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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

Edsurge

The standards , released in 2013, are based on up-to-date scientific research and aim to give teachers more flexibility when creating learning experiences, yet some schools have been slow to implement the standards due to a lack of funding earmarked for teacher training and textbooks. This barrier is top of mind for Schneider.

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Making Access and Equity a Reality for Diverse Students

edWeb.net

Large school districts in different parts of the United States have now developed systematic ways to increase diverse students’ access to advanced courses, and the districts are also providing other important aspects of an equitable education that prepares the students for 21st century careers. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Hey, IT Leaders: When Disaster Strikes, Will Your School Be Ready?

EdTech Magazine

In 2013, just months after I started working as CIO of Bridgeport School District in Connecticut, my biggest fear about the job became reality: The district firewall was attacked. The district was a CDW•G customer, so I worked with an account manager to access the district’s potential data security threats and develop a recovery plan.

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3 ways telepresence robots are impacting learning

eSchool News

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , during 2013–2015, 3.9 Many didn’t have proper internet access or even a tablet or other device with which to get online. percent of boys and 4.3 percent of girls missed more than 10 school days in 12 months because of illness or injury.

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Hey, IT Leaders: When Disaster Strikes, Will Your District Be Ready?

EdTech Magazine

In 2013, just months after I started working as CIO of Bridgeport School District in Connecticut, my biggest fear about the job became reality: The district firewall was attacked. The district was a CDW•G customer, so I worked with an account manager to access the district’s potential data security threats and develop a recovery plan.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices. Furthermore, in May 2013, they obtained a certification in Gamification through Coursera Course Certificates.

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How to direct a districtwide tech transformation on a budget

eSchool News

Beginning a technological evolution When I first became an administrator in the 2013-14 school year, I started a coding initiative. I believed technology would be powerful for our scholars and I wanted everyone to have access to it, but only one student in the entire school signed up for the program. We can (and will!)

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