The Principal of Change

JULY 17, 2017

Work hard, study hard, go to college, and climb the corporate ladder. We live in an era where robotics and artificial intelligence will replace many of our current jobs. EmpowerBook July 9, 2015 Blogging for Staff Professional Learning. It wasn’t about choice or passion or interests. It was about compliance. It changes lives.

Maker Movement 84

Maker Movement Course System Robotics 84

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. ” (For what it’s worth, Kleiner Perkins made just one major investment in education in 2017, participating in Coursera’s $64 million round this summer. She also noted the growth of markets in China and in India.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

The Principal of Change

MAY 28, 2017

I have no clue about what I want to do with my life; I have no interests because I saw every subject of study as work, and I excelled at every subject just for the purpose of excelling, not learning. We are more than robotic bookshelves, conditioned to blurt out facts we were taught in school. October 5, 2015 Did we do that?

Robotics 76

Robotics Industry System Conference 76

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

million 12- to 17-year-olds still met the criteria for a substance use disorder in 2014, and studies find that 9 in 10 adults with addiction problems began their chemical dependency before age 18. “My Brockton alone had 2011 overdoses in 2015. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s 2011 study also found positive effects.

Report 67

Report Meeting Study Data 67

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2017

In 2015, his Somerville, Mass.-based Max Newlon, a research scientist at BrainCo, adds the company is also studying if the headset could help students and families “train their brain” to improve attention skills. Newlon wrote in an email: “We will not be running any pilot study without the proper data privacy procedures in place.”

Company 158

Company Data Training Analysis 158

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

By 2017-18, the most recent data available , the district was 54 percent Hispanic — and its gifted classes were 48 percent Hispanic. However, U-46 created a separate, 100 percent Hispanic, elementary program that allowed those students to study the gifted curriculum. No, that is not likely.

Elementary 115

Elementary Policies Data Report 115

MindShift

MARCH 16, 2021

By 2017-18, the most recent data available , the district was 54 percent Hispanic — and its gifted classes were 48 percent Hispanic. However, U-46 created a separate, 100 percent Hispanic, elementary program that allowed those students to study the gifted curriculum. Data source: U.S. No, that is not likely.

Elementary 48

Elementary Data Policies Report 48

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

percent) did not offer any entirely online courses to high school students during the 2015-16 school year. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 34 Edition). Tagged on: August 27, 2017 DeVos Invested in Company Under Investigation for Misleading Claims | Education Week → When U.S. public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

percent) did not offer any entirely online courses to high school students during the 2015-16 school year. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 34 Edition). Tagged on: August 27, 2017 DeVos Invested in Company Under Investigation for Misleading Claims | Education Week → When U.S. public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

But it wasn’t indoor recess — play is one of the ways students learn every day in O’Brien’s science and social studies class at Shidler Elementary School. And in Austin, Texas, one school official has started training elementary teachers to use Lego robotic toys as a play-based learning tool during class time.

Elementary 140

Elementary Classroom Robotics Learning 140

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Via KPCC : “ Ref Rodriguez has given up the role of president of the Los Angeles Unified School Board – but is not resigning his seat on the board altogether – one week after the announcement he’d face felony charges for alleged campaign finance violations during his 2015 run for office.” support, EFF resigns.”

Education 48

Education Knewton Kaplan Robotics 48

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

The state’s largest district, in Providence, has dramatically increased its spending on web-based instructional programs, from $158,000 in the 2011-12 school year to $928,000 in 2015-16, the latest data available. Four years ago, only one school out of 39 in Providence used personalized learning; the model has since spread to 25 schools.

Personalized Learning 99

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 99

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2019

Emotional and mental health, school climate and school culture were priority issues for all three groups, according to a recent study by Child Trends , a research organization focused on issues affecting children. In 2017, 17.2 Educators, policymakers and students from across the country seem to be making that shift.

Tools 111

Tools Report Survey Groups 111

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

Via Class Central : “A Product at Every Price: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2017.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Quartz : “One of the world’s biggest firms is spending $450 million to solve a world problem created by robots.” The Flexibility They Enjoy, a Study Argues.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

NOME, Alaska — Before they got down to business for the day, students in Devin Tatro’s social studies class were offered a quiet moment of self-reflection: On this golden fall afternoon at Nome-Beltz Junior/Senior High School, were they feeling chipper, distressed or somewhere in between? Mareesa Nicosia for The Hechinger Report.

