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How career and technical education shuts out Black and Latino students from high-paying professions

The Hechinger Report

Kamara, who is Black, was enrolled in an “audio engineering” course that taught her how to make music tracks and videos instead of a regular engineering course that she recalls was mostly filled with white students. This story also appeared in The Associated Press. Perkins Act.

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Virginia Discovery Education Science Experience Wins Approval

eSchool News

The State Board of Education’s adoption of Virginia Discovery Education Science Experience empowers the state’s school systems to purchase and integrate this innovative digital curriculum into teaching and learning. Virginia Discovery Education Science Experience is aligned to Virginia’s 2018 Standards of Learning.

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This Teacher Started a Hands-On PD Lab That’s Sparking Change Across the District

Edsurge

Along the way, we learned a lot about how to teach coding skills and what types of professional development opportunities effectively supported our efforts. In 2018, the Alabama State Department of Education announced that it would be creating digital literacy standards with the goal of every student learning computer science.

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#ICE18: Robert Dillon Explains the Pillars of Technology Integration

EdTech Magazine

Tue, 02/27/2018 - 09:47. That old adage sums up why it is so hard for educators, parents and communities to adopt new learning spaces and the pedagogies that go along with them. Over the past 20 years, Robert Dillon has been a huge advocate for experiential learning. EdTech K–12 Magazine (@EdTech_K12) February 27, 2018.

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Itron and Discovery Education Launch National Effort to Advance Conservation, Applied-Learning, Technology and STEM Education

techlearning

Monday, October 8, 2018) – Itron, Inc., on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. Through immersive experiences that engage young learners in the spirit of innovation, this program supports educators in their work to ignite students’ understanding of how to use STEM to build a better world.” and Silver Spring, Md.

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Foster Social-Emotional Learning through Making

Digital Promise

In July 2018, Digital Promise launched a new Maker Learning Leadership Cohort. This cohort program is dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation in the Pittsburgh region. Maker learning is a highly collaborative process that embraces a team approach to learning.

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New Content Added to Discovery Education’s Award-Winning Digital Services Boost Teachers’ Ability to Engage Students in Science, STEM, Social Studies, and More

techlearning

–Immersive New Content Empowers Educators to Create Dynamic Digital Learning Environments for All Students – Silver Spring, Md. the ethical issues with autonomous technology, how A.I. is now available in Discovery Education Streaming, Science Techbook, and STEM Connect. The documentary examines the history of A.I., This Is A.I.

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