EdTechTeam

JULY 14, 2017

After seeing droves of people flock the EdTechTeam booth at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference, I finally decided to look into what might be getting so many people excited! I learned that it is possible to become a Certified Google Educator and thought, “I love to use Google tools for Education.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Now the perk will run out for her before she finishes her education. SANTIAGO, Chile — So poor was the education she received at her public high school, Pilar Vega Martinez had to take an extra year to study for the Prueba de Selección Universitaria — the Chilean version of the SAT. Photo Elissa Nadworny. Elissa Nadworny.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Doug Green challenges our thinking about school, how we should teach, and the flaws with the testing programs we have in education today. I’ll be speaking with other amazing educators like Suzy Boss, Janet Zadina, Jay McTighe, Dr. Brendan Ozawa de Silva, Scott Sanchez, Dr. Ayanna M Howard and more. She has a blog on Education Week.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

“When you look at college mission statements, they’re loaded with grand pronouncements about the skills and habits of mind they’re going to inspire in their students,” said Alexander McCormick, an associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Indiana University Bloomington.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2018

According to a 2006 report by the American Psychological Association, “mentored individuals often earn higher performance evaluations, higher salaries, and faster career progress than non-mentored individuals.” Without family or professional ties to a particular field, it’s hard to gain access to a quality job in a competitive market.

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MindShift

JANUARY 20, 2017

We also learned—and have experienced in our careers as mathematics educators and researchers—that spatial reasoning is a curiously unacknowledged and neglected area of the curriculum. Below we offer our Top Five reasons why, as educators, we should care about spatial thinking when we plan, observe, and assess mathematics in our classrooms.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2020

Since it’s now 2020, I thought it would be fun to revisit Karl Fisch’s video from 2006, titled 2020 Vision. The GCars also are WiFi access points, creating massive nationwide mesh networks. It was fascinating to see some of Karl’s projections from 2006. ‘Google Panels’ replace 2/3 of worldwide energy production.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2011

Join us on Wednesday, April 20th, for a very special live and interactive event with educators from Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Morocco. We''ll be discussing the political changes taking place in the Middle East, the impact of technology on both politics and education, and student-to-student interactions worldwide.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2017

This has happened as Georgia officials – like those in many other states – are pushing to increase the number of young residents who have some kind of post-secondary education. Folks aren’t just asking for higher education to be supported because it’s a nice thing. Since 2008, average tuition increased from $4,700 to $8,400.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

Under the fiscal 2017 budget, approved by lawmakers in April, allocations for the state’s public schools will still be about $172 million below what is considered full funding, according to figures from the state Department of Education. Related: “Education costs money,” says state superintendent in Mississippi.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 5, 2016

He says much of his early educational life felt like he was being passed along from one grade to the next, no one paying much attention to whether he was learning or not. He’s also part Filipino and part Mexican, cultures that were easier to access and understand where he grew up. I was being told a lot of lies,” Ortiz said.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

four years ago, she worried about arriving too “late” in her educational journey to succeed in her new home. But the Spanish-speaker says she found the support she needed by enrolling in a dual-language program at the Honors College at Miami Dade College, which helped her to pursue higher education in both her native language and in English.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Unfortunately, many schools and districts are still relying on individuals or looking for that magic program rather than developing educational systems that provide a high-quality, modern education for all students. Even before the pandemic and the shift to distance education, learning extended beyond the classroom.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 12, 2012

We are fortunate to have many innovators in education. In the primary (elementary) and secondary (high) school sectors some can be conspicuous, because through various Teachmeets around the world, and also online during Twitter #edchats, they make their work known to the wider community. I’m Helen Keegan a.k.a.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Some solutions in education are expensive. Higher Education. Three classes of students (those who started ninth grade in 2005, 2006 and 2007) were followed for six years after high school. Department of Education. Photo: Kayleigh Skinner. Are they worth it? For students, that’s a degree with zero tuition.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

The current crisis has highlighted the disparity between students with and without equitable access to technology, especially in rural schools. One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access. With not all kids having the same access, they need to figure out how to develop lessons to accommodate all students.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Most educators look at the cost of their device and software, but what they need to understand is that the total cost includes PD, tech support, sustainability. Department of Education Secretary in October 2016. Dr. Soumakian has over 35 years of education experience, including eighteen years of high school teaching.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But you can own access to the full library by buying the Summit all-access pass, which is $99, a $50 savings from the price after the 25th. Buy the all-access pass here and have access to all the sessions and bonus materials forever. He has been recognized as one of the most influential education scholars.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Via the Washington Post : “ Trump pitches $20 billion education plan at Ohio charter school that received poor marks from state.” More on Bill Clinton and Laureate Education in the for-profit higher ed section below. Elsewhere in Education Politics. ” Education in the Courts. I love education research.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2021

A former special education teacher who grew up in Oregon, Grant rarely considers a problem without mentioning how it affects students. By the time she formally started, in July 2020, the coronavirus pandemic had upended public education. Related: Should rich families be able to fundraise a better public school education for their kids?

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Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

The FCC plays a particularly important role in regulating the telecommunications industry, and as such, it has provided oversight for the various technologies long touted as “revolutionizing” education – radio, television , the Internet.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Secretary of Education, is giving parents freedom of choice, either to choose charter schools or to use vouchers to buy an education at any school they like, public or private. It’s called “Course Access” or “Course Choice.” The signature issue for Betsy DeVos, nominated to be the next U.S.

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