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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

Our higher education system formed around libraries. From 2015 to 2019, entrepreneurs created 11 times the number of education unicorns compared to 2005 to 2014. To date, our education systems sit atop a cultural assumption—that information is scarce.

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Meet the 5 Education Technology Startups From Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Class

Edsurge

Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded 1,430 companies and nearly 3,500 founders. Here’s what they’re working on: Lambda School The San Francisco-based startup combines some of the hottest trends in the edtech industry: computer science education, small classes, and income-share agreements. But Mystery Science hopes to buck the trend.

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Helping Students Understand Media Literacy

edWeb.net

Michelle Luhtala is the Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School in Connecticut and was one of five school librarians named as a “Mover and Shaker” by Library Journal in 2015. She is the winner of the 2011 “I Love My Librarian” Award and the Library Association’s 2010 Outstanding Librarian Award. About the Sponsor.

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How one city has been tackling the swelling scourge of brain drain

The Hechinger Report

All of these trends have far-reaching effects on the economy, and worsen divisions between areas where it’s growing and those often rural or declining industrial regions where it’s not. I like to think that if there’s a place I want to go, I’ll be able to,” Ladd said outside McGill’s main library. Department of Education.

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Why Even Young Students Benefit From Connecting Globally

MindShift

As this trend continues, the world that my students will be part of in their adult lives will be incredibly connected. Sometimes these children and their parents are able to access the Internet from a relative’s home or from the public library. Our Students Will Be Part Of a Hyper-Connected World.

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My Edublog Nomiations 2011

The Daring Librarian

Daring School Library Edublog ! She also is one of Cengage/Gale and SLJ''s 5 national new library leaders program and a Shorty award winner! Best twitter hashtag - #tlchat, This is the hashtag that I always check to keep a pulse on library trends and news. Best librarian / library blog - Adventures of Library Girl.

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Technology in the Classroom: The Complete Guide

ViewSonic Education

2005 – Learning Management System (LMS) takes off as a viable teaching tool. The post Technology in the Classroom: The Complete Guide appeared first on ViewSonic Library. Rinse and repeat throughout the history of education. late 1700s – The slate provides students with a portable, personal writing surface.