The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

eLearn.fyi is a database of more than 300 online resources, from a civics curriculum created by a former Supreme Court justice to engineering lessons for building a robotic arm. By October, her database had more than 500 unique visitors from more than 40 countries, and plenty of options to meet their individualized needs.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2018

But some companies are jumping the gun. Below are the finest collection of stories you’ll never see on any other day, and which have been brewing in our heads over the course of 2018 in between too many cups of coffee, indecipherable email pitches, 1:1 meetings, product sprints and the occasional but unavoidable sparring on Twitter.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Districts across the country have been ramping up career education programs spurred, in part, by federal legislation updated in 2018 that provides funding for career education (commonly referred to as Perkins V ), said Matt Giani, a research associate professor in sociology at the University of Texas at Austin who studies education policy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Recipient of the 2016 ISTE Emerging Leader Award, recognized as a PBS Digital innovator for her initiatives in enhancing student learning with technology, Fox has also served as President of the Young Educator Network for ISTE, and received the President's Volunteer Award in 2018. So, for example, I know of an ed tech company in the U.K.

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

of Boreal Tales won't be released until August 2018, it's a creative, customizable ELA tool that can target a range of educational goals, from developing vocabulary to storytelling in chapters. While this all sounds great, there's a serious investment to get all the robots, sensors, maps, and cameras. What's different?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. The project that has caused the biggest splash came from the Innovation Center’s aquatic robotics team. LONGMONT, Colo. —

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

of Boreal Tales won't be released until August 2018, it's a creative, customizable ELA tool that can target a range of educational goals, from developing vocabulary to storytelling in chapters. While this all sounds great, there's a serious investment to get all the robots, sensors, maps, and cameras. What's different?

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Assessment Robotics Tools Digital Citizenship 40

Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

of Boreal Tales won't be released until August 2018, it's a creative, customizable ELA tool that can target a range of educational goals, from developing vocabulary to storytelling in chapters. While this all sounds great, there's a serious investment to get all the robots, sensors, maps, and cameras. What's different?

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Assessment Robotics Tools Digital Citizenship 40

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

The sheer number of robots of various shapes and sizes was striking. An Oslo-based start-up called No Isolation showcased AV1, a telepresence robot designed to enable children with long-term illness stay connected with their friends and studies and attend school remotely. 4 THEMES FROM THIS YEAR’S SHOW 1.

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Report Robotics EdTech Microsoft 40

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2018

I lived in a small town and didn’t know how I was going to meet him. I was driven by the desire to meet the band. I was driven by my end goal of meeting Zac Hanson and I was completing tasks along the way to help me accomplish that goal. Fast forward to 2018.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

The specific moonshot he recently set his sights on is to revolutionize the teaching of mathematics, specifically for college students who lack basic competencies to meet admission or graduation requirements. Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2019

A couple decades later, tractors were assembled here for Caterpillar, the construction machinery company. They have been working with local governments and tech companies to design solutions to problems such as homelessness, water conservation and clean energy. It was subsequently used as a storage warehouse.

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techlearning

MARCH 30, 2018

March 30, 2018 – Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, today announced its PowerLite L610U won a TCEA Best of Show Award from Tech & Learning magazine. Copyright 2018 Epson America, Inc. LONG BEACH, Calif. Brighter Futures is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc.

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Epson Robotics Learning Smartphone 40

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2017

Her work founding a leading a company landed her on Inc. After serving students in Austin since 2011, Sara will begin leading Montessori for All’s Redbud school in San Antonio when it opens for the 2017-2018 school year. The Solar Prep model is built on high-quality instruction and creating a culture to meet the needs of girls.

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Robotics Meeting Elementary Company 113

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. Schools can join until September 2018. ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement.

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Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 52

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Also, learn about other projects throughout the year and how teachers design these projects to meet standards. Date: January 23, 2018. He’s the robot there. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. So much fun!

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Learning STEM Social Media Facebook 179

techlearning

JULY 31, 2018

July 31, 2018) – Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, announced today it has added a host of new digital assets to its award-winning supplemental and digital textbook services. . Inspired by the global media company Discovery Inc.,

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Study STEM Robotics Education 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

In fact, a recent study found that investors may even prefer companies with more women in the workforce. The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation , organizer of the world’s largest robotics competition and leader in STEM education, is doing a careful examination of gender diversity.

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Robotics STEM Strategy Study 167

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

They settle in at the computers where Caine teaches coding and software, such as Illustrator and Photoshop, or they head to the back room for the 3-D printer, vinyl cutter and robotics kits. Finally, in May 2018, the FCC suggested lifting the whitespace licensing moratorium, among several proposals to change EBS.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 83

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENCE 3D ( www.carolina.com/help/pressreleases/2018/building-blocks-of-science-3d ) Carolina Biological Supply Company launched the new Building Blocks of Science 3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5. JIBO BE A MAKER APP ( www.jibo.com ) Jibo, Inc.

