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Why the ‘Best’ Ideas in Education Technology and Reform Don’t Win

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I thought of this while reading a fascinating and provocative article titled “ Want to Fix Public Schools? Might those failures have less to do with financial challenges or lack of product-market “fit,” than with a failure to understand the pieces and politics at play in the board game of education? Fix the Public First ” by David J.

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Behind Closed Doors: Edtech Entrepreneurs’ Biggest Challenges in 2018

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If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in an edtech company’s board meeting, or what keeps founders up at night, here was your chance to find out. Here were the tips that the mock board members, comprised of education technology investors and founders, had to offer. The same principle applies to edtech companies.

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Tomorrow’s New Normal: What It Means for Professional Development

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Due to COVID-19, most of our educational systems reflect a new normal, with hybrid and remote learning, increased use of technology, and teacher professional development. Both districts agreed the pandemic forced everyone to jump headfirst into edtech, whether or not the capacity was there. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

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What Makes Professional Development Work?

edWeb.net

Technology and Professional Development. Whether face to face, virtual, or both, technology has the potential to personalize professional learning for teachers. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. Jeff Mao is an education technology leader with over 25 years of experience. About the Presenters.

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How to Improve Student Engagement at Scale

eSpark

How can technology build these connections? Digital content can be a great resource for teachers who are strapped for time and want to provide students with lessons that contextualize academic standards, are aligned to age and ability, and boost learning and engagement. Students participate in a writing workshop.

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Why all screen time isn’t created equally

The Hechinger Report

Concerns about how much time toddlers and other little learners – dubbed The Touch-Screen Generation in a recent Atlantic article –should engage with screens is becoming more of an obsession in a high tech world. Knowledge pills, robo-graders, brain implants and other dystopian edtech. Is screen time bad?”. Digital Learning Day cometh.

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REINVENTING.SCHOOL Thursday with Howard Blumenthal - "What About My Job at School?" #reinventingschool #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

As Assistant Secretary, she led the federal effort to promote the creation of voluntary state and national academic standards. He is the author of 24 books and several hundred articles about technology, learning, business, and human progress. Department of Education.