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Million-Dollar Advice: The High Cost and Limited Return on Personalized Learning Consulting

Edsurge

Follow education technology-reform projects, and you’ll find mixed academic outcomes and expensive consultants. In less than two years, between 2015 and 2017, the district paid more than $4.5 Anthony Kim, CEO of Education Elements, argues that he can’t make promises about academic results. “Of Probably not.

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4 Game Mechanics Driving Higher Achievement in Math

MIND Research Institute

A 2015 study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that simply having access to computers and other digital devices had no impact on students’ proficiency in reading, math, and science. Other studies on various education technology programs show varying amounts of impact. Informative Feedback.

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SMATH: How to Turn 2 Subjects Into 1 Super-Class

Edsurge

To display the scientific information they discovered, the students created two different types of graphs to show the times of day compared to the length of the shadows. They both worked with Education Elements to make smath a reality. . Benefits for students—and teachers. She achieved National Board Certification in 2011. .

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Saturday is the Online Global Student Conference - "STEM + Entrepreneurship" (plus we make our call for volunteers!)

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Below You Will Find: More information on the conference; A full list of the current student sessions is below (with more still coming in!); Information on the keynote speakers; A call for volunteer session moderators. He is the recipient of SPJ’s 2015 Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award. All (including adults!)

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

By doing so, Middletown’s leaders believe its disadvantaged students will gain access to information and opportunities that many middle- and upper-class students may take for granted. But they also know a device alone is not enough.

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

By doing so, Middletown’s leaders believe its disadvantaged students will gain access to information and opportunities that many middle- and upper-class students may take for granted. But they also know a device alone is not enough.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” Education in the Courts. Via The Washington Post : “The National Women’s Law Center filed suit Monday against the Education Department in an effort to force the release of information about federal enforcement of Title IX , a law that governs how schools handle campus sexual harassment and assault.”