Edsurge

JULY 18, 2018

But a series of closures have raised questions about whether these short-term skills-training programs are can be financially sustainable—or deliver results for students and investors. Now Kenzie Academy , a tech training and apprenticeship program, wants to usher in a new era of skills training programs—and has raised a $4.2

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Together, they learned yoga and meditation techniques, along with philosophy, anatomy and social-emotional learning strategies. In 2012, Nankin moved from San Francisco to Wisconsin to pursue a Ph.D. Photo Credit: Tina Nazerian At the same time, Nankin’s current adult students learned she was also a yoga teacher.

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Waterford

JANUARY 30, 2020

Read on to learn more about emotional intelligence and how it can increase your student’s academic and social-emotional abilities. On an individual level, strong emotional intelligence is linked to better learning and academic performance.[4] Emotional intelligence is different from cognitive ability, but it can be just as important.[13]

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

We find no one with a professional knowledge in the laws of learning, or the techniques for applying them,” he wrote. Teaching at colleges is often done without any formal training. There are widespread beliefs about the best way to teach and learn that have been proven wrong by science, yet they persist. But at a university? “We

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The Game Agency

JANUARY 9, 2019

The Game Agency Creates Custom Game-Based Solutions To Help Complement Training Initiatives And Improve Learning Outcomes. A: The Game Agency is a software development company focused on building game-based solutions that make K-College and corporate training more effective. 1) Most of us come from the video game industry. (2)

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 12, 2019

Loui Lord Nelson on Episode 458 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast Universal Design for Learning (UDL) doesn’t have to be mind-boggling. Since then, she has provided long-term training and workshops across the US and in nine countries including Singapore, Japan, and Belgium. Today’s show is sponsored by NetRef.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

MHFA training, referred to as “CPR for the mind,” teaches educators and caretakers how to recognize, understand and respond to signs of psychological distress. Wardrip completed the training in June. She also learned how to assess for suicide risk by asking questions like, “Are you having thoughts of hurting yourself?”

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2016

Ron Smith (left), a middle school network superintendent in Oakland, speaks to Jaime Aquino of New Leaders during a “learning walk” at a local middle school. What’s the learning objective today?” What were kids learning?” 75 percent of principals think their job has become “too complex,” according to a 2012 survey.

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EdTechSandyK

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

My 2012 Edublog Award Nominations Are: Best Individual Blog: Cool Cat Teacher by Vicki Davis Vicki not only blogs about education and educational technology, but she also shares her personal struggles balancing family and professional life. I appreciate George''s contributions to my learning. George practices what he preaches.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2012

The 2012 Social Learning Summit is coming up fast, and we have some important and fun information! The 2012 Social Learning Summit is a one-day virtual conference being held as a partnership of Classroom 2.0 and the Discovery Educator Network, on Saturday, April 21st, 2012 , from 9:00am - 3:00pm US Eastern Time.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2024

In summer 2012, my life changed. I went to my eye doctor and learned I was suffering from a retinal detachment that required surgery. Disability stigma is a persistent problem on college campuses, which can lead to discrimination, a hostile learning environment and psychological stress. The most common reason is stigma.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 24, 2022

The post Engaging Students with Immersive Learning Experiences – SULS0159 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Jaime shares tips and ideas for engaging students using immersive learning experiences (AR, VR, and XR) and free lesson plans and resources from Verizon Innovative Learning HQ. Click To Tweet.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2020

Teachers and leaders in our district strive to create the best conditions possible for learning while juggling increasing demands and limited resources. Our team is tasked with providing professional learning and leadership development through the lens of research-informed practices. Then when you know better, do better.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 19, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. The use of this technology is equally trending in the education, museum, and professional learning spheres. Proposals can be submitted HERE.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2019

During a recent trip to Bangalore to visit a prospective corporate client, Chris McCarthy didn’t know how many people to expect for a talk he was to give on the future of learning. But such requests are not unusual for the CEO of Degreed , provider of a learning platform for professional credentials. Companies outside the U.S.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Scenario-Based Learning for Real-World Problem Solving Preparing for Tough Management Situations A Library 2.90 But what did you learn from those challenges, and could you have handled them better? How can others learn from what you did—or didn’t—do? LEARNING AGENDA: Why use scenario-based learning?

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — May 5, 2021 — To celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, has partnered with EveryoneOn.org to honor teachers by helping close the digital divide for students from low-income families. ABOUT SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY. About EveryoneOn.

