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Which Edtech Companies Are Producing the Best Research-Based Products?

Edsurge

As Alpha Public Schools administrator Jin-Soo Huh told EdSurge this past summer , “Edtech companies have a responsibility when putting out studies to understand data clearly and present it accurately.” Here are the top companies in each category. The Learning Sciences Category: BrainQuake, Inc.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

This year’s 1 3th edition will swamp San Diego’s waterfront for four days and feature 1,000 speakers, including Thomas Friedman and Margaret Atwood, plus the buzziest for-profit companies in our industry. based education and workforce technology companies, together amounting to more than $150 billion in market capitalization.

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Using Feedback Logs to Empower Learners

A Principal's Reflections

The most successful companies are successful because they are always looking for ways to improve. The response is that it is presented verbally. When it comes to their employees, there is no ceiling as they are continually pursuing pathways and allocating resources to help the best get even better.

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Helping Teachers Reach Every Student

EdNews Daily

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about the men and women who are creating today’s EdTech companies. Smith assumed his role at Reading Horizons in October 2001 and since has overseen steady sales growth and a multitude of improvements to their line of products. Smith flew up to Washington to help with the presentation.

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Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 with a New Virtual Field Trip hosted by NBC’s Jenna Bush Hager from 9/11 Day and Discovery Education

eSchool News

Developed for students born after September 11, 2001, this experience highlights ways people in the United States came together during and after the terrorist attacks. We are proud to work with 9/11 Day to present this engaging virtual field trip to students across the United States.”. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Let’s invest in black kids who pursue STEM the way we do black kids on the football field

The Hechinger Report

Earlier this year, the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company released the report “ The Future of Work in Black America ,” on the potential impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and automation on specific racial groups — and it spells gloom and doom for African Americans. workforce in all industries since 2001.

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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

edWeb.net

The presentation featured Raymond McNulty, President of the Successful Practices Network, and Michael Conner, Ed.D., About the Presenters. From 2001-2003, he served as Vermont’s Education Commissioner. Superintendent of the Middletown Public Schools in Connecticut. Innovation and Implementation for Equity.