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‘A second prison’: People face hidden dead ends when they pursue a range of careers post-incarceration

The Hechinger Report

Jesse Wiese spent seven years in prison; when he left the Iowa facility in 2006, he thought his debt to society had been paid. He received his doctorate in 2019 and now serves as vice president of programs for The Fortune Society, an education, service and advocacy organization focused on criminal justice and re-entry.

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EdTechTeam Receives Google Cloud Education Partner of the Year Award

EdTechTeam

Having been involved in producing the Google Teacher Academy from its inception in 2006 through the most recent iteration of the Innovation Academy in 2019, the team is best known for their series of Summits featuring Google for Education, with almost 500 conference-style events produced to date since July 2012.

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A guide for how to select the best tech tools for your school

eSchool News

With ed-tech spending expected to reach $55B by 2019 as predicted by market research firm Technavio, schools and districts should ensure they can produce carefully-crafted technology plans that outline how technology will work successfully in classrooms. Christopher Leonardo, the director of research and development at Boxlight.

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Final Schedule - "Wholehearted Libraries" Online Mini-Conference on Tuesday, March 10th

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

ALA Editions has published two collections of his writings: The Heart of Librarianship: Attentive, Positive, and Purposeful Change (2016) and Wholehearted Librarianship: Finding Hope, Inspiration, and Balance (2019). Michael resides in Traverse City, Michigan. She is the Immediate Past President of the American Library Association.

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Empowering Superintendents to Connect Technology and Learning

edWeb.net

He is a member of the CoSN Superintendent Advisory Panel and is the 2018-2019 President of AASA. During that time Ann also co-chaired the Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Education Agency’s Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. About the Host.

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Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

The Hechinger Report

The charter school, NACA, opened its doors in 2006. Since its opening in 2006, the charter school has inspired the launch of similar schools in other tribal communities. Native American literature and stories play a central role for students and teachers at the Native American Community Academy in Albuquerque.

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Effective Technology Professional Learning: Leading and Collaborating to Assure Success

edWeb.net

She also served as WCPSS’s 2014-15 Teacher of the Year, has been a member of the WCPSS Strategic Planning team, and was awarded the CoSN NextGen Emerging EdTech Leader in 2019. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. About the Host.