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That’s a Rap! Nearpod Buys Educational Hip Hop Creator, Flocabulary

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It’s out of the ordinary when Nearpod buys a company. Today it’s adding Flocabulary, to bring hip hop to the library. Combined, the two companies claim they will reach more than 7 million U.S. Through this deal, Nearpod will add one of the more unique, coveted collections of online educational resources to its library.

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Announcing "The Microschool Summit - Changing education, one small school at a time!"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Kelly Smith ( @kellysmithinaz ) Prenda Kelly Smith is the Founder and CEO of Prenda (prendaschool.com), an education company that helps people run microschools out of their homes. The father of two wonderful daughters, he lives with his wife Betsy on a one-acre farm in downtown Albany, New York. series of mini-conferences.

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Thursday's Microschool Summit - Stories of Starting Schools | Schedule Announced

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

After getting a master’s degree in nuclear fusion (MIT), Kelly held engineering and marketing roles at various technology companies. While volunteering at an afterschool code club at the library, he got excited about the power of self-learning. He started a microschool around his kitchen table in January 2018.

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Microschool Summit Keynote Panel Announced | Parenting 2.0 | High School Superstardom | Overcoming Self Sabotage | Starting a Side Gig

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

After getting a master’s degree in nuclear fusion (MIT), Kelly held engineering and marketing roles at various technology companies. While volunteering at an afterschool code club at the library, he got excited about the power of self-learning. URBAN LIBRARIANSHIP: EMBRACING CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES With Library 2.0

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How a Flipped Syllabus, Twitter and YouTube Made This Professor Teacher of the Year

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He has also been named a Master Educator by Course Hero , an education technology company that produced a short film on Boyer. . We also use a lot of maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. If you try to have regimented exercises, every single person has to do the exact same thing. How did that come about?

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