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14 Education Advancements in a Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

The past decade saw significant improvements in the application of technology to learning and 2017 became a tipping point where embedding technology into education finally moved from fringe to mainstream, remaking classrooms in the image of the future. In 2017, this was solved. Greater acceptance of technology as a tool.

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See you at ASHA!

SpeechTechie

Boston, a center of history and scientific innovation, is the perfect location for exploring connections between language intervention and these content area contexts, with picture books and apps providing tools for linguistic interactions.

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Please Tell Us Your Topic Ideas for the 2023 Library 2.0 Mini-Conferences and Webinars

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0 com) PREVIOUS LIBRARY 2.0

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?Are We Recreating Segregated Education Online?

Edsurge

We must ask: is designing our next-generation learning tools with such a content-driven focus on academic mastery sufficient to help people break into the middle class, when we know our economy is still so connection-driven ? Despite these promising developments, however, vast inequity still persists in the United States education system.

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Edtech Bootstrapping 101: A Survival Story

Edsurge

I write a business plan for CodaKid , a coding school that would teach kids using professional programming languages and tools. January 2017 We apply for a federal SBA (Small Business Association) 7(a) loan. March 2017 Still no loan approval. May 2017 Our SBA loan is approved. I am hanging on by a thread. The wait begins.

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Redesigning the Syllabus to Reflect the Learning Journey

Edsurge

Personalized learning is still in its infancy—as are the curricular tools and resources available to support teachers in implementing it. Learning journey for 8th grade geography built Venngage in 2017. History built on Venngage in 2017. But, for personalized learning to be personal—it must be less formal and formulaic.

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Black college presidents matter; we should lead from the top

The Hechinger Report

In a 2017 study by the American Council on Education, a higher education association, researchers found that individuals who identified as something other than white held just 17 percent of college and university presidencies in 2016, while representing 42 percent of students enrolled in 2015.