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6 Ways in which edtech shapes teacher training programs

Neo LMS

The global edtech market will see a rise in global spending of $342b by 2025. Universities or school districts will have to adapt in order to accommodate quality flexible learning. Demand for K-12 teachers, as well as High School and secondary teachers in the U.S. However, things are not as rosy as they seem.

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Computer Science Educators Wanted: How This New Program Is Addressing the Shortage

Edsurge

AP computer science courses are for the final mile in secondary school. The first semester will be taught onsite at mindSpark Learning facilities in Lakewood, Colorado, while summer externships in 2019 will be across the Front Range region of Colorado, which includes many of the state’s metro areas. How Great is the Need?

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Why haven’t new federal rules unleashed more innovation in schools?

The Hechinger Report

His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. About 20 other states sprinkled elements of personalized learning into their plans.

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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

edWeb.net

During his tenure, he focused on aligning the Department of Education’s work on three key issues: early education, educator quality, and secondary school reform. From 2001-2003, he served as Vermont’s Education Commissioner.

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This tool boosts science, engineering interest

eSchool News

The coalition of business, foundation and education groups have set a goal of raising the number of residents with post-secondary credentials from 38 percent to 75 percent by 2025. She likes the individualized approach used by Learning Blade. She likes the individualized approach used by Learning Blade.

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The American Rescue Plan: Encouraging Transformation, Impact, and Longevity

edWeb.net

Schools and districts can continue to benefit from the federal government’s stimulus dollars through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) of 2021, the third iteration of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). A plan must be in place by then, with funds to be liquidated by January 2025. What the Dollars Support.

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A year in the life of a small-town superintendent shows the federal bailout won’t be enough

The Hechinger Report

The school district welcomed all elementary students back for in-person learning in early December. The Centralia school district, after initially closing all campuses in March 2020, welcomed all elementary students back for in-person learning nearly nine months later. Credit: Katie Cotterill for The Hechinger Report.