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Arkansas’ LISA Academy Renews Partnership with Global Edtech Leader Supporting Student Success

eSchool News

Charlotte, NC — Arkansas’ LISA Academy public charter school district today announced the renewal of its partnership with worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education. Discovery Education is the global edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports instruction wherever it takes place. Discovery, Inc.

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Why design thinking isn’t just for techies

eSchool News

How is this relevant to my elementary school-level classroom? Founded in 2004 by a few Stanford professors including faculty director David Kelley, the d.School offers courses to all students at Stanford, no matter their major. The epicenter of design thinking is the d.School at Stanford.

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Silver Lake Acquires Majority Stake in Weld North’s Digital Curriculum Business

Edsurge

In 2010, he pooled his own money with KKR, a private equity firm, to launch Weld North , which has since acquired another 16 edtech companies (and invested in 4 others). Currently, he predicts, the financiers in the edtech industry will focus on consolidating revenue-generating businesses. Yet that’s not all.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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Edtech Matchmaking: One Teacher’s Strategies for Choosing Better Technology

Digital Promise

When I first started teaching in Philadelphia in 2004, teachers were lucky if they had one desktop computer in their room for students to use, and students attended weekly computer lab classes. Early in my career, I taught elementary students in a computer lab and served as the Technology Teacher Leader (TTL) for the school.

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The Progression of our Lower School Technology Integration

Tech Helpful

This is the progression of technology integration at CCS lower school since I came on staff in January of 2004 as a part-time related arts computer teacher. To be quite honest, I always thought we were above the curve of what most elementary students were doing regarding technology. We've come a long way baby!

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How Some Chicagoans Are Unlocking the 'School Choice' Puzzle

Edsurge

When it first opened its doors in 2004 as a part of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the organization took a leading role in opening charter schools across the city—130 of them, to be exact. An elementary school parent explores the Kids First Chicago website with a navigator. Here’s what happened.