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Bill Clinton Reiterates Obama’s Commitment to Add 100,000 STEM Teachers to the Workforce

Edsurge

Back in 2011 former President Barack Obama implored the nation to add 100,000 STEM teachers to the workforce. Who would have ever thought that America would just make up its mind that we needed more STEM teachers? Who would have ever thought that America would just make up its mind that we needed more STEM teachers?

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Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Steven has been a presenter and keynoter at several educational technology conferences, including ISTE, ASCD, TCEA, FETC, and VSTE as well as numerous state and local conferences. He is also responsible in helping create #edchat, a weekly education discussion on Twitter that boasts over 500 weekly participants.

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Final Schedule - "Wholehearted Libraries" Online Mini-Conference on Tuesday, March 10th

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our first Library 2.020 mini-conference of the year is next week: "Wholehearted Libraries," online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 10th , from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). This mini-conference will explore the human side of 21st-Century information work. The final schedule is below!

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Pioneering Excellence for Better Computer Science Now

The CoolCatTeacher

In addition to being honored with regional, state, national and international recognition, he has presented at conferences worldwide. He has been an active member of the Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator program since 2011.

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A World of PBL… 25 Authentic Resources To Connect Students Beyond The Classroom

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I will be providing workshops and featured sessions on STEM, PBL, Inquiry, Maker Space, and Computational Thinking! – Mike Gorman ( [link] ).

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She gave up on public schools that rejected her bold ideas a decade ago. Now she’s back.

The Hechinger Report

After leading a handful of conferences and workshops for public school teachers over the last couple years, Acera is in the first year of a three-year, whole-school partnership with the Joseph G. Led by Wendy Crocker-Roberge since 2011, Pyne Arts is already one of Lowell’s more progressive schools. Pyne Arts Magnet School in Lowell.

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Carnegie Learning Bets Big on Coding With Acquisition of Globaloria

Edsurge

In 2011, private equity firm Apollo Group purchased Carnegie Learning for $75 million, before selling it to back to private investors in 2015. Barry Malkin , a former Apollo executive who made the call to buy the company in 2011, took over as Carnegie’s CEO after its 2015 sale. Coding and mathematics go together quite well.”

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