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CUE 2018: 5 Steps to Create More Accessible, Personalized Professional Development

EdTech Magazine

CUE 2018: 5 Steps to Create More Accessible, Personalized Professional Development. Fri, 03/16/2018 - 16:13. was preparing to deploy one-to-one Chromebooks a few years ago, the amount of professional development and training needed for educators was overwhelming. Meghan Cortez (@megbcortez) March 16, 2018.

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K–12 IT Leaders Can Mitigate Cybersecurity Risks Through User Training

EdTech Magazine

K–12 IT Leaders Can Mitigate Cybersecurity Risks Through User Training. Tue, 11/06/2018 - 11:37. Hackers can send malware and phishing emails, but users need to be trained how to recognize and report them — and not click. . This should be an essential component of any training module moving forward. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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TCEA 2018: Tech Upgrades Begin with Professional Development

EdTech Magazine

TCEA 2018: Tech Upgrades Begin with Professional Development. Wed, 02/07/2018 - 17:28. Every one of our schools had only two access points.”. Jena Passut (@JPassut) February 7, 2018. “We Aldine designed two PD programs — Innovate Academy and Level Up — as ongoing training tools. meghan.bogardu…. Content Subtype.

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Epilepsy Foundation Partners with Vector Solutions to Offer Seizure First Aid Trainings to Educators

eSchool News

. — The Epilepsy Foundation announced a five-year collaboration with Vector Solutions, the leading provider of training and software solutions for K-12 and higher education institutions, to offer the Epilepsy Foundation’s Seizure Recognition & First Aid Certification training in the Vector Safety and Compliance Course Library.

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‘Wasted money’: How career-training companies scoop up federal funds with little oversight

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in The Washington Post Having previously worked as a certified nursing assistant, Magilke leapt at the chance to move up in the medical field with the full $4,000 tuition for a medical-assistant training program covered. The appeal of training for a good job in a short program paid for by the government is obvious.

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Guidance counselors could help female high schoolers erase the STEM gender gap

eSchool News

In the Houston Independent School District, the first students to graduate under the new endorsement system in 2018 did not receive formal guidance about their endorsement tracks after their initial choice in ninth grade. in 2018 to 0.8%

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To fight teacher shortages, some states are looking to community colleges to train a new generation of educators

The Hechinger Report

They can dramatically cut the cost and raise the convenience of earning a teaching degree, while making a job in education accessible to a wider diversity of people. The expansion comes at a good time: Teacher shortages have worsened in the past decade, and fewer undergraduates are going into teacher training programs. Credit: Ellen M.

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