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5 Tips To Improve Your Teaching And Boost Your Career

EdNews Daily

It’s often possible to further your training while continuing to teach thanks to self-paced online courses: for example, this comprehensive prep course for Praxis Core exams and Subject Assessments. Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing, 2013. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2013.

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A Paradigm Shift

A Principal's Reflections

It all began around 2003 when the smartphone wars started with Blackberry, but was quickly taken over by the Apple iPhone in 2007. The world continues to change as a result of technological advances. Just a few years ago it would have been near impossible to predict some of the paradigm shifts we have experienced. Barrett, P., Moffat,J., &

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New Markets Venture Partner’s Latest Edtech Fund Closes at $68 Million

Edsurge

They last did so in 2013.) In particular, he’s smitten with how learners will be prepared for the emergence of “ new collar ” jobs (a term often attributed to IBM CEO Ginni Rometty) in industries that require technical training but not necessarily a traditional four-year degree. Source: New Markets Education Partners.

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To Build Voice Recognition for Early Literacy, Soapbox Labs Gives Kids a Voice

Edsurge

In 2003, a team of Harvard University researchers concluded a survey and mapped out the idiosyncrasies in the pronunciation of common English words across the globe. She noticed another problem: Many of the apps used speech recognition technologies that were trained with adult data samples. Let's call the whole thing off!

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OPINION: Four ways that Mississippi is teaching more children to read well

The Hechinger Report

In 2003, the state began requiring future K-6 teachers to take two early literacy courses in their teacher-preparation training. Mississippi’s progress in reading, at a time when many other states’ scores are stagnant or falling, is a prime example of how a state’s long-term commitment to its goals can pay off.

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What Your School Needs to Know About Trauma-Informed Practices

Waterford

This refers to any intervention used to address the unique needs of trauma-exposed children—such as emotional support or training sessions for educators.[3] Children & Schools, April 2013, 35(2), pp. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2003, 12(2), pp. 5] But what is trauma-informed care? Walkley, M.,

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Chardon Local Schools Connects Directly to First Responders with an Instant Line of Communication

eSchool News

Discover why real-life training is integral to their success. He has since served as the Geauga County Sheriff every since his unanimous appointment in 2003. Dr. Hanlon is Superintendent of the Chardon Local Schools, appointed to the district’s top post in June 2013. Dr. Michael P. Hanlon, Jr.