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Why the Boldest Ideas in Education Come From Underrepresented Entrepreneurs

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Our goal now is to figure out how to get those institutions to double down on their work with Camelback,” says Walker, instead of merely checking off a box on their efforts to support diversity in entrepreneurship. Short for “How Our Lives Link Altogether,” H.O.L.L.A. The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice. “We

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

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In the interest of helping other companies and school districts enable extraordinary teaching and learning at scale, we’ve highlighted the three main findings—and some solutions—that have come from these conversations: 1. Teachers need help planning lessons that meaningfully contextualize academic standards.

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What Makes Professional Development Work?

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When given agency, teachers understand the what, why, and how so they can genuinely embrace what they are learning and put those skills to use in their classroom instruction. Before joining IMS Global, Bruce worked as an Edtech data analytics consultant after a brief tenure at the big data analytics company Brightbytes.

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

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And career preparation here isn’t just a buzzword but more like a guiding principle: When the end-of-day bell sounds, some children transition from students to employees of the district, and earn $10 an hour for working on a variety of projects for local technology companies. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report.

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The Benefit Of Making The Curricular More Like The Extracurricular

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Even in today’s age of standardized testing and emphasis on academic standards, perhaps even because of this recent emphasis, educators are increasingly aware of the need to nurture students’ complete development. Music, drama, and other arts should be integrated into daily academic work. by Mike Anderson.

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

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How to Empower Effective Teachers. In the interest of helping other companies and school districts enable extraordinary teaching and learning at scale, we’ve highlighted the three main findings—and some solutions—that have come from these conversations: 1. How to Empower Extraordinary Teaching. Download the Infographic.

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What’s New

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Combined, Faria and Rubicon will serve over 10,000 schools in 130 countries with curriculum support for over 600 academic standards. The partnership will expand access to webinars, articles, and other resources designed to support teachers on how to best use technology for learning and teaching.