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Approaching an Online Computer Science Degree: What You Need to Know

EdTech4Beginners

Each institution provides unique strengths, from LU’s well-rounded approach to MIT’s rigorous academic standards. Engage with peers through online forums, study groups, and social media platforms dedicated to your program. Stay abreast of emerging trends and advancements in the field.

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Adding a Computational Boost to Your K-8 Lessons

Digital Promise

To promote CT professional development for teachers, we held four workshops, called CT Boosters, to provide teachers with examples and