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Turning ‘Google Maps for Education’ From Metaphor to Reality

Edsurge

The LTSC is also working on related standards for mobile learning platforms, adaptive instructional systems and augmented reality learning environments. Open Registry of K-12 Learning Standards State academic standards help define the learning objectives for U.S. K-12 learners.

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Survey: Teachers could improve their content knowledge

eSchool News

High school teachers may not be getting sufficient opportunities and training to learn the very subjects they are teaching–and students are taking notice–according to new findings from YouthTruth Student Survey and a new analysis on education colleges conducted by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ).

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#AskExcelinEd: What is CTE, and how can it serve students in your state?

ExcelinEd

This first-of-its-kind analysis, in partnership with Burning Glass Technologies, examines how well the credentials students earn align with real-world employer demand and the surprises that come when those offerings actually don’t align. As we continue our work with Burning Glass Technologies on Credentials Matter 2.0,

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Not enough students have mentors, and we must change that

The Hechinger Report

For instance, a 2015 analysis of Harvard law school graduates found that women who had not become partners in a firm had fewer mentors during their first five years than either women partners, or men who had not achieved partnership status. And not having a mentor can slow career progression.

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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

” A Hechinger Report analysis found that such lofty goals were common in the 10 years after Hurricane Katrina, particularly between 2008 and 2013, when dozens of new charter schools opened across the city. “The At the time, the projection seemed realistic. “I I saw projections like that in other applications,” said Shahan.