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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

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She has held several leadership positions with education companies, most recently Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Achieve 3000, Kaplan K12, and Renaissance Learning. Prior to this, they founded their own company called EdGenius.net, where they provided consulting services for organizations looking to improve teaching and learning practices.

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Labster Raises $21 Million to Bring More Digital Lab Simulations to Classrooms

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She contacted that company, Labster , and was assured she could have a digital lab up in time for the first day of class. And she isn’t the only one sold on the company. The company now has about 65 full-time employees and 40 contractors. In 2017, the company raised $10 million in a Series A led by Balderton.

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K–12 Teachers Use Augmented and Virtual Reality Platforms to Teach Biology

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Thu, 03/28/2019 - 14:48. Educational technology companies recognize the benefit of mixed reality software in biology and health courses and have already begun to invest in courseware. K–12 Teachers Use Augmented and Virtual Reality Platforms to Teach Biology. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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K–12 Districts Turn to Professional Services After 1:1 Rollouts

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Tue, 01/08/2019 - 13:10. The company continues to provide ongoing support; Keeling says the district probably calls them two or three times a week. Hoxie is now a one-to-one school district, featuring low-cost laptops such as the Lenovo 100e or convertible touch-screen tablets like the Lenovo 300e. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. 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. has joined the ENA family of companies.

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