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Teaching Python: How Children Can Learn Python Programming

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Kelly Schuster-Paredes and Sean Tibor host the Teaching Python Podcast where they share how to help kids of all ages learn this valuable language. She got started with integrating technology in the classroom in 2003 and dabbled with app design in File Maker and HTML. Kelly has a Masters in Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology.

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5 Ways to Empower Girls

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Lynn Colón – Bio As Submitted Lynmara Colón brings the perspective of a teacher, assistant principal, and principal positions she has held since joining education in 2003 to her work in literacy. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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How a $40M Investment Aims to ‘Mainstream and Modernize’ Montessori Education

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Since 2016, a California company has set out to make Montessori mainstream through building and acquiring a network of schools and technologies, and offering professional development programs to prepare future Montessori teachers and leaders. based company has raised $70 million in venture capital. To date, the Lake Forest, Calif.-based

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5 Way to Maximize Your Summer

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today Angela Watson teaches us how to maximize our summer. She has published four books for teachers and has maintained The Cornerstone For Teachers blog since 2003. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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Classroom prizes and grants available!

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24th, they say “how to use technology to differentiate instruction” (51 percent) and “how to use educational games in the classroom” (35 percent) are at the top of their wish list for professional development this year. Since 2003, more than 3.7 Today’s findings are about teachers. Among the 17,913 teachers who responded by Nov.

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What Can Traditional Higher Ed Learn From Hamburger U?

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And as they do their homework on how to set up and run their online programs, some colleges are even looking to other sectors, like the corporate trainings that big companies run for their employees online. Kidwell: Back in 2003, real estate was a crazy market. Berkshire Hathaway is not a bad company to be in league with.

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Why Do Some Schools Get Better Quickly and Others Get Stuck?

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We had this intranet server service called FirstClass that kind of did in 2003 just about everything that Google for Education does now. And I had a really entrepreneurial colleague named Tom Daccord, and we started this company called EdTechTeacher that did consulting for schools that were making big technology purchases.

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