Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 17, 2016

An ed-tech startup developing software to help students learn computer coding principles through Minecraft has been awarded a $750,000 grant through the National Science Foundation. In 2014, Microsoft purchased Minecraft from Mojang, the Stockholm, Sweden-based company that developed the game for a reported $2.5

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Updates Deadlines Calendar Highlighted Recordings Conversations Kudos Updates School Leadership Summit 2014. This free event will be held online on March 27th, 2014, thanks to TICAL, our founding sponsor. ISTE Unplugged 2014 is in the works. If those dates hold, Connected Librarians Day would be Monday, October 6th, 2014.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2022

Students will have the opportunity to learn coding and app development through DoCo Codes, a transformational STEM-based initiative developed in collaboration between the DCSS, Ed Farm and Apple. million in network infrastructure improvements and technology purchases – a move that put a personalized learning device in every student’s hand.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 13, 2015

Statistics Outgrows All Other STEM Fields From 2010-2013. The ASA analyzed data compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on 160 STEM bachelor’s degree categories granted by U.S. FASTEST-GROWING STEM UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES 2010–2013. From a press release. public and nonprofit colleges and universities.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

SMILE Together: Collaborative, Inquiry-based Learning using Innovative Hardware and Software. From theory to PowerPoint instructional design in a STEM lesson. y No Morir en el Intento - William Colmenares Measurement of Global Thinking Levels via Analyses of Solutions to Problems - Marina P. Bonser, Ph.D.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Beginning in fall 2014, the students and teachers at Burbank Elementary School in Hayward, California, embarked on a new and ambitious program to integrate arts across the curriculum. We want to celebrate the extraordinary collaborations between educators and the private sector that have occurred because of ConnectED.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

In 2014, San Francisco heeded that call , mixing different achievement levels in middle school classrooms and delaying algebra until ninth grade. Traditional math proponents worried that the document would water down math instruction in California, hinder advanced students and make it harder to pursue STEM careers.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

The San Francisco-based software company will continue a four-year partnership with San Francisco Unified School District. In 2014, Salesforce almost doubled that amount and donated $5 million. in 2014 to 3.05 Data from Oakland Unified for the 2014 school year shows 29.7 Salesforce on Thursday announced a donation of $8.5

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2017

Many bootcamps that aim to place workers into technology jobs promise to turn novices into software engineers and designers. Contrary to public perception, not everyone who works in technology is a software engineer. Everyone thinks you have to be a software developer to work in tech.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S. But as Betsy Corcoran outlined in her July 2014 article , some companies had yet to deliver on their promise of clearly outlining how educators could apply for those products and services. corporations, from Apple to Adobe.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 21st, 2014 In a gentle way, you can shake the world. Updates Partner Spotlight Partner Announcements Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Stories Conversations Updates GlobalEdCon 2014 - Call for Proposals Open Until November 1st. More information at [link].

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MindShift

JUNE 7, 2018

This story on STEM education was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. 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.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2017

schools during the 2013-2014 school year, and the National Education Association predicts that number will increase to 10 million by 2025. (In If you don’t have a social or emotional connection, you can have all the software in the world but never move forward. These students are a fast-growing population in America. According to the.

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Wired Campus

JANUARY 6, 2015

The study tracked 420,389 undergraduates and graduate students enrolled in STEM classes in the United States and Canada during four nonconsecutive semesters from the spring of 2012 to the fall of 2014. (If For other STEM classes, a similar pattern emerged: Women asked 1.10 Distance Education Online Courses Software'

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Initiative 1: Open Up Networks — Prior to 2014, only “registered users” could access the district’s WiFi networks. In late 2014, Renton revived an “Internet Filtering Committee” (IFC), and asked it to meet twice a year to make—and remake—filtering choices. Teachers frequently made requests for websites to be blocked or unblocked.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Opportunities to learn about about careers paths and technology were not always available to his students at Columbus Municipal School District in Mississippi, where he’s served as superintendent since July 2014. When I first started, on July 28, 2014, the superintendent before me had ordered close to a million dollars’ worth of textbooks.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

These digital tools help students master course learning goals by using data generated from students’ interactions with the adaptive software to predict what students should view or do next online. Next Generation Courseware Challenge project in fall 2014, and began implementing Smart Sparrow ’s BioBeyond technology in spring 2015.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2019

Founded in 2013 by Olguin and Jake Soberal—Olguin’s co-CEO and former intellectual property attorney—Bitwise claims to have trained more than 1,000 software developers, many of whom had little or no background in programming. A second business segment within Bitwise is a custom software development studio called Shift3 Technologies.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

380 million tally in 2014. million (Seed) 2014 WI Harper Group GotIt! $9 million (A) 2014 SoftBank Ventures Korea, KTB Ventures Listenwise $600K (Seed) 2016 EduLab Minerva Project $70 million (B). 2014 TAL Education, Yongjin Group, ZhenFund One Month $1.9 billion in 2016, according to Goldman Sachs. edtech startups.

