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3 Ways a Company Can Personalize Its Support for Teachers

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But what does it mean for a company to personalize its support for the teachers who use its product? School leader, Jordan Silvestri and Kiddom representative, Melissa Giroux, describe what it takes for an edtech company to deliver the kind of personalized experience to its customers that teachers give to their students.

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Unleash The Superhero In You - NYSCATE 2016

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Source: NYSCATE The theme for the 2016 annual conference of the New York State Association For Computers And Technologies In Education ( NYSCATE ) was "Unleash The Superhero In You." Every teacher we met was excited to try a new web app or a backchannel to decentralize daily instruction. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

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Across the Country, Universities Are Answering the Call for Innovation

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There has been a lot of hand-wringing about who will step up to meet the current needs of the skills shortage, and higher education has come under scrutiny, accused of not equipping students enough for the workforce. AT&T recently partnered with the University of Texas to teach design thinking workshops.

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AI Is Changing the Workforce. At This District, It’s Changing the Curriculum Too.

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By Deloitte’s most recent count , 37 percent of organizations have deployed AI solutions (up 270 percent from 2016) and a majority predict it will “substantially transform” their companies by 2023. Prior to the pandemic, we had a chance to meet with Art and talk to him about the future of work,” Matsuda says.

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EdTechTeam: An Apple Professional Learning Provider

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EdTechTeam offers a four-week online course For Those Pursuing Apple Teacher Recognition Independently, a full-day workshop for Those Who for face-to-face support, and a conference for motivating larger communities of educators. Custom solutions are alsoavailable to meet the specific needs of a school or district.

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General Assembly’s $1M Lawsuit Settlement Asks: Are Instructors Employees or Contractors?

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That issue led to a class-action lawsuit and settlement involving General Assembly and two former instructors, who alleged that the New York City-based education company misclassified them as independent contractors. But it resurfaces disputes that have become increasingly commonplace among companies that rely on contract labor.

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Thinkful Raises $9.6M to Grow In-Person Hubs for Its Online Coding Bootcamp

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To date, the New York-based company has raised nearly $16 million. It’s why he and co-founder Daniel Friedman took a different route when starting their company in 2012: making Thinkful coding courses completely online. The events range from a lunchtime meeting on web development to info sessions on how to become a data scientist.