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3 Ways a Company Can Personalize Its Support for Teachers

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But what does it mean for a company to personalize its support for the teachers who use its product? School leader, Jordan Silvestri and Kiddom representative, Melissa Giroux, describe what it takes for an edtech company to deliver the kind of personalized experience to its customers that teachers give to their students.

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Vernier Software & Technology to Host 38 Free Professional Development Workshops this Fall

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BEAVERTON, Oregon, August 13, 2018 — This fall, Vernier Software & Technology will host 38 free, hands-on workshops around the country to help science educators learn how to best incorporate probeware and data-collection technology into their curriculum. Educators can register for a workshop at www.vernier.com/workshops.

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Across the Country, Universities Are Answering the Call for Innovation

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On the heels of strong job numbers and low unemployment throughout 2018, the hiring outlook for the year ahead maintains that momentum. million job openings in December 2018 and payroll growth at its highest since 2015. AT&T recently partnered with the University of Texas to teach design thinking workshops.

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General Assembly’s $1M Lawsuit Settlement Asks: Are Instructors Employees or Contractors?

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That issue led to a class-action lawsuit and settlement involving General Assembly and two former instructors, who alleged that the New York City-based education company misclassified them as independent contractors. But it resurfaces disputes that have become increasingly commonplace among companies that rely on contract labor.

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What Investors See in a ‘Highly Fragmented and Under-Teched’ Early Childhood Education Market

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Aside from a handful of large operators like Bright Horizons, a publicly traded company, most programs are small businesses and home-based operations. In exchange, these companies take a cut of providers’ proceeds. But that’s not stopping entrepreneurs—many of them new parents—from trying.

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The Phenomenon That’s Making PowerPoint Presentations Bearable (Even Enjoyable?)

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Your mind can’t work that way,” says Smyth, the CEO of PechaKucha , a company that offers software and other services centered around a unique take on slide sharing. “It PechaKucha, the company, was founded in 2018 to help promote the format to cities, businesses and schools. It can’t both read and listen at the same time.”

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The Best PD for Math Teachers (and How to Use It) #mtbos #iteachmath

The CoolCatTeacher

Date: April 19, 2018. It turns out it’s actually a great place that educators meet and share what they’re doing in their classrooms. I could go in the airport and tweet out, “Hey, I’m in the Atlanta Airport, and then other friends would see it immediately, and we could meet up, and chat and have lunch. Stream by clicking here.

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