The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 9, 2023

If we add health and financial crises, polarized communities, and book banning among others, the result is the chaotic environment we are experiencing. President of the American Library Association 2018-2019. Mental Health and Wellness: Supporting Ourselves and Each Other A Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 2, 2023

President of the American Library Association 2018-2019. Garcia-Febo is worldwide known for her passion about diversity, communities, sustainability, innovation and digital transformation, library workers, library advocacy, wellness for library workers, and new librarians about which she has taught in 44 countries.

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techlearning

MAY 18, 2018

Austin, TX, May 18, 2018 – Impero Software, a leading provider of classroom management, network and online safety software to schools, today announces Philip Walters as its new board chairman. These are important tasks and I look forward to working with the company as we move forward with this work both in the UK, and the U.S.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Date: February 5, 2018. I’ll shelve books. Dr. Moran has appeared on the cover of Education Week’s Digital Directions magazine as a “National Mover and Shaker” for her advocacy of a curricular digital integration model, which will be featured in an upcoming profile by Edutopia. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Date: January 22, 2018. And I was thinking to myself, “Kids can get an immersive experience that takes them places that you could never envision in a 2-D movie or in images in a slideshow or a PowerPoint or any way shape or form, or book. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here. Enhanced Transcript.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Kate has worked with the national Association for Rural & Small Libraries since early 2018 and became its first ever Executive Director at the beginning of this year. Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 9, 2019

EdTechTeam was recognized for the company’s achievements in helping schools implement and increase meaningful adoption of the Google Cloud ecosystem. “Our team is so excited about this award.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2020

Alexa Bihner, Ryder’s mother, first noticed these symptoms in her son in late 2018. Ryder and a classmate listen as Montessa Morgan reads a book to the children in Classroom A. Emily Tate / EdSurge) Morgan reads the children a book, “Honey … Honey … Lion!” Alexa Bihner and Ryder put away toys before bed time.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

Among other things, Talbott says the book contained grammatical errors and introduced instructional ideas that teachers did not think supported students’ needs.) Nagayoshi, 30, decided in August to leave his job teaching Advanced Placement English in the city of New Bedford for a job at an education technology company.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

Kate has worked with the national Association for Rural & Small Libraries since early 2018 and became its first ever Executive Director at the beginning of this year. Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Kate has worked with the national Association for Rural & Small Libraries since early 2018 and became its first ever Executive Director at the beginning of this year. Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Kate has worked with the national Association for Rural & Small Libraries since early 2018 and became its first ever Executive Director at the beginning of this year. Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 3, 2020

That task may be easier than ever, thanks to six years of advocacy by the We Need Diverse Books campaign. There’s no excuse in 2020 for the books in your classroom and the books in your library not to be reflective of the population in the U.S. Picture books: Hands Up! That needs to be a goal,” said Michelle H.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

For instance, Union County College, in New Jersey, recently forged a deal with Cengage to give the campus a steep discount on the company’s Cengage Unlimited subscription if they buy in bulk. College leaders stress that professors retain as much academic freedom as ever to choose which books to assign. It was a horrible experience.”

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Known as online program managers, these companies have been hired largely to connect universities with customers who want graduate degrees. Though the faculty teach the courses and the universities control admission standards and confer the graduates’ degrees, much of the work of building and managing the courses is done by the companies.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Manheim Central School District (PA) Superintendent Dr. Peter Aiken said they partnered with a company to educate their staff about email threats. The company periodically sends phishing tests to staff; those that get caught clicking on the emails are given remedial lessons. You can also read his leadership blog at [link].

