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Why a Robot-Filled Education Future May Not Be as Scary as You Think

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At Sandbox, we help create Design Days and workshops for our faculty and staff to develop design-thinking mindsets to tackle any challenge with which they may be dealing. PwC explains that the cost of DNA sequencing per genome has fallen from $96 million in 2001 to less than $6,000 in 2013.

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Give Students the Tools and Skills They Need for Media Literacy

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In 2001, she joined a staff development company, TechKNOW Associates, where she worked as a mentor and professional developer for schools throughout New York and around the country. About the Presenter. Susannah Moran is the senior project manager for myON. Join the Community.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Sesame Workshop Launches VC Arm; PowerSchool Buys Interactive Achievement

Marketplace K-12

Recent deals in the K-12 market include not only moves by huge players like McGraw-Hill Education, but also activity by Sesame Workshop, PowerSchool, and EverFi. Established in 1997, Apple acquired the PowerSchool platform in 2001. EverFi Partners With Mary Kay: Cosmetics company Mary Kay Inc.

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

In the past, he turned his interest in technology into several successful online companies, including MyDesktop.com, which sold to Internet.com in 1999. His next CD, Family Dance (2001) features Loudon Wainwright III, Roseanne Cash and a lot of dancing that you can’t actually see but you can imagine. Father Goose).Sea

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Global Collaboration Week Begins - Find a Project and Connect!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Electronic Village Online (EVO) has developed as a community of practice that in 2001 facilitated a program of online discussions and workshops that have been held every year since then each January-February. Kimm will share resources and show participants how to join a community of educators ready to take action.

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The Emergency Home Learning Summit Final Week - 24 Amazing Interviews Start Tomorrow

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She has co-organized and hosted workshops in North America and Africa to offer adults guidance on supporting young people taking education into their own hands, focusing on confident autonomy and emergent structure. is the Chairman and CEO of Socratic Arts, a company that delivers Story-Centered Curricula to businesses and schools.