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How a Senior Writing Project Helped Make Coeur d’Alene a District of Choice

Ask a Tech Teacher

In 2015, Idaho adopted an open-enrollment policy allowing families to send students to their school of choice. This was good for families, but given the many challenges Coeur d’Alene faced daily, the policy had the potential to greatly affect matriculation throughout the district. From District Plans to Classroom Practices.

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?5 Invisible Barriers Preventing Change in Higher Ed

Edsurge

Everyone has an opinion when it comes to issues facing higher education. These illusive barriers are both articulated and reinforced through policies, actions, reporting structures, titles, and other aspects of our workplaces. Here are five organizational barriers that are preventing change in higher education: 1.

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3 Things That Matter for Charter Schools

ExcelinEd

It’s National Charter Schools Week and we are excited share the first blog from new ExcelinEd team member Dr. Cara Stillings Candal who will be heading up the organization’s policy work in private school choice. You may know her from her 2018 book, The Fight for the Best Charter Public Schools in the Nation.

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#TCEA14 Legislative Panel 2/4/2014

EdTechSandyK

Legislative and policy needs to modify as well. HB 5 - Virtual course requirements are now higher than requirements for face-to-face courses. Aycock : Still hearing one size fits all from higher ed people. Your opinion matters greatly because you are there. We focus on bubble sheets now. Unported License.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

In addition, I’ve begun to do some cursory analyses of the data set underlying the map in an attempt to identify patterns that may be useful in responding via policy and practice. Strong opinions may be weakly held. Tagged on: April 19, 2017 Are Higher Education Information Systems Inherently Insecure?

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

In addition, I’ve begun to do some cursory analyses of the data set underlying the map in an attempt to identify patterns that may be useful in responding via policy and practice. Strong opinions may be weakly held. Tagged on: April 19, 2017 Are Higher Education Information Systems Inherently Insecure?

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Epic Guide To Game Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

100+ Game Based Learning Resources to Get Started in Your Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Blog Posts and Current Resources. I like that they recently added a feature to evaluate the privacy policies and COPPA compliance of websites.