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Chinese Edtech Sees $1.86B in Q1 2019, Bucking Plummeting Venture Trend

Edsurge

Education investments showed modest growth in the first quarter of 2019, even as venture investing in China in all other sectors dropped sharply. From January through March 2019, 131 China edtech ventures raised more than $1.86 billion (RMB 12.51 billion), according to data compiled by Mission EDU and Jingmeiti. See full-size image.

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OPINION: Let’s use the pandemic as a dress-rehearsal for much-needed digital transformation

The Hechinger Report

Digital Promise’s Learner Variability Navigator , for example, is a free, research-based tool that provides educators with tailored recommendations for lessons that support the full diversity of learners. Tools powered by artificial intelligence will also help. Related: How to plan for a future of education where disruption is the norm.

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Why a high-performing district is changing everything with competency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Her teacher has embraced competency-based learning, which asks students to take more control in the classroom. Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. As superintendent of Melrose Public Schools, Cyndy Taymore is leading a districtwide transition to competency-based education. MELROSE, Mass.

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Competency-Based Education: A Reading Journey

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

As Martin describes examples of what a competency-based report card/transcript may look like (in particular, the work of the Mastery Transcript Consortium ), you realize how crucial it is to have an effective reporting tool of learning, especially for high school. Bonus: it includes a DVD with video clips!

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How Improving Student Feedback and Teaching Data Science Restored Our Classroom Culture

Edsurge

Little did I know that by 2019 I would find a way to apply the data science strategies I learned as a geologist to bring joy and engagement back to my classroom. I wanted to go back to my previous life as a geologist, where everything was quantifiable and the path forward was always revealed through methodical data analysis.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

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