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Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 58

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Not quite enough time for our robot overlords to overtake us, but both distant and soon enough to make us wonder. million new students have been connected to high-speed access since 2013, and 98 percent of school districts now meet the Federal Communications Commission’s 100 kpbs/student goal for internet access, there remain 2.3

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Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 158

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In addition, Alma will continue to provide its own set of robust reporting tools to meet many needs and budgets. This follows the company’s recent integrations with Canvas and Schoology and its OneRoster alignment. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. HERO K12, BV INVESTMENT PARTNERS AND SCHOOLMINT ( herok12.com

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 71

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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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

It also means fewer language programs, robotics labs and other enrichment opportunities that parents increasingly perceive as necessary. She moved to the Bay Area in 2018 to work for a different charter network, and that’s when she met the handsome, “uncommonly honest” school counselor. Credit: Sonya Abrams for The Hechinger Report.

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E-rate Elementary Education Report 119

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

is the new company of Andrew Ng , Coursera’s co-founder.) Meanwhile on Campus… If anybody from Baraboo High School in Wisconsin can clue me in on why it appears the entire male class of 2018 is throwing up a Sig Heil during their prom photos - that would be great. .” (deeplearning.ai More from Edsurge.

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Education Coursera Facebook MOOC 53

Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Via Forbes : “The Startup President: How France ’s Macron Nearly Built An EdTech Company.” ” Ed-tech: where you don’t need an actual product idea for a company, and you can incubate your neoliberalism anyway. So many people predicting this company would disrupt higher ed.

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Hack Education

JUNE 1, 2018

Or maybe the company it’s using for its predictive analytics programs – EAB, I think – does and that’s why we’re hearing all these stories. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The assessment company has raised over $52 million total. ” “Where Has Teen Car Culture Gone?”

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Education Kaplan Robotics Schoology 47

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Via NPR on Sunday : “ President Trump Set To Meet With Presidents Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities.” ” Via NPR on Tuesday : “ Trump, And Most Black College Presidents, Absent From Annual Meeting.” Via The Washington Post : “ Student loan companies reach $21.6 million total.

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Education Knewton Kaplan Robotics 48

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

Dance concealed about $12,000 in payments he received through his consulting work in 2015, including $4,600 from an organization called the Education Research and Development Institute – ERDI for short – that pays superintendents to attend meetings with educational tech companies. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

So here’s an early contender for “Worst Education ‘Take’ of 2018’” by Gary Wolfram in Education Week : “ Make Public Education a Market Economy – Not a Socialist One.” ” Via NPR : “Outcry After Louisiana Teacher Arrested During School Board Meeting.”

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Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

” Via The Washington Post : “ DeVos rejects invitation to meet with former for-profit college students.” Via the AP: “A new federal lawsuit by Pennsylvania ’s attorney general says the nation’s largest student loan company engaged in abusive practices that have cost borrowers billions of dollars.”

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Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Via The Sacramento Bee : “ Charter school backers spent millions on statewide races in 2018. Via the AP : “One of the nation’s largest student loan servicing companies may have driven tens of thousands of borrowers struggling with their debts into higher-cost repayment plans. Tutoring company Knack has raised $1.5

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Education LMS Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

” Via the Phoenix New Times : “Meet the Creationist Helping to Change Arizona School Standards on Evolution.” Actually it’s Trilogy Education’s bootcamp , as the UO is outsourcing instruction to this company. link] [link] — Ryan Mac (@RMac18) September 18, 2018. Contests and Awards.

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Education MOOC Pearson Blackboard 58

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.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The learn-to-code company has raised $6.9 .” Labor and Management.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

” Via NPR : “Meet Jin Park , The First DACA Recipient Awarded A Rhodes Scholarship.” Sometimes it’s fun to look back at old stories that the tech press dutifully pumped out about this company. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. — Rochelle (@Rochelle) November 25, 2018.

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Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Via The Atlantic : “ School-Security Companies Are Thriving in the Era of Mass Shootings.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Office led by President Trump’s son-in-law holds a series of meetings on higher education policy, signaling high-level attention from the administration.” The company has raised $24.1

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E-rate Education Robotics Elsevier 44

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Extra money has allowed these wealthier districts to invest heavily in Chromebooks and iPads, state-of-the-art robotics programs, computerized blackboards, and high-end 3-D printers. Mayor Tom Norton (center) meets with the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) advisory board at Northridge High School. Greeley, Colo.,

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