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Earnings Roundup: How Public Edtech Companies Fared Following the Outbreak

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For instance, education companies that rely on corporate customers may take a hit, as those clients look to cut costs. While COVID-19 hit at the tail end of the first quarter, some publicly traded education companies already reported an impact on their Q1 2020 earnings. at Tuesday’s close. What’s ahead? million, up 2.6

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Augmented Reality Lessons You Can Use Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Edition” features 32 scenarios that educators both miss and don’t miss about classroom life before 2020. Mitch served on the Board of the Ed-Tech Industry Network (ETIN) of the SIIA from 2012-2019, was cochair from 2015-2016, and was the chair in 2019. Currently, this year’s “Remember When.

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US Edtech Raises $803M in First Half of 2020 As COVID-19 Forces Learning Online

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“With COVID-19 jeopardizing in-school learning, we expect the widespread adoption of edtech software to continue, and this is not a short-term trend,” says Jeff Lieberman, a managing director at Insight Partners, a private equity firm that has backed nearly two dozen education companies. In the first half of 2020, U.S.

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Assessment and Grading in Distance Learning – How to Get Better

The CoolCatTeacher

Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. Guskey, T. Get Set, Go! Creating Successful Grading and Reporting Systems. Bloomington, IL: Solution Tree. Guskey, T. R., & Brookhart, S.

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How to Use Fortnite in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

He has had the opportunity to share his approach to Computer Science education at ISTE (2015, 2018), FETC (2019, 2020) BIT (2014, 2019), CONNECT (2019, 2020), Schoology NEXT (2018), as well as in interviews with major newspapers (Toronto Star, 2017).

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Powerful Student Voices: Helping the World Understand Kids

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2020 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow Award ? 2020 Global Teacher Prize Winner Nominee ? 2019 NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence California Casualty Award ? 2019 Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence ? 2019 NEA Benefits Award Finalist ? NASDTEC 2019 Forward Fund Award ?

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5 Ways to Be Kind Right Now with Houston Kraft

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With 2020 and everything going on, there are countless reasons why being kind is important right now, both in and out of the classroom. In 2019, his face was featured on Lays BBQ chip bags as someone who helps “spread smiles.” In 2020, his first book, Deep Kindness was released. Twitter: @ houstonkraft.

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