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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies).

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Isn’t it time to stop Wikipedia shaming?

NeverEndingSearch

Elementary think alouds. At the elementary stage, these quotes represent talking points from our 4th and 5th graders. On the other had, a smaller number of elementary students see Wikipedia as a starting point to discover additional content. Connaway, Lanclos, & Hood, 2013a; 2013b; White, 2011).

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8 Ways to Help New Teachers Thrive (and Veteran Teachers Too!)

The CoolCatTeacher

K., & Bruegmann, E. A Smile is the Teacher’s Game Face This summer, I met Rob Brown , elementary school principal at Southside Christian School in South Carolina. Progress through the teacher pipeline: 1992–93 college graduates and elementary/ secondary school teaching as of 1997. 24) Jackson, C. 25) Kraft, M.

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Many Hispanic students never have a teacher who looks like them

The Hechinger Report

“Students who share racial and/or gender characteristics with their teachers tend to report higher levels of personal effort, happiness in class, feeling cared for, student-teacher communication, post-secondary motivation, and academic engagement.”. Her mother, who works in the kitchen at a Chuck E. Hispanics account for 21.5

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network. We have attendees signed up from 133 countries!

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” For what it’s worth, according to the latest data from the NCES , the number of post-secondary institutions in the US has increased since 2011.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all.