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How to Use Fortnite in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

He has had the opportunity to share his approach to Computer Science education at ISTE (2015, 2018), FETC (2019, 2020) BIT (2014, 2019), CONNECT (2019, 2020), Schoology NEXT (2018), as well as in interviews with major newspapers (Toronto Star, 2017).

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Let’s invest in black kids who pursue STEM the way we do black kids on the football field

The Hechinger Report

It’s a prime event to draw attention to black talent in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Investment in black STEM workers and entrepreneurs is not only an investment in the black workforce, it’s an investment in the growth of the economy. And investment in STEM must go beyond the schoolhouse.

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Using Comics to Teach Chemistry (and more!)

The CoolCatTeacher

Artwork submissions for this free youth art contest are accepted this year from November 1, 2019, through January 31, 2020. Teachers can download a FREE K-12 standards-aligned lesson plan on car design that includes STEM concepts and art. link] Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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Science Interactive Group Acquires Another Company to Grow Its Lab Education Kits

Edsurge

In business, two companies may join to build a stronger foundation, winning new customers and offering more services to existing ones. At least, that’s the idea for Tim Loomer, CEO of science education holding company Science Interactive Group. The combined science lab kit company will use the name “Science Interactive” in January.

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States bet big on career education, but struggle to show it works

The Hechinger Report

In 2018, Congress increased annual funding for CTE, which now exceeds $1.4 Their inability to answer stems from disconnected data. By 2018, the number of industry-recognized credentials students earned, signaling they attained specific job skills, had grown fivefold. Louisiana bet big on career education.

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Knewton Was Acquired For Less Than $17M, and Former CEO Brian Kibby Has Left

Edsurge

When Wiley announced back in May that it had acquired Knewton, both companies kept mum on how much the deal was worth. Wiley had disclosed paying $56 million in cash for zyBooks, a digital courseware provider for STEM and computer science subjects. For fiscal Q1 2020, ending July 31, 2019, Wiley reported $423.5

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imagiLabs brings coding to teenage girls’ phones with imagiCharm wearable accessory

eSchool News

Founded in 2018, imagiLabs is an ed-tech startup building the world’s only mobile-first community for teenage girls interested in tech. It was the first Swedish company to be accepted into Apple’s Entrepreneur Camp (spring 2019 cohort), and was also selected for Google for Startups (Female Founders Fall 2019 cohort). About imagiLabs.

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