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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

Robert obtained their Master of Science degree in Engineering from Boise State University between 2002 and 2005. Furthermore, in May 2013, they obtained a certification in Gamification through Coursera Course Certificates. Robert Letcher has a solid education background with a focus on instructional and performance technologies.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

NYSE: INST), Coursera, Inc. When I worked at Microsoft back in 2002, our team basically invented the idea of Google Classroom (it was called Microsoft Class Server), but we were twelve years too early and the product disappeared by 2006. Here’s why 2021 was a banner year for U.S. NYSE: PWSC), Duolingo, Inc. NYSE: COUR), Udemy, Inc.

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

Edsurge

EverFi $190 million $251 million Hero K12 $150 million $150 million Grammarly $110 million $110 million Coursera $64 million $210 million AltSchool $40 million $173 million MasterClass $35 million $56.4 There’s a theory that if you establish a strong brand on one area, you can acquire others to create complementary services.”. Round Size.

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

Edsurge

In 2002, our team at Microsoft Education created an LMS for a world where every teacher and student had a tablet computer. ASU Global Freshman Academy, Coursera and edX have taken the StraighterLine model—and pushed it even further. SchoolNet helped many of these districts—and benefitted as well.

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Education Technology and Data Insecurity

Hack Education

As a set of policies, accountability was instantiated in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, reauthorized as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2002, and reinforced by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015.

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