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7 Reasons Advancement Courses Has Excellent Teacher Professional Development

The CoolCatTeacher

Teacher professional development needs to be practical, fit your schedule, and improve your classroom — and I’ve found professional development from Advancement Courses that does just that! Recently, I took a course from Advancement Courses called Teaching Computer Science in 6-12. Look at Courses.

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Coursera Is Now a Public Company. What Does That Mean For Higher Education?

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Coursera’s founders and CEO rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange today, as the online-learning company became a rare edtech enterprise to go public. And because it’s a pandemic, the event was online and the bell was virtual (perhaps fitting for an online-learning company). What does it need all that for? There are 1.3

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What Really Happened in Hybrid Classrooms This Year

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsor: Advancement Courses. And join me as I take my courses this summer from Advancement Courses. Remember to use COOL20 to receive 20% off your course. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Tech Professions Students Should Consider

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Their courses are difficult, and it can be hard to find the time to attend class, study for exams and write research papers. Companies may use systems like Slack or Google Cloud. Robotics engineer Robotics engineers have to constantly test, analyze and maintain prototypes and robotic components they create.

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4 Emerging Edtech Trends in 2020

The CoolCatTeacher

From coding to robotics and augmented reality and his favorite (which he saved for last), learn how a leading-edge K-8 program is using technology to teach all students the skills and thinking capacities they need to be successful in the modern era. Today’s sponsor: Advancement Courses.

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3 Basic Things Every School Should Teach Relating to Technology

The CoolCatTeacher

Jorge Valenzuela, the author of Rev Up Robotics, discusses the three things schools should be teaching so students are ready. Hear an overview of computational thinking, algorithms, and robotics with Jorge Valenzuela. Today’s Sponsor is Advancement Courses. You can save 20% off each course with the code COOL20.

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A Very Useful Guide to Virtual Classroom Collaboration

The CoolCatTeacher

Subscribe to the Show This week's sponsor Microsoft 's Free AI Course for Educators Microsoft has an amazing artificial intelligence course for educators that will help you and your education team have the knowledge you need to understand the best practices for artificial intelligence in schools. AIforEducators. So sign up today.

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