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

District IT offices were taking on the same tasks as Fortune 500 companies without the ability to implement them as effectively. In May 2018, district residents approved the first millage increase in 31 years for upgrades related to instructional innovation, school safety, technology access, and career development. About the Host.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

He attributes the cut to budget concerns — IU Northwest was the only campus within Indiana University’s higher education system to see a decline in appropriations from FY 2017 to 2018. Román-Lagunas said she has noticed that “the Latino student groups used to be stronger.” Debra Santiago, CEO, Excelencia in Education.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. The new version will launch in February, 2018, and features a number of enhancements and additional functionality.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The combined companies now extend from enrollment to graduation in districts that include traditional public, charter, and independent schools across the country. The company has partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits and provides online monitoring software to schools.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

In Allison McIntosh’s nearby seventh grade science classroom, students were three weeks into a project in which they had to draw a comic book story of a geologic site’s past, present and future based on the conditions that build up or chip away at mountains, carve valleys and dry out lakes. How do they draw that something is happening?”.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: Virtually all school districts buy web filters from companies that sort the internet into categories. The Markup requested records from 26 school districts.

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

SeanMcElwee) April 11, 2018. The seller: Book Dog Books. “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? The company sells a tablet for use in prison. million for the company – but of that just $15 million is cash; the rest is equity in NetDragon.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

During her 4th year of teaching Courtney was nominated for and became 1 of 12 finalists for the 2018 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Dr. Gaudino is the author of two books: A Choral Legacy and Joan Yakkey and Her Children's Choir Legacy in Florence, Italy. Both books can be purchased on Amazon. After completing her M.Ed.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

” Via The New York Post : “Charter-school advocacy group to close up shop.” Christakis (@NAChristakis) February 4, 2018. onekade) February 7, 2018. ” Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein on his company’s new event series, The Empirical Educator Project. link] — Nicholas A.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2022

Can teachers read second graders a picture book with two dads? What about a book featuring heterosexual romance? In Volusia County, Florida, third grade teacher Michelle Polgar worries she may have to stop reading aloud the book “Mouse in Love,” a story about a male mouse who falls for his female neighbor.

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Edsurge and Getting Smart promote venture capitalist Ryan Craig ’s new book A New U and the idea that “ faster + cheaper alternatives will replace most of higher ed.” The company has raised $20.4 The company, which claims it’s like “LinkedIn for students,” has raised $14.1 million total.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

“ Is Running a Company Like Leading a Classroom? Via The Outline : “The rise and fall of the company behind ’ Reader Rabbit’ and all your favorite educational games.” The learn-to-code company has raised $6.9 Via Inside Higher Ed : “The 2018 Surveys of Admissions Leaders: The Pressure Grows.”

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Many parents are obsessed with excessive screen time,” says Delaney Ruston, a physician and filmmaker who created the documentary and wrote a companion book with the same title. The program tailors online books to individual student levels. It’s perhaps not surprising. Nor is he the only one on a digital crusade.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Thank God we spent the last 20 years paying a dozen middle-aged white men to rehash the same articles on how political correctness on campus is the true threat to free speech [link] — Dara Very Rude Elevator Screamers Kaye (@DaraKaye) October 29, 2018. 1/ pic.twitter.com/MDuwuX3Hv2 — Clare McCann (@claremccann) October 26, 2018.

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “For Betsy DeVos and her former advocacy group, the future of education means ‘ personalization ,’ including virtual schools.” ” No disclosure in the article that Edsurge shares investors with both these companies. The tutoring company has raised $244.2 million total.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The “pioneer in the science of learning,” as Inside Higher Ed puts it , will help the technology company with its internal training program. Via Techcrunch : “ Sphero ’s CEO discusses the company’s shift from Star Wars to schools.” ” The company, which has raised some $107.4

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

A high school social studies book, also used in Texas, says of rising temperatures, “Some critics say that this warming is just part of the Earth’s natural cycle,” though, in truth, there’s overwhelming consensus among climate scientists that the current warming is due to human activities.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

It was a nod, in part, to Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking , a book that I’ve found useful in understanding how grief clouds our thinking, how grief makes use want to believe the unbelievable, how it “ruptures the rational,” as I wrote then. Half of high school classes will be taught online by 2019.

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