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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 2008 to 2019 we have witnessed a 4,000-plus percent expansion in the number of funded edtech startups, and the best startups can become unicorns. To date, our education systems sit atop a cultural assumption—that information is scarce. We see an explosion of startups.

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Summer passion projects for students

Kathy Schrock

This article originally appeared in the Discovery Education blog " Kathy Schrock's Katch of the Month " in June of 2020 and is re-posted here with permission. The program launched in 2006, and I became a GCT in New York in 2008. Here is a photo of the instructors for that 2008 Google Teacher Academy.

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In a Changing Career Landscape, Employers and Workers Need a New Social Contract for Retraining

Edsurge

After all, employers may be likely to pay for access to online course libraries and job-focused microcredentials rather than longer degree programs. Colleges are also facing new competitors backed by the wave of edtech investment going into postsecondary professional education and workforce training.

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Leading a District Effectively During an Unprecedented School Year

edWeb.net

Now that the 2020-21 school year is underway, district leaders must continue to respond in new ways to fast-changing situations resulting not just from COVID-19, but also from equity issues, and in many locations from environmental problems as well. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

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. airing on Discovery in 2020.) During 2020, WLS is finding new ways to help teachers make the shift to remote learning, including 5-day virtual teacher courses. See you "online!"

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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