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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers. 2011, Nurmi et al., Final thoughts Reflecting on the changes since my last discussion on this topic in 2011, it’s evident how quickly the field of education evolves. Pearson, P.

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Most Popular of 2015, No. ten: Are digital textbooks worth it?

eSchool News

Writer Mary Axelson’s reporting was engrossing, and her case studies struck a chord with readers: While the original story ran across four pages, an unusually-above average number of you read it all the way to the end. The next year, they flipped that model by buying online social studies books with some hardcopy backups.

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Where in the World Is Planet3? An Educational Gaming CEO Seeks His Second Act

Edsurge

He became president in January 2011 and grew the science and education nonprofit beyond its print-based media roots and into TV and films. On the education side, the company enlisted Kelly McGrath, former head of K-12 science curriculum development at Pearson, who’d become Planet3’s chief operating officer.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

Pearson cut 4000 jobs – 10% of its staff. “The number of states planning to use the new tests dropped from 45 in 2011 to 20 in 2016,” Education Next observed this fall , and many states and districts have opted to use the SAT or ACT instead of those assessments created by the Common Core consortia, SBAC and PARCC.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 37 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: September 16, 2017 Pearson India set to launch K-12 online private school | Business Line → Educational services firm Pearson India will launch virtual international school for K-12, International Connections Academy, in India soon. But the core of their behavior isn’t unusual.

EdTech 150
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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 37 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: September 16, 2017 Pearson India set to launch K-12 online private school | Business Line → Educational services firm Pearson India will launch virtual international school for K-12, International Connections Academy, in India soon. But the core of their behavior isn’t unusual.

EdTech 150