBT student protections under Title IX remain in place, and the student codes at Liberty and Bob Jones Universities appear to violate them,” says Inside Higher Ed. .” President Trump gave a not-the-State-of-the-Union address to Congress on Tuesday. She Is A F **g Idiot.

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” “Not An Advocate for Students or the Public Interest” – historian Sherman Dorn on “ Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education.” ” More on the politics of student loans in the business of student loan section below. “Who Is Betsy DeVos ?” ” asks New York Magazine.

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