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Educators love their edtech, but want more training

eSchool News

Educators were asked about the challenges they encounter and whether more funding or training or another support would improve the effectiveness of education technology. Material from a press release was used in this report. Furthermore, purchasing technology needs to be made on clearly stated goals,” added Kingsley. “The

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PROOF POINTS: Only a quarter of federally funded education innovations benefited students, report says

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Staff/ The Hechinger Report Education journalism is chock full of stories touting some brand new idea that could fix schools. A February 2024 report about a research-and-development program inside the Department of Education makes this truth crystal clear. Almost 150 of them reported results with more than 20 still unfinished.

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10 Summer Jobs For Teachers 2017

EdNews Daily

Please find 10 summer jobs for teachers in 2017 listed below. 10 Summer Jobs For Teachers in 2017: Back to Basics Learning Dynamics is hiring experienced, accomplished tutors, teachers, translators, interpreters, and education specialists in Delaware. Summer jobs for teachers in 2017! These companies are hiring now.

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With new “talent visas,” other countries lure workers trained at U.S. universities

The Hechinger Report

universities can apply for an optional practical training, or OPT, visa that allows them to stay in the country for 12 to 36 months , depending on what they studied, after which they have to get an employer sponsor and enter the lottery for an H-1B visa. But only 11 percent of foreign-born U.S. International graduates of U.S.

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A Bootcamp Down Under: Trilogy Education Extends University Tech Training Globally

Edsurge

As technology companies from Google to Salesforce plant roots in Australia, government and business leaders down under are trying to figure out ways to train students and workers to keep up with a changing workforce. Colleges pay Trilogy to create and market short-term tech training programs, often hosted through a continuing-education arm.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition)

Doug Levin

The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning , which offers my sense of what those interested in K-12 educational technology can and should take away from this annual polling about schools. additions to the K-12 Cyber Incident Map , including a couple of new TV news reports of the same. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Prisons are training inmates for the next generation of in-demand jobs

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Danielle Dreilinger for The Hechinger Report. But Hanson’s hoping it won’t have to be that way — that his ability to tag and label and care for Clyde will help erase the stigma, thanks to the career training he is getting in prison. And in 2017 , 1 of every 24 Black men in Idaho were in prison. Greg Sanchez-Chavez Jr.,

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