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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

So, today, we're peeling back the curtain on Whitsby, a platform launched at ISTE. Prior to this, they founded their own company called EdGenius.net, where they provided consulting services for organizations looking to improve teaching and learning practices.

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Revolutionizing Classrooms: How Microsoft’s AI is Changing Education

The CoolCatTeacher

I look forward to looking at how useful this is (or not), and with your feedback and the statistics we will know if it is worth the effort going forward. She leads the sales teams supporting the adoption and sales of Microsoft’s solutions across K-12 organizations and higher education customers in the United States.

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Foreign Language Classes are Becoming More Scarce

Digital Promise

Researchers at the Modern Language Association recently found that colleges lost 651 foreign language programs from 2013 to 2016 – dramatically more than the one foreign language programs that higher education lost between 2009 and 2013. Research shows that Americans’ attitudes toward language instruction may be holding them back.

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The Importance of Developing Spatial Skills for STEM Success

MIND Research Institute

A 2009 Vanderbilt University review in the Journal of Educational Psychology looked at over 50 years of longitudinal research on spatial ability , and concluded that “spatial ability plays a critical role in developing expertise in STEM.” This article features contributions from MIND's Education Research Director Martin Buschkuehl.

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The hottest posts everyone's reading

The Innovative Educator

I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. Dec 29, 2013, 3181 Does Twitter have a minimum age requirement? Jun 13, 2013, 2461 Practical examples of social media in elementary. Jun 13, 2013, 1461 Common Sense Media names The Innovative Educator a. Dec 30, 2013, 1191 When and How Should Kids Learn to Type?

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Look Who’s Talking—Code.org Founder and CEO Hadi Partovi on the Hype and Hope of AI in edtech

eSchool News

Read more : Look Who’s Talking—Code.org Founder and CEO Hadi Partovi on the Hype and Hope of AI in edtech In 2013 Hadi and his twin brother Ali ‘94 launched the education nonprofit Code.org, which Hadi leads full-time as CEO. 00:00:31 Speaker 2 As I mentioned to Mike, sometimes I wake up in the morning and I and I wonder if.

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The hottest posts everyone's reading

The Innovative Educator

I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. Dec 29, 2013 3190 Practical examples of social media in elementary s. Jun 13, 2013 1382 10 tips for students to keep in mind when using so. Jan 12, 2014 919 Looking back and forward at my New Year prediction. If it does, check it out.