EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

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. By Kenna McHugh.

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Training Instructional Materials Blended Learning Groups 153

100mentors

JANUARY 23, 2018

These motivators, however, fuel the memorization of facts knowledge rather the than mastery of knowledge and skills, as students are not usually inspired to learn through engaging with the content, but through meeting short-term goals to earn a reward. Waterman, Schwartz, Goldbacher, Green, Miller, Philip, 2001 ).

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How To Education Company Assessment 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Texarkana College adopted new enterprise software and other edtech tools like an early-alert system, but technology was only one aspect of the school’s effort. Things changed in 2001, when then-president Carl Nelson died unexpectedly, leaving the campus and its leadership in shock. It was just like everything was fine and dandy.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2020

She was appointed by the Clinton administration’s Secretary of Education Richard Riley in 1997 and reappointed by him in 2001. These are annual meetings for ministers of education and government policymakers. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Gavin is co-founder and chair of Education Fast Forward’s debates.

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Policies Academic Standards Company Assessment 36

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2017

That was way back in 2001. So Mike Smith and Cathy Casserly [from the Hewlett Foundation] came and listened to the idea, and they were not interested—they were about to leave—but the day they were visiting was September 11th, 2001.So Their first big project in that space was MIT’s Open Courseware.

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Software Adaptive Learning Company Course 72

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Passionate about education but unsure if a traditional teaching path was for him, the Brooklyn native was uncertain of his next step after graduating with an English degree from Wesleyan University in 2001. Usually meeting in a student's home is preferable for clients, but in some cases, I haven’t presented that as an option.

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Tools Data Outcomes Course 87

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2019

For almost a decade, selling edtech products to schools and districts has felt dangerously like selling a home over the internet. We describe edtech products with all the excitement and adjectives of a fresh listing on Zillow. Now the good news: Over the past year, we’ve seen a broader set of research practices applied to edtech.

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EdTech Company Outcomes Study 128

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2022

Tutoring was a big component of the 2001 No Child Left Behind law that aimed to lift the achievement of low-income children. One suggestion to help tutoring deliver on its promise comes from Bart Epstein, president of the EdTech Evidence Exchange, a nonprofit that aims to help schools make better decisions in buying education technology.

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Data Company Report Elementary 99

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Educators can meet students where they are in viewing the tool with curiosity and encouraging it as a supplemental effort to their overall learning journey. AI edtech companies like Hypatia are already making this incredible technology a reality. Which AI is the best for students? Will this replace the need for human tutors?

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Education Industry Company Exercises 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2017

” “Her articulated commitment to trying different approaches to teaching and learning may bode well for the field of edtech,” Penn GSE’s Barbara Kurshan said in Forbes. ” “ Is Your Edtech Product a Refrigerator or Washing Machine? ” and so on.

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