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If You Could Only Follow 5 Education Twitter Accounts.

EdTechSandyK

In February 2012, I will be presenting a workshop on Twitter for Professional Learning at the Texas Computer Education Association convention. As part of the workshop, I want to be able to recommend high quality Twitter accounts for the participants in the workshop to follow. Please fill out the survey below.

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Ideas for Promoting Digital Diversity

Teacher Reboot Camp

The National Association of Women in Technology reported 26% of the computing workforce in 2013 were women (5% Asian women, 3% African American women, and 2% Hispanic women) and there was a 64% decline in the number of first-year undergraduate women interested in majoring in Computer Science between 2000 and 2012. Upcoming Events.

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Ideas for Promoting Digital Diversity

Teacher Reboot Camp

The National Association of Women in Technology reported 26% of the computing workforce in 2013 were women (5% Asian women, 3% African American women, and 2% Hispanic women) and there was a 64% decline in the number of first-year undergraduate women interested in majoring in Computer Science between 2000 and 2012. Upcoming Events.

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Three Things Teachers Need to Spot—and Stop—Plagiarism

Edsurge

According to the International Center for Academic Integrity, 58% of more than 70,000 students surveyed say they have plagiarized someone else’s ideas in their writing. When more than 800 Canadian university students were disciplined for cheating in 2011-2012, roughly half the instances were attributed to plagiarism. Intro video.

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How Making Art Helps Teens Better Understand Their Mental Health

MindShift

Although depression and anxiety are the most common mental health concerns, surveys have found that 80 percent of adolescents with a diagnosable anxiety disorder and 60 percent of depressed kids do not receive treatment. You can find her on Twitter @dr_fraga. Unfortunately, Wardrip’s experience is not unusual.

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Identifying the Top Four Challenges in K-12 Education

Digital Promise

You can reach her on Twitter at @aubreyfrancisco. You can reach her on Twitter at @kelseye144. To identify top challenges, we asked educators and education leaders to use a wiki survey crowdsourcing tool to answer the question: “Which is a bigger challenge in K-12 education?” Why is this so challenging?

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Why Teacher Recruitment Needs to Change

Insight Education Group

In Utah, Governor Gary Herbert addressed his state’s teacher shortage recently with the following plea to his fellow residents via Twitter: "Consider becoming a teacher; it is a noble profession.". Schools and Staffing Survey. The perception of teaching by the American public and teachers themselves is declining. Striking women.