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Fewer Deals, More Money: U.S. Edtech Funding Rebounds With $1.2 Billion in 2017

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MOOC companies typically account for the bump in the “Post-Secondary” category, but aside from Coursera’s $64 million Series D round, few other companies focused in higher education scored a large deal. Source: EdSurge Fewer, but Bigger Seed Rounds. Education technology investments appear to be on a similar trajectory. million in 2017.

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Tips and Scoops from ASU GSV That You Won’t Find on the Agenda

Edsurge

It’s very easy to feel FOMO, across all the panels, keynotes, workshops, receptions and serendipitous meetings in the hallways. When its previous owner, Insight Venture Partners, acquired the company in 2014, it was worth about $130 million. Investors: 65 to 400. These deals also pumped up its valuation as well.

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Learning Revolution - Week's Free Events - SLS14 Expanded! - Open Natural Math Class - Educate to Liberate or Control?

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

RSCON5 will take place July 11th - 13th, 2014 and will feature 60+ presentations, 2 plenaries, 10 keynotes, student presenters, and much more. Sylvia Martinez will lead a pre-conference Invent To Learn workshop, plus a conference session. Friday, March 21st at 8:30am CoSN Workshop: You''ve Got Technology, Now What?

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Fighting Teacher Stress

The Hechinger Report

The mounting stress levels have sparked a trend of “resilience” trainings and workshops, which typically include yoga, mindfulness and meditation. They build off each other,” said the study’s lead author, Keith Herman, who wrote the book “Stress Management for Teachers” (2014) with study co-author and fellow education professor Wendy Reinke.

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Strategies for Culturally Responsive Teaching

edWeb.net

In addition to instructional coaching, Monica supports teachers through workshops, speaking engagements, and blogging for Education Week and Education Post. Monica is the 2014 Texas Teacher of the Year. She is a 2015 Milken Unsung Hero Fellow and a 2015 NEA Foundation Global Fellow.

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Join Us in Chicago for the Fourth Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 15, 2019

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She is an Ashoka Fellow, was named one of The New Leaders Council’s 40 Under 40 Progressive American Leaders, and was winner of the Tides Foundation’s Jane Bagley Lehman award for excellence in public advocacy in 2014. She conducts workshops across the country and presents at regional, national, and international conferences.

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The five things no one will tell you about why colleges don’t hire more faculty of color

The Hechinger Report

In addition, I give talks, conduct research and workshops and do consulting related to diversifying the faculty across the nation. In 2014, for the first time, the nation’s K-12 student population was majority minority. Given the short amount of time I had on the stage, I couldn’t explain the evidence behind my statement.