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Storms over liberal education: notes on the 2016 AAC&U conference

Bryan Alexander

Last week I participated in the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) 2016 conference. The event became much more dramatic than expected, once the hosting city, Washington DC, was clobbered by the great snowpocalyspe of 2016. Discussion went in some interesting angles, such as secondary education.

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Pandemic May (Finally) Push Online Education Into Teacher Prep Programs

Edsurge

So the college is asking its future teachers to make online activity guides and videos for Home Works , a new distance learning program designed to help kids connect the curricula they usually learn in person at school or camp with what’s going on in their real lives—which right now mostly means being stuck at home. “We

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The Virtual High School’s Stacy Young to Speak at CSforALL Summit

techlearning

The VHS online AP Computer Science Principles course first ran in the 2016-2017 academic year, with VHS students earning a 94 percent pass rate on the AP exam. Technology courses currently offered by VHS include CAD, Video Game Design, Java Programming, and Creative Programming with Scratch. is an online learning pioneer.

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What is Blended Learning? Tips from 3 Bett Speakers

ViewSonic Education

One of these practices is known as blended learning and the term that has been garnering some attention within the education industry as of late. But, what is blended learning? This video offers a good introduction to blended learning if you've never heard the term before. What is blended learning?

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Part 4: Over 35 Formative Assessment Tools To Enhance Formative Learning Opportunities

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over 3/4 full and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Part 4: Over 35 Formative Assessment Tools To Enhance Formative Learning Opportunities. I enjoy learning from all of you. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page.

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Can online learning level the AP playing field for rural kids?

The Hechinger Report

. — Inside a rural high school, five Advanced Placement physics students furiously scribbled notes about a video of a Yale University professor speaking more than 1,200 miles away. When the lecture ended, they had yet another to chance to learn: A physics video chat with their tutor, a sophomore physics major at Yale.

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New, free digital citizenship curriculum helps students become responsible tech users

edWeb.net

For the 2016–2017 school year, Jamie received an Excellence in Teaching award and was one of three finalists for Teacher of the Year in Oakland Unified School District. Prior to his work at Common Sense, Jamie taught middle school English in Oakland, California, for eight years.