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This Observation Tool Is Helping Teachers Improve Their Interactions with Children

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Observations are done using a tool called the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), which Pianta helped create in 2008. It's a tool that's been studied for decades in thousands of classrooms , and research has shown that it's linked to student gains in math, vocabulary and social skills. And she'll turn to her fellow educators.

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?Filling the Other Skills Gap

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An historically low labor force participation rate of 63 percent in September 2017 represents nearly 100 million Americans neither employed, nor looking for work. The likes of Coursera, Udacity, Udemy, MasterClass, Lynda, and Pluralsight have together raised more than $1 billion and represent combined enterprise value of more than $5 billion.

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Ka’Ching! 2016 US Edtech Funding Totals $1 Billion

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As in previous years, companies offering tools in the postsecondary and “other” categories out-raised other products. This year saw no mega-rounds for startups in the postsecondary sector—unlike 2015, which saw HotChalk, Udacity, Udemy, Coursera and Civitas Learning account for more than $520 million of funding. The Glendale, Calif.-based

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8th Annual EdmodoCon Connects Educators with Innovative Resources and Ideas from Around the Globe

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Luis Pinto, Director of Global Business Development for Government at Udemy; and ?Inspiring With Edmodo, teachers are set up for success with the right tools at the right time, all in one place,” said Vibhu Mittal, CEO of Edmodo. Recently, Edmodo to create tools that educators can use to address individualized student needs.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. ” (For what it’s worth, Kleiner Perkins made just one major investment in education in 2017, participating in Coursera’s $64 million round this summer. Venture Capital in 2017. Is this really a trend?

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Global Investors Launch New Edtech Funds: Exceed Capital and HighGrade Ventures

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Exeed’s focus is purposefully vague, spanning tools that prepare learners for the future of work, to services that apply machine learning technologies to education. “We Others CEOs on the advisory board include Chip Paucek (2U), Tom Davidson (EVERFI) and Dennis Yang (former chief of Udemy). billion in 2017.

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Saddle Up for Silicon Slopes! Our Guide to the 2017 ASU+GSV Summit

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3:00PM: The Chalkboard Dilemma: New Research on Teachers’ Readiness and Willingness to Adopt Digital Tools for Learning with Alan Arkatov (USC), Julie Evans (Project Tomorrow), Ann Linson (East Noble School Corporation) and Jessie Woolley-Wilson (DreamBox Learning) Tuesday. 2:00PM: Mapping EdTech Globally by Navitas Ventures.