MindShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

This story about STEM education was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. People posting on Facebook and Twitter said Anchalee was too attractive to be an actual software engineer and must be a model. Sign up for our newsletter. QUINCY, Wash. —

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MIND Research Institute

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

This is up from just under 3,000 at our inaugural Math Fair in 2014. MathFair16 @JiJiMath #STEM # pic.twitter.com/rNa27CmvMB — Janine Ingram (@JanineIngram7). To see more photos from the Math Fair and Taste of Math , check out our Facebook albums. Tag us on Twitter or Facebook at #MathFair16 ! JiJi loves Hyundai too!

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2019

People posting on Facebook and Twitter said Anchalee was too attractive to be an actual software engineer and must be a model. Related: Alaska Native students pursue STEM with great success. Related: Too little aid for low-income STEM majors? Related: Eight ways to introduce kids to STEM at an early age.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2017

In the United States alone, jobs website Indeed reports that reduced productivity stemming from open positions accounted for $160 billion of lost revenue in 2014. Fifteen years ago, Facebook was not around. These unfilled positions carry a tremendous economic cost for businesses. Anecdotally, this makes sense.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2018

For example, the Silicon Valley Education Foundation’s summer program, Elevate Math, is raising algebra readiness, a critical first step on the STEM success track. Related story: One reason students aren’t prepared for STEM careers? Bay Area nonprofits are working with schools to improve math proficiency. No physics in high school.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 29th, 2014 Teaching is not just a job. Susan Hildreth will reflect on how the DIY and maker movements—particularly as they relate to STEM education (with badges to certify skill development)—place libraries as central learning hubs for their communities.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. There was a regularly updated Facebook page, a Twitter account, as well as a LinkedIn profile for its supposed president.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 1, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update July 1st, 2014 Technology is just a tool. Updates Partner Spotlight Partner Announcements Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Updates 2014 Reform Symposium (RSCON5) Kicks Off Next Week. Join in at [link]. Learn more here.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

Using half of the funds, the Texas Education Agency contracted with OpenStax, a nonprofit based at Rice University, to write textbooks for several popular high school STEM courses. Couldn't an immutable database with access privileges do the trick? state-level policies relating to open education.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 6, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update May 6th, 2014 Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. ISTE Unplugged in Atlanta - June 27th, 2014. Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. But for children play is serious learning. We''ll see you Thursday.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

STEM: Apps, TV, and More for Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math. In 2014 CTR launched the CTREX: Children’s Technology Review Exchange, a revised version of its databases that allows flexible searches of latest products in a freemium model. For updates, follow Teachers With Apps on Twitter , Pinterest and Facebook.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Learn more or connect with Amanda on Twitter @ AmandaFoxSTEM Brad Weinstein Brad Weinstein founded TeacherGoals in 2014 as a way to inspire educators that do such important work with students. Brad is a publisher of education and children's books as well as leads the strategic vision of the organization. So go to everfi.com/coolcat.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Nevertheless, computer science education, along with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) continued to be promoted this year, often framed as something students should pursue instead of “ liberal arts.” “Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

People who follow you learn stuff every single time they click on your Twitter or Facebook or anything. She was appointed by Governor Haslem to the Advisory Council on Alternative Education in 2013 and appointed by the Tennessee state commissioner of education to a Personalized Learning Advisory Committee in 2014 and 2015.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Venture capital and public company investments poured into the space, with Kaplan's acquisition of Dev Bootcamp in 2014 marking the start of the expectations “Peak.” For employers: If you asked me four years ago whether Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon would hire from coding bootcamps, I would have been only cautiously optimistic.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 24, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update June 24th, 2014 The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. NMC Horizon Report > 2014 K-12 Edition. This year''s Dinner Event at ISTE will be on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at 7:30pm at the Marriott Grand Marquis Ballroom in beautiful Atlanta! See you there! View the report.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

“ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. But it’s also time to recognize that some companies – Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook among them – aren’t primarily in the computing business anyway. Facebook, like Google, is an advertising company.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

In 2014, just five years after the county issued $17 million worth of bonds for Lake Oconee, the state supreme court struck down the county’s attempt to issue another $14 million worth of bonds for the school. Kim Smith, a mother of three, has set up a Facebook page to support Greene County’s traditional public schools.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2014. STEM Education’s “Sputnik Moment” The Higher Education Bubble. The Collapse of For-Profit Higher Education (Or Not). Beyond the MOOC. The Compulsion for Data. Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. Indie Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-tech. Text-messaging.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

In 2014, the county led the state in opioid-related hospitalizations. Occasionally we see him on Facebook. And he hopes they stay in the area and help revitalize it, stemming the tide of transience and instability. So when the opioid crisis hit, it hit McDowell County particularly hard. He’s maybe in the ninth grade now.

