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3 Ways to Stress Less in Today’s Classroom

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Dr. Desiree Alexander is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator who has been in the educational field since 2002. She holds multiple technology certifications, including, but not limited to, IC3 certification, Google Certified Trainer and Innovator, Apple Teacher 2016, and a Microsoft Innovative Educator Trainer and Expert.

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GoGuardian Appoints Former Google Executive Jenny Zhao as Chief Technology Officer

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LOS ANGELES–( BUSINESS WIRE )– GoGuardian , the leading education technology company helping K-12 schools maximize the learning potential of every student, today announced the appointment of former Google executive Jenny Zhao as GoGuardian’s Chief Technology Officer. Air Force and Disneyland.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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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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ISTE 2018: Where I?ll Be Presenting and Joining in the Learning #iste18

The CoolCatTeacher

NotAtIste Google+ Community. If you’re attending and you want to help crowdsource the notes, check out Tzvi Pittinsky’s crowdsourced ISTE Notes and join in with the Google sheet where you can add your notes. Join a high-energy panel of Google Suite pros to learn about best practices and tips from K-12. Booth 2002.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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But during that same fifteen-year period, we also witnessed the birth and growth of highly influential firms like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Tencent and Alibaba. In 2002, our team at Microsoft Education created an LMS for a world where every teacher and student had a tablet computer. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In. billion in 2010.

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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

The CoolCatTeacher

In 2002, Jon received the Presidential Award for Excellence for Math and Science Teaching; and in 2010, he was a Semi-Finalist for Colorado Teacher of the Year. If you just even Google competency based learning, there's so many good organizations out there doing great work based learning.

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Dave Eggers on Finding Creative Refuge From the ‘Lunacy’ of Technology

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That’s a spirit that is very much a part of 826, a network of elaborately whimsical tutoring and writing centers that Eggers helped launch in 2002. Listen to this week’s podcast on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music or wherever you listen, or use the player below.