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Maximizing COVID Relief Funding and Its Effectiveness

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A very wide range of district programs can qualify for the latest funding, including access to school facilities, educational and professional development needs, and the use of technology to sustain and improve the educational environment. Through his own company, Educational, Development and Training (EDT) Systems Inc.,

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Use Design Thinking to Develop Critical Skills for a Global Economy

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Several weeks ago, I had the privilege of being an observer at NAATE – The National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education. Last month, as part of CM Rubin World’s Global Search for Education’s Global Blogger Series , I tackled the question what are the skills, behaviors and attitudes global citizens need?

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

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education industry has not become so dependent (yet). ST Unitas , South Korea’s largest education business, acquired Princeton Review , the iconic U.S. Yet education ministries across Asia recognize they need more than test-takers; they need students who can ideate, create and compete in a global economy. Last month. Authess $2.2

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

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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. They include the MIT Media Lab, which is using the system for an educational robotics project, and Lingumi, a developer of an English learning app for young children.

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Thursday - Paulo Blikstein from Stanford on Cutting-Edge Technologies for Inner-City Learning

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me Thursday, August 16th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Paulo Blikstein, assistant professor at Stanford University’s School of Education and (by courtesy) Computer Science Department. degree from the MIT Media Lab (2002), where he was also a visiting scholar (2003). He completed his PhD.

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The Progression of our Lower School Technology Integration

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In the last few days of the first semester of the 2003-2004 school year I was given the opportunity to speak with the teacher that was leaving the school briefly before he left for Christmas break to understand what the curriculum expectations were for the stand alone computer classes in the elementary school. We've come a long way baby!

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Busting Stereotypes: A Homeschool-Public School Partnership That Works

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It’s not uncommon to find professional educators who look down on homeschooling as a way of circumventing learning standards, seeing it as a path chosen mostly by families wanting to include religion in their children’s education. Department of Education. percent of the student population to 3.4