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CoderZ Announces CoderZ League World Champions

eSchool News

CoderZ today announced the winners of the all-new CoderZ League: the Virtual Cyber Robotics Competition (formerly the Cyber Robotics Coding Competition or CRCC). Students in grades four through 12 throughout the United States and the world joined in the cloud-based robotics tournament. We are so immensely proud of them all.”.

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

Edsurge

Companies include an AI robot, student incubator and a startup called Pie for Providers. Who Does Online Education Really Serve? Online education was supposed to provide access to quality education for those who can’t attend or afford traditional college. Join us for a slice of the action! Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m.

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Coursera Co-Founder Andrew Ng Wants to Bring ‘AI to Everyone’ in Latest Course

Edsurge

In popular culture, artificial intelligence is used to describe anything from product recommendations to self-driving cars and futuristic robotic overlords. But the course won’t be offered through a university, like many of the other online classes on Coursera. He left the company in 2014.) Several of the courses Deeplearning.ai

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AI and Libraries Mini-Conference in Just One Week: Schedule Now Posted | 23 Sessions!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Craddock is Virginia's 2019 Librarian of the Year and was named a Darden Fellow at Old Dominion University in 2019 as well. Craddock has conducted seminars at the White House, the Bay Area MakerFaire, and South Carolina Association of School Libraries.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 & 29 Editions)

Doug Levin

” that by 2019 half of all high school classes will be taught over the internet ; Raised questions about a new study on personalized learning ; Added four new incidents to the K-12 cyber incident map ; and. ." Critical Reflection | Inside HigherEd → Achievement (grades) and learning are not always (often?)

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Summer school programs race to help students most in danger of falling behind

The Hechinger Report

More than 16,000 students in Greenville County Schools had at least one F on their fall report cards this year, or more than triple the number of students with Fs in fall of 2019. CEO Rachael Gazdick says New York Edge concentrated on providing a vast range of activities — arts and sports, chess and robotics, cooking and career readiness.

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

eSchool News

In the fall of 2019, HCISD launched a universal full-day pre-K program for 4-year-old children at no cost to families. Colorado vendors and school districts are required by the state to facilitate safe online learning experiences. Therefore, Ms. Alvarez and her colleagues looked for ways to solve that challenge.

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