Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. I was inspired, I think, to select that topic because talk of “platforms” was incredibly popular in Silicon Valley – it had been for a while – as companies strove to become “the next Facebook.”

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

We''ll be talking about Mozilla''s Open Badges project , the issues around recognizing skills and achievements that happen outside of traditional learning institutions, and the HASTAC Badges Competition: Badges For Lifelong Learning. The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The primary goals of this event are to demonstrate the power of global connectivity in classrooms, schools, institutions of informal learning and universities around the world, and to introduce others to the tools, resources, projects, and networks that are available to educators today. A current listing of events you can join is below.

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Secondary Conference Survey STEM 73

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2022

For-profit companies will actually do the work. An energy service company, or ESCO, can start with an initial building energy audit, often for free, which then can become the basis of your federal grant application. Related: Canceled classes, sweltering classrooms: How extreme heat impairs learning. Start with efficiency.

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Education Company Secondary Elementary 84

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2018

Sean Nank’s research shows that the single biggest method for improving learning with iPads is to use online formative assessments. You do not need iPads to implement and learn from this research. We use Moodle as a Learning Management System. This intriguing research is a must listen for any school with access to technology.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

In February 2009 the words of the world were collected and given to the Council of Conscience, a gathering of religious leaders and thinkers, who are now crafting the final document. The Charter was launched in November 2009. In late fall 2008, the first draft of the document was written by the world, via a sharing website.

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The Emergency Home Learning (& More) Summit is in its final week. For the next eight days we'll be publishing three special 30-minute video interviews each day with an amazing set of learning experts (see below), for a total of 24 interviews (and maybe a surprise bonus interview or two). See all of the speakers here.

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Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Ozelle Stephen, Rev/Director of Education, Miridians Elementary School, Centre of Enabling Support Foundation, Uganda Access to Quality education Opportunities, Good Health + Well-being for all. TESOL Instructor and Practicum Supervisor at Touro College, Founder and Managing Director at Virtual Exchange 4 Change | Cristina Zaccarini, Ph.D.,

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Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The school district welcomed all elementary students back for in-person learning in early December. Mike Griffith, senior researcher and policy analyst, Learning Policy Institute. She’d also learned in her first weeks on the job that the district had virtually no cash reserves to spend in an emergency.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Under such plans, the funding for a course taken by an individual student goes to the school or online company offering the course, often away from the student’s local district. They want them at school learning. They want them at school learning. It’s called “Course Access” or “Course Choice.” It’s their identity.”.

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