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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. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Digital Equity: How to Understand The Problems Facing #Edtech. ” .

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

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She has held several leadership positions with education companies, most recently Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Achieve 3000, Kaplan K12, and Renaissance Learning. Prior to this, they founded their own company called EdGenius.net, where they provided consulting services for organizations looking to improve teaching and learning practices.

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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

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Booth 2002. Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the companies mentioned have sponsored blog posts or podcast episodes with me in the past including: SMART, Acer, PowerSchool and Bloomz. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Niche Raises $35 Million to Rival School Directory Review Sites

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Some people already refer to U.S. Founded in 2002 and based in Pittsburgh, Niche has raised a total of about $45 million in venture capital. Skurman’s company originally focused on college ratings under the name College Prowler. In 2013, the company rebranded as Niche and added K-12 and neighborhood data. Arlington, Va.,

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

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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. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Fueled by Big Rounds, Edtech Funding Surges to $887M in First Half of 2017

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edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. The number one thing that stood out for me is the TPG/Rise investment in EverFi,” says Jason Palmer, a general partner at New Markets Venture Fund, referring to the private equity group that led EverFi’s round. The bull is back—or is it?

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