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Thursday Interview: The Personalized High School

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Prior to joining ESR, Wolk served as a program associate with The Education Alliance at Brown University where she served on the core work group with the National Association of Secondary School Principals to write Breaking Ranks II: Strategies for Leading High School Reform (NASSP 2004), and Breaking Ranks in the Middle (NASSP 2007).

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US Edtech Investments Peak Again With $1.45 Billion Raised in 2018

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Companies whose products serve preschool and professional learning sectors also raised $350 million (represented as the “Other” category in the graph below). Source: EdSurge Higher Education & Post-Secondary Post-secondary tools altogether saw a notable bump in funding. The Bellevue, Wash.-based

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Leading the Digital Transformation in Rural Districts During Crisis and Beyond

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Similarly, before the crisis all of the presenters were working with their boards and communities to show them edtech in a positive light and help them understand the importance of using tools in school that students will use in college and the workforce. Ann earned her bachelors, masters, and Ed.S. About the Host.

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Developing Systems for Effective, Equitable Education for All Students

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Even once distance learning is no longer the norm, teachers need to be able to access their tools and work from home. Kids don’t have time to wait, so school leaders need to make professional learning a high priority. The paraprofessionals also receive devices and professional learning that support their work.

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Planning for the Total Cost of Edtech Initiatives

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Student outcomes and budget management: Basically, this means schools need to balance their learning goals and desired impact on the students and teachers with a realistic budget. For example, while Linson’s district avoided grants for most of their initiative, they knew that many teachers would need assistance using the new digital tools.

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The Emergency Home Learning Summit Final Week - 24 Amazing Interviews Start Tomorrow

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

In 2003, before the existence of YouTube, she founded ProjectExplorer.org, a free multimedia website designed to educate primary and secondary school students about global issues and world cultures and histories. Today she serves as the director of digital engagement and professional learning. airing on Discovery in 2020.)