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Teaching from Home and Still Making a Difference: Meet Katharine from 51Talk

EdNews Daily

I finished my undergraduate degree at the University of Massachusetts in 2002. Upon completion I was offered a job teaching English to business managers at an international company and worked there for a few months before being offered a job teaching children and young adults. Katharine McAllister has been a TEFL teacher since 2002.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. All three of these companies try to hook prospective users with claims on their websites about their products’ effectiveness. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz.

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SchooLinks Raises $7M to Take on a Giant in K-12 College and Career Planning

Edsurge

For counselors, there are application management trackers, a communication dashboard, course planners and other administrative tools for meeting state reporting compliance requirements. This path has led the Austin-based company to compete head-on against one of the most established players in the business: Naviance.

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Don’t Rely on Cute Apps and Games to Teach Coding. Turn to Your Students Instead.

Edsurge

So, having no idea where to begin a curriculum, they turn to so-called experts: companies that sell them products to meet new coding or STEM requirements. In 2002, I founded a summer coding camp, SummerTech, located on the campus of Purchase College, SUNY. You don’t have to feed the companies looking to sell you something.

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

Edsurge

The first online class we launched in 1998 was little more than flat text on webpages, and we closely followed the birth of learning management systems, meeting with both Blackboard and WebCT before they achieved their first $1 million in revenue. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In. SchoolNet helped many of these districts—and benefitted as well.

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When a Pandemic Upends Labor Markets, Will a New Workforce ISA Fund Work?

Edsurge

Since arriving from Mexico at age 18 in 2002, Abraham Cachu has dabbled in technology, starting with music software. He was working for a tech company, but this was no tech job. If students don’t get a job that meets that income threshold, the monthly payments are deferred. sorting and scanning packages.

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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

During this event, students will meet Jenna Bush Hager, co-host of NBC’s Today with Hoda & Jenna , in a town-hall-style session at the 9/11 Tribute Museum. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Students will hear from their peers about the power of good deeds, as well as from other leaders.

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