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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ). 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. Madda et al.,

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Jose Ferreira Steps Down as Knewton CEO, Eyes Next Education Startup

Edsurge

Few technologists have championed the role of big data, personalized learning and many other education buzzwords as vociferously and for as long as Jose Ferreira. Ferreira’s decision marks the end of a nearly nine-year run at Knewton, where he strived to build technology to pinpoint what students know, don’t know and should learn next.

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6 EdTech Resources and Strategies to Gain a Deeper Understanding of Students

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Not only has ongoing formative assessment and quality feedback been honed by teachers for years, it has also become recognized as a core element of personalized learning environments, as highlighted in Rhode Island’s Personalized Learning Whitepaper. You Need Data to Personalize Learning.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Apple Acquires Learnsprout; Pearson, Knewton Turn to Adaptive Math

Marketplace K-12

Excelligence Learning Acquires Really Good Stuff: Brentwood Associates -backed Excelligence Learning Corp. Really Good Stuff is a multi-channel marketer of classroom products and teaching tools used primarily in grades K-8. Pearson and Knewton first began working together in 2012. has purchased Really Good Stuff.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow.

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Key Digital Skills for 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The first iteration of this list was published in 2012 and since then the list witnessed several iterations. Some of the best tools to create interactive presentations include Canva , AhaSlides , Pear Deck , Slido, Haiku Deck, Google Slides, and many more. Check out the best presentation making tools for teachers to learn more.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Affluent students get to digital tools for creative exploration; poor students get to use theirs for test prep. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I

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