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Your Syllabus to SXSW EDU 2019 (and Where to Find Us!)

Edsurge

SXSW EDU Launch Competition Judge Tony will try his best Judy Judy impersonation, as he joins Bridge Burns (University Innovation Alliance), Vince Chan (Creta Ventures) and Jonathan Rochelle (Google) to dispense advice and feedback for eight companies pitching their wares. Join us for a slice of the action! Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m.

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When Colleges Sign ‘Inclusive Access’ Textbook Deals, Can Students and Professors Opt Out?

Edsurge

Public Interest Research Group , a nonprofit advocacy organization that takes a skeptical view of publishers’ efforts to automatically bill students for pre-packaged commercial course materials. Yet representatives of Cengage, McGraw-Hill and Pearson each told EdSurge that their companies do not set quotas for their inclusive access programs.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

eSchool News

Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. enVision offers an innovative math curriculum that helps educators teach with confidence and inspires students with hands-on, problem-based learning.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 10 dedicated educators

eSchool News

In fall 2019, Michelle became the Content Lead for CRCSD’s 32 school libraries. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 She is responsible for establishing the district’s partnership with Hazel Health, a telehealth company that provides mental health services to students at no cost to families.

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Spotlight swings to for-profit middlemen that may be driving up the cost of online higher education

The Hechinger Report

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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Eyes on the Future: Building on COVID Lessons for Enriched Teaching and Learning

edWeb.net

At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, schools defaulted to online learning. Even though many had been using technology in the classroom, they were not ready for the full-on virtual digital learning environment COVID demanded. Student engagement suffered.

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The overlooked power of Zuckerberg-backed learning program lies offline

The Hechinger Report

Summit Learning does share student data with 20 different service providers who help facilitate the platform’s capabilities. And the lessons about independence and self-advocacy lead to kids who know how and when to ask for help. Researchers tend to agree that screen time itself is not bad, at least for older kids.

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