Broadband 81

Broadband Report Accessibility Video 81

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. with Pigeons.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

Cuts to work study. Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Trump administration on Thursday withdrew 2015 guidance issued by the Obama administration that barred student loan guarantee agencies from charging collection fees to defaulted borrowers who start repaying their loans quickly.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” More on the Afghan robotics team in the contest section below. for Robotics Contest.” ” are you s g me pic.twitter.com/4MZQqbVdOG — Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) July 8, 2017. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. .” Via The Atlantic : “The Schools Transforming Immigrant Education.”

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Emily Drabinski writes, “Our collective bargaining agreement is extended until May 31, 2017, and the administration agreed to our condition that we engage a professional mediator to facilitate a fair contract.” billion, up from $178 billion in 2015, according to recent reports by tech market research firm Gartner.”

Education 40

Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

.” That’s because the stories told this year to keep us hustling and to keep up imagining a certain kind of future are almost all about robots. Over and over and over and over and over and over and over again we were told “robots are coming for your jobs.” We must prepare preschoolers for an automated future.

Robotics 59

Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

pic.twitter.com/ba4GY4Lc8M — Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) February 1, 2017. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via George Veletsianos : “A large-scale study of Twitter Use in MOOCs.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. It planned to do so back in 2015.) Jerry Falwell Jr.

Education 40

Education MOOC Data Elsevier 40

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Boston Bridge would be available for 2017 high school graduates who live in the city.” 1, 2017, on the online 2018–19 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.” ” (This reminds me of this wretched “ thought experiment ” posted in 2015: “How Soylent and Oculus Could Fix The Prison System.”

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Trump Proclaims October 15 through October 21, 2017, as National Character Counts Week.” The school is listed in this 2015 story by Inside Higher Ed on for-profits “where more than half of federal student loan borrowers had not made a single dollar of progress in paying down their loans seven years after they became due.”

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

AUGUST 18, 2017

link] pic.twitter.com/KaZWTTpO6o — Michael Shermer (@michaelshermer) August 17, 2017. ” Via NPR : “ Ethnic Studies : A Movement Born Of A Ban.” ” Via NPR : “ Ethnic Studies : A Movement Born Of A Ban.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” asks Mindshift.

Education 49

Education MOOC Report Data 49

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Amy Silverman writes in The Phoenix New Times about ASU ’s decision not to approve a disability studies major. ” That’s Tariq Ramadan , a professor of contemporary Islamic studies. pic.twitter.com/0oMZuYGFbD — Mike Bowen (@DrMBowen) November 8, 2017. But anyway… Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “What You Need to Know About Race-Conscious Admissions in 2017.” Via Edsurge : “ Apple iPad Sales to Schools Jump 32%, Selling 1M Tablets in Fiscal Q3 2017.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. A new study of New York City schools says no – they help.”

Khan Academy 46

Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46

Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

” More on this study in the research section below. “ Nancy Zimpher to Resign as SUNY Chancellor in 2017.” ” Also via The New York Times : “A Mission to Bring STEM Skills, and Robots, to Children in West Africa.” ” (Psst. . ” A link to the full report is here. .”

Education 45

Education Sakai Udemy Report 45

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Via NBC : “ Arizona : Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination In Mexican American Studies Ban Back in Court.” This coding bootcamp was acquired by the University of Phoenix’s parent company, Apollo Education Group , in 2015. Via NPR : “Students Compete In First-Ever International High School Robotics Competition.”

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “New study finds that penalties for breaking NCAA rules are largely consistent across conference membership – and that men’s basketball and football account for the vast majority of violations.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon , written by Kelly Barnhill, is the 2017 Newbery Medal winner.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

But I wanted to consider too why the stories we repeatedly tell about education and education technology were so fanciful – stories about impending disruptions and revolutions and robot teachers and brain zappers and so on. The lying did not start on Inauguration Day – 20 January 2017.

Technology 71

Technology Education Facebook Social Media 71