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Edtech Trends From 2020 And Beyond

Ask a Tech Teacher

I’m the CTO of a tech company and for more than five years I have been busy with teaching programming courses and sharing my expertise with novice specialists. However, due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus and the global lockdown, distance learning became vital in 2020. 8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020.

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2020: The Year Of the Edtech Paradox

Edsurge

In many ways, 2020 has been THE year of edtech. Yet, 2020 also saw an acceleration of inequities in education. As an edtech investor, 2020 was a great year. As an impact investor focused on building a more equitable future, 2020 was devastating. As a mother, 2020 was unsettling. Edtech by Whom? Edtech to What End?

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4 Essential Factors for Student Engagement Based on Current Research

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsor: GoGuardian The State of Engagement Report 2020 has valuable classroom research and information on distance learning best practices. Download the State of Engagement Report 2020 now! Check out the State of Engagement Report 2020 and listen to Mariana discuss some of the most important findings.

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The Summer of COVID-19 Presents a Unique Opportunity for Education Companies

Edsurge

As we inch toward summer, no one quite knows what’s going to happen during the 2020-2021 school year. For companies that target teachers, this is a good time to do some contingency planning as well—to be ready to assist educators no matter what scenario they find themselves in come fall.

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ParentPowered PBC Appoints new Chairman of the Board: Luis Duarte, Partner at Imaginable Futures, as Company Ushers in the Next Phase of Growth

eSchool News

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – ParentPowered PBC , an education technology company that provides Ready4K research-based digital family engagement programs, today announced the appointment of Luis Duarte as the Company’s Chairman of the Board. I feel very privileged to take on this role at such an exciting time for the Company.

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Pandemic Lockdowns of 2020 Revealed the Biggest Challenge for Upstart Education Efforts: Time

Edsurge

As we close out 2020, we the people are tired. The implications are immense because we know that parental wealth and socioeconomic status are the strongest indicators of children’s educational outcomes in the U.S. Non-essential workers are tired from zoom fatigue, quarantine orders, the election and justice-seeking.

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Edtech Has Grown More Common, More Global and More Sophisticated. What’s Next?

Edsurge

And in the edtech world, normal meant more ed and less tech than in 2020 and 2021. Public and private edtech companies felt the pain of these poor results, announcing more than 8,000 layoffs in an industry that only employs about 100,000 people. Dozens more companies sold, or are currently for sale, at bargain-basement prices.

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