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10 edtech experts you should follow

Hapara

Luckily there are edtech experts who are sharing strategies and tools through blog posts, social media, books, courses and podcasts. On their website, you’ll find tons of free resources, video tutorials, articles and an online course, “The 21st Century Classroom.” Here are 10 edtech experts every educator should follow.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

Modern Classrooms Project will help you bring engaging, exciting teaching to your classroom with their free online course and community. Robert obtained their Master of Science degree in Engineering from Boise State University between 2002 and 2005.

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Want to Rethink Education After COVID-19? Creative Solutions Mean Taking More Risks

Edsurge

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina literally washed away the New Orleans public school system. In my entrepreneurial leadership in education doctoral courses at the Johns Hopkins School of Education, the pandemic converted online class discussions into real-time problem-solving sessions for students.

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4 lessons learned about AI in 2023

eSchool News

In Steve Jobs’ memorable 2005 commencement address at Stanford, he shared a story about “connecting the dots.” Recent survey data shows that 90 percent of secondary students are part of a 1:1 device program. These programs set the table for the main course to come…AI. The AI revolution happened because of COVID. AI is different.

Learning 109
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On the Impossibility of the Community-based Production of Learning Content

Iterating Toward Openness

Back in 2005 I was blessed with the opportunity to commission a short paper from Yochai Benkler (who did much of the first serious work on the economics of open source software development, e.g., Coase’s Penguin and Sharing Nicely ) in conjunction with a keynote talk he gave at OpenEd that year. ” It got me thinking.

Learning 139
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Gale Launches New Accredited Online Adult High School Program to Public Libraries

eSchool News

Learners can select from more than 100 core academic, elective, and college-level courses entirely online. The program updates and launches new courses regularly. Additionally, Excel Adult High School is a candidate for accreditation the Middle States Association on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CES). Tuition-free.

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Teachers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your pain!

The Hechinger Report

It seemed an uncontroversial ask — of course I wanted his class to have the supplies they needed for the year. Between 2005 and 2017, public schools in the U.S. In the run-up to a new school year, I was proud to contribute $100 to the parent teacher association at my son’s school for classroom supplies.