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Turning ‘Google Maps for Education’ From Metaphor to Reality

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In his latest EdSurge column , Michael Horn laid out how Google Maps offers an aspirational metaphor for what the future of educational tools could look like. Yet there are several initiatives, some of which I’ve had the privilege of working on, that aim to support the educational data ecosystem necessary for learner navigation.

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In 2019, What’s REALLY the Definition of a Teacher?

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Maybe, we need to look at educators in a new context of what teaching really is in most schools, and whether it should be given cultural, economic and technological change. Merriam-Webster’s says “ teach ” is a verb, with several simple definitions that repeat themselves but ideologically are these five things: to cause to know something.

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The End of the Promise of Personalized Learning?

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Recently, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo)and Senator Ed Markey (D-Ma) drafted some modifications to COPPA that have the potential to create an catastrophic damage in the Ed-Tech industry, particularly for all publishers and schools who use literally anything on the internet in educational ways. Here is the text of the bill: [link]. B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph

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Insanity In Education: 52 Mistakes We Make Over And Over Again

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Insanity In Education: 52 Mistakes We Make Over And Over Again. The context for this one is simple enough–what mistakes do we constantly make in education that hold us back from the best versions of ourselves? Seem to ignore that mobile learning is central to education’s future. by Terry Heick.

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The Characteristics Of A Good School

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Definitions of purpose and quality must also be revised continuously. Consider a few of the key ideas in progressive education. Most modern academic standards take a body-of-knowledge approach to education. So then, here’s one take on a new definition for a “good school.” by Terry Heick.