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Save The Date for Dozens of Higher Ed Events in 2020

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The calendar below lists events happening in 2020. The PDF includes links to the event websites where you can find the most current information for each conference. Download the 2020 U.S. In most cases, anyone can attend any of the events on the list. Green events are oriented around a specific product or company.

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Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Recognized for Addressing Digital Divide During Pandemic

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When schools were forced to quickly shift to distance learning in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) team immediately sprung into action to provide professional learning and support to educators within the network—which grew to 264 middle and high schools across the country by late 2020.

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Three Edtech Companies Merge to Create an ‘Anthology’ of Higher-Ed Tools

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Two private equity firms are combining three education technology assets into a new company—one that its CEO jestingly likens to a “greatest hits album” of software for higher-ed institutions. At least the company’s name, Anthology , is fitting for that description, says Jim Milton, who will serve as its chief executive.

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One Animation’s Oddbods Partners With Splashlearn’s Digital Learning Program – Reaching Over 40m Kids In The USA

eSchool News

The massively popular digital learning program for reading and math, SplashLearn has benefited over 40 million children internationally. Together, despite their differences, they survive the perils of everyday life, unintentionally turning ordinary situations into unexpected, extraordinary, and always humorous events.

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TeachingBooks, Sora and Pear Deck Announce Collaboration to Expand Student Engagement and Learning

eSchool News

“By partnering with TeachingBooks and Sora, we’re bringing free, ready-to-teach literacy lessons to teachers and learners, furthering Pear Deck’s mission to create powerful learning moments for every student, every day,” said Stacy Yung, a former teacher and Senior Instructional Designer at GoGuardian, parent company of Pear Deck.

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What Online Learning Reveals About Innovation in Higher Education

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They’re rejecting time- and place-based education; creating low-cost degrees; adopting competency- or outcome-based education; emphasizing digital technologies; focusing on populations underrepresented in traditional higher education; and offering pioneering subject matters and certifications. Consider online instruction.

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Power Up Your Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

Pause a second and think about companies such as Uber and Airbnb. respectively by 2020. High-quality digital learning content. Digital learning content and tools that can be used to design and deliver engaging and relevant learning experiences. These numbers are predicted to increase to 49.7%