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EdSurge Article Recommends Edtech Efficacy Portfolios - Here's Ours

MIND Research Institute

Over the past several years, MIND Research Institute has been endeavoring to change the conversation around edtech evaluations. A few weeks ago, EdSurge published an article that echoed many of those same sentiments, most specifically that the overreliance on “gold standard” RCT studies is the wrong approach for edtech.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

Edtech, I believe, is going through a similar rebuilding moment powered by three trends: widely available infrastructure, the catalytic impact of spending by both the government and philanthropy in education, and—finally—the embrace of edtech by educational institutions and educators themselves. 1993-2004: Building the Infrastructure.

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Why Design Thinking Isn't Just for Techies

Graphite Blog

" 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. Schools often assume that design thinking is a "techie thing" and send their edtech coordinators and directors to design-thinking workshops.

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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. “We Here’s what happened. We want to build relationships with families, help them advocate for change,” Anello explains. “We

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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 see examples of what is being done regarding STEAM read our blog here [link] In 2016-2017 the requirement for 2 technology-based projects went away. We've come a long way baby!

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Teacher: Know Thyself – School Culture Shift is About the People

techlearning

For example if the topic was gaming in the classroom: who do you think you are? For example, an Innovator can inspire Early Adopters and potentially some Early Majority, but would be hard pressed to motivate a Laggard. 5 An example of this may be like the above-mentioned person, except at a department level choosing to go paperless.

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3 Actionable Ways to be a Courageous School Leader Today

EdTechTeam

I believe there are 3 overarching topics or themes that would continue to surface over and over no matter who you asked: lead by example and with passion, take risks, and delegate to your staff. Tip #1: Lead by Example and With Passion! Being a courageous leader implores you to lead by example. Let’s dive in a little deeper. .

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