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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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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Students: General short answers: What tools, software, and technology seemed to be important?

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Q&A: Justina Nixon-Saintil on How Investment Can Improve Equity in STEM Education. By 2019, Verizon expects to have 150 schools participating in the Verizon Innovative Learning program , the company’s initiative to improve STEM education, according to a recent announcement. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 12/05/2018 - 10:27.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Vicki: What do you think about this statement, agree or disagree: “The greatest software for innovation in the world is the human brain.”. In 2014, she became a state finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science and was recently recognized as a National PAEMST Finalist for Science. Ramm: Completely agree.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Why have a laptop policy if there is not software to go with it? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a 2014 report analyzing 225 studies that examined the effects of active-learning strategies on exam performance in STEM courses.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

In Arizona, we have such limited resources,” Sheppard says, noting that in 2014, Arizona ranked 48th out of 50 for state education spending per student. The community understood the need and the district’s limited resources from the state, Alka says, and the bond was approved in November of 2014. The efforts paid off.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 24, 2016

Fuse RI was launched in 2014 to to help educators blend technology and traditional classroom teaching. A separate program called EdTechRI Testbed will train approximately 40 teachers across 12 Providence schools, studying the effects of math and reading software and individualized learning programs.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

Cardboard Tube STEM Activities and more! This is a Mommy blog that has lots of great STEM ideas! I'm a big advocate of STEAM rather than STEM. ISTE Board of Directors PK-12 Representative 2010-2014 - Creator of Content. How about lightly spraying all the cardboard rolls with Lysol? Origami Makerspace Pinterest Board.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 30, 2014

The theme of our 2014 Reinventing the Classroom conference is: "How Ed Tech Is Reshaping the Classroom Experience." Reinventing the Classroom kicks off tonight (US Eastern Time) with some great keynote speaker sessions, and runs all day tomorrow, Thursday, May 1st. So exciting! The speaker list and full schedule are below these announcements.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Why have a laptop policy if there is not software to go with it? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a 2014 report analyzing 225 studies that examined the effects of active-learning strategies on exam performance in STEM courses.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Doing such things as purchasing collectively can save these institutions up to 25 percent on such pricey goods as energy and software, Fowlkes said. Related: Universities and colleges struggle to stem big drops in enrollment. Department of Education reports. He said many still resist abandoning their independence.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

My interest in this technology stems from the promise both companies make: This is the tablet that will replace your laptop. Both the iPad and Surface are lighter than my 2014 MacBook Air, but not by much. First stops: The Microsoft and Apple stores. Hard to say, considering my limited experience I had in each store to try both out.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next is a free after-school program designed to make tech more accessible to students of color, many of whom lack opportunities to explore STEM fields in middle and high school. Students work with hardware like microboards and single-board computers, as well as software, learning coding languages like Java, Python, HTML and CSS, and C++.

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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.” As the heated conversation around education opportunities, STEM skills and a trained workforce continues, it’s assuring to know that we have this new productive model in the mix.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

STEM: Apps, TV, and More for Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math. You can use the CTR Flex rubric to evaluate apps and other software with your local colleagues or use a variety of possible criteria to customize your own instrument. Among the many pages of current Best Apps Lists are: Building and Making Apps, Games, and Websites.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

After leaving LAUSD in October 2014 , Deasy joined the Broad Center as a Superintendent-in-Residence, where he’s been working to develop school district leaders from across the country. It’s going to need updating, with new and relevant software. based and national publications alike asking, “Where did it all go so wrong?”

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MIND Research Institute

AUGUST 10, 2021

And by playing games, students can practice and revise their thinking as they move through the developmental stages of mastering math facts at their own pace (Bay-Williams & Kling 2014). And evidence suggests that efficiency and accuracy may actually be negatively influenced by timed testing” (Kling & Bay-Williams, 2014, p.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

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. Library 2.014 , October 8th + 9th, 2014 Upcoming deadlines: Presentation proposals will be accepted between now and October 1st for Library 2.014.

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