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Empowering girls with STEM education to build tomorrow’s tech industry

eSchool News

Some progress has been made–for example, the number of women earning science and engineering bachelor’s degrees increased by 34 percent between 2011 and 2020–yet there’s still much ground to be made up. As technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, the need to address this gap is becoming vital.

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? An Opinionated Guide to Changing Edtech Industry Conferences

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They’re abbreviations for major conferences for companies in the education industry. What sets them apart from purely teacher-focused conferences is that industry players aren’t viewed mainly as vendors who pony up for a sponsorship or exhibit booth. For more education technology events, check out our 2019 calendars: U.S.

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Is AI a Pathway to Better Teaching and Learning?

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The potential of generative AI is both promising and profound, but it raises critical questions: How can this transformative technology be harnessed not only to educate but to empower inclusively and equitably? As educators, we tend to be on a continuous quest for innovative edtech tools that will enhance the learning experience for students.

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ETS Tests the Waters of Investing in Education Technology Startups

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The world’s biggest private nonprofit test maker is dipping its toes into the world of education technology investments. It bought Edusoft, an English language-learning tool, in 2011 and purchased assessment provider Questar for $127.5 Each company received $75,000 from Village Capital and $50,000 from ETS. With more than $1.3

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ParentSquare Named Excellence in Equity Award Winner

eSchool News

This competitive awards program honoring schools, educators, and industry received more than 160 total nominations from across the U.S., Last week, 64 finalists were announced in the 16 industry categories, with 30 winners selected. ParentSquare ( [link] ), founded in 2011, is based in Santa Barbara, CA.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best.

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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. The pace of change, driven predominantly by the rapid encroachment of digital and now AI technologies, has accelerated dramatically. 2011, Nurmi et al., Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al.

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