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” From the Department of Education press release : “Secretary DeVos Accepts President Trump’s Q2 Salary as a Donation for STEM-Focused Camp.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” ” $100,000. Trump’s budget, of course, cuts $9.2

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Here we are with a President-Elect – a reality TV star – who has been supported by white nationalists, the KKK, Wikileaks, trolls, and Peter Thiel, who election was facilitated through a massive misinformation campaign spread virally through Facebook. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2014. Beyond the MOOC. The Compulsion for Data.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

You can connect with the Geo-Educator Community through a variety of online platforms including Twitter , Facebook and the secure educator site, Edmodo. Thursday, April 10th in Milfold, MA CoSN - 2014 Massachusetts CTO Clinic , Join the Massachusetts Educational Technology Administrators Association (METAA) for their 5th annual CTO Clinic.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. Via The New York Times : “ Facebook Overhauls News Feed to Focus on What Friends and Family Share.” ” Also via Techcrunch : “ Facebook brings Messenger Kids to Fire tablets.”

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

Smith is not one for silence ( he delivered a TED talk about the “danger of silence” in 2014 , in fact) and has used digital venues including Twitter to encourage others to speak up and recognize how history shapes the present. There’s also something else he brings up—his beliefs, specifically his concerns that educators across the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 5, 2019

My teacher specifically made the class hard, and she told my mom, ‘He should definitely look into something in the STEM majors.’”. News and World Report’s list — but he didn’t feel at home when he toured in 2014. He receives dozens of Facebook messages each month from strangers who say they are proud of his win.

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

And The Next Web headline makes for… something: “ Facebook and Google could be allowed to award university degrees.” Via The Verge : “Lawsuit claims Facebook illegally scanned private messages.” According to investment analyst firm CB Insights, “ Ed Tech Startup Exits Fall From Peak 2014 Levels.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Deadlines Reinventing the Classroom , May 1st, 2014 Upcoming deadlines: Presentation proposals will be accepted between now and April 25th for Reinventing the Classroom. See the schedule in your local time zone and join the sessions here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Stevens (2014, p.162) this CNN The Daily Show where Trevor Noah interviews Greta Thunberg: [link] and this screen shot from the interview, which is trending on Facebook: [link] Reference Stevens, V. 162) characterizes L2g as 'an ongoing project where presentations are organized weekly by volunteers collaborating on a wiki. In Son, J.-B.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2017

Proponents of programs like the one in Oklahoma say they help the oil and gas industry replenish its aging workforce by stirring early interest in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. In 2014, The New York Times reported on Pruitt’s extensive industry ties — which included oil and gas companies, utilities and lobby groups.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

So has Facebook. The defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone for its 2014 story “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA ” has begun. ” Did you know that the Future of Privacy Forum is financially backed by AT&T , Comcast , Facebook , and Google ? He’s a partner there.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

“ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Via The Phoenix New Times : “The Battle Isn’t Over Between ASU Professor and Cop Who Arrested Her in 2014.” Via The New York Times : “Turn Off Messenger Kids , Health Experts Plead to Facebook.” Via Techcrunch : “ Pearson is adding LittleBits kits to its STEM curriculum.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Not just the loss of Seymour Papert and Prince and David Bowie and Phife Dawg and Harper Lee and Gwen Ifill and Alan Rickman and Gene Wilder and Ursula Franklin and Scott Erik Kaufman and Jerome Bruner and Elie Wiesel and Alvin Toffler and Leonard Cohen (and many more), but the grief and the pain that stems from these and so many other losses.

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

” Via CNET : “ Trump signs laws to promote women in STEM.” Via The Atlantic : “The STEM Superhero of Sesame Street.” ” Via The MIT Technology Review : “Big Questions Around Facebook’s Suicide-Prevention Tools.” ” Here’s the Department of Education press release.

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