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OPINION: The world is changing fast. Students need data science instruction ASAP

The Hechinger Report

They run on the same fuel: data , and lots of it. Netflix machine-learning algorithms, for example, leverage rich user data not just to recommend movies, but to decide which new films to make. Facial recognition software deploys neural nets to leverage pixel data from millions of images.

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Lumio: Making Review and Practice Easy

The CoolCatTeacher

You’ll see when you login that you start off by being able to add activities, explore the resources they have, or get some training on how to use this collaborative learning tool. We have to save time as teachers, and their library of thousands of resources will help you do it. Review the Data. Build Your Lessons in Lumio.

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Crunch the Numbers:New Data on Student Wellbeing, the Skills Gap Crisis, and Tech Usage in Utah

eSchool News

This report reflects insights shared by more than 29,000 students in TSI’s Annual Student Survey and more than one million responses from its K-12 collaborative learning platform, #WinAtSocial — making it the largest data set of its kind, spanning grades 3 – 12 in schools across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.

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How DC Public Schools Uses Student Data to Support Mental Health

Edsurge

We've been offering EBT interventions as part of that model since the 2011-2012 school year. Impactful mental health resources Gotel uses frequently. We needed a better system to capture—and then use—the immense amount of data we were collecting through our EBT interventions. Video: The WellCast Channel on YouTube.

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What Makes a Great Data Assessment Tool?

TeacherCast

The post What Makes a Great Data Assessment Tool? In 2011, educator Jeff Bradbury created TeacherCast.net as a vehicle to curate resources for teachers and students to help them learn how to use educational technology in their classrooms. Welcome to the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Spotlight Series Podcast.

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HE Challenges: Combating declining completion rates

Neo LMS

The report covered the six-year completion rates of the cohort of students (which the study refers to as the 2011 cohort) who began college in 2011. While the 2011 completion rate shows an uptick of 2.1% Four-year for-profit colleges: completion rate is 35%. Four-year for-profit colleges: completion rate is 35%. The problem.

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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. It’s a conduit for staying abreast of the latest educational trends, resources, and technologies. 2011, Nurmi et al., Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education.

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