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Kevin Corbett

JULY 25, 2014

In 2012, 65% of workers declared their mobile devices to be their “most critical work device.”. 4.99% of mobile learners believed the format and presentation enhanced their learning. 7.45% spend less time in training with no lost of comprehension. 7.45% spend less time in training with no lost of comprehension.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Why does music seem to rewire the brain for learning? Does it make a difference to have someone just sing with the kids or having someone teach who is trained in musical instruction? (Besides Improving Test Scores) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Who is Ann Farnsworth?

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Blended and online learning is increasingly in demand by students. Read more: Why blended learning will become an educational norm. While students may have an almost subconscious ability with social media, many are quite dysfunctional when it comes to leveraging online tools for hard, in depth research and learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

Of all the education technology startups that could go public next, there’s one that’s likely not on your radar: Busuu , a London-based developer of a language-learning platform. And he believes Busuu still has plenty of room to grow in the international and corporate learning markets. We are one of them.” The company has raised $4.4

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. She credits a training program through the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan for preparing her to do so.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

Someone would need to pick her up before noon every day, even as the rest of her peers continued learning and playing together. This year, millions of students have had their schooling curtailed, prompting serious discussions about the effects of lost learning time. This story also appeared in USA Today.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 18, 2016

In 2015, 47 percent of K-12 teachers and almost two-thirds of K-5 teachers reported using game-based learning environments in their classes, up from 23 percent of K-12 teachers in 2010. Many school leaders (57 percent) also say that a lack of teacher training is the biggest barrier to expanding their ed tech offerings.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2022

I just remembered I have a training during my planning period today. Teachers have been accosted with endless professional development training, increased testing, and frequent surveys. Attending weekly team planning meetings made me anxious, because usually, that’s where we would learn of the latest effort leadership had come up with.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And I know two things for certain: first, many students will go back to in-person learning, but the demand for high-quality online education and shorter, non-degree learning pathways—like boot camps and short courses—will continue to grow as people upskill, reskill and look for greater flexibility in education.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 11, 2017

Still, I am not convinced that all students need to focus on coding per se as much as they will benefit from the skills that are acquired while learning how to code. He is the 2012 Patricia Behring NHD Asia History Teacher of the Year award recipient. I admit that I may have that sequence out of order, but the broader point stands.

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EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

This tactic has been popular among military training applications for quite some time. If virtual reality is reliable enough to train our armed forces, is there any reason not to implement the same technique at educational institutions across the world? Advantages of VR Learning. Suited to all types of learning styles.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

The only thing most everyone agrees on is this: The roll out of the 2012 law, LD 1422, was a disaster, plagued by insufficient funding and inadequate guidance from the top. In theory, proficiency-based models let students learn at their own pace, speeding up if they grasp a concept quickly, and getting extra help if they struggle.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2017

We should learn from experiences, particularly if those experiences show our previous beliefs to be untrue. So why are people so easy to fool when it comes to beliefs about learning? For years, a stream of articles have tried to dispel pervasive but wrong ideas about how people learn, but those ideas still linger.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2021

They’re about a decade behind their university counterparts, who helped to found edX in 2012 , the same year that startup Coursera launched its competing service, now worth millions. All of the classes offer skills training explicitly linked to employment. Unmudl may have a solution for that problem: more Unmudl.

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TeacherCast

JULY 18, 2022

In the early part of 2012, I attended my first edCamp in Philadelphia. Because I was creating a great deal of content to support my #BuildYourEDUBrand concept, when the Pandemic hit, I was well ahead of the curve when teachers wanted to learn how to create their own websites to financially support their families.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2022

Centers for teaching and learning worked with IT support in new ways to help instructors move courses online. We also learned empathy, new ways of teaching, how to work remotely online and why being together can be so important. Almost everyone admits the potential of online learning, used selectively and wisely.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

This approach teaches K-12 students to think creatively and engage in other subject areas using skills learned in the arts. STEAM utilizes the arts along with traditional STEM subjects as “access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking,” according to EducationCloset, a digital learning hub for educators.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2023

On the rare occasions when other teachers who spoke Barrera’s language, Spanish, were asked to help, the conversations still faltered because they weren’t trained interpreters. About 791,000 English learners participated in special education in 2020, a jump of nearly 30 percent since 2012. Already, she added, “it’s all different.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

It is titled Experiences in Self-Determined Learning and can be found at [link]. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. This edited book is the perfect primer on self-determined learning or heutagogy. The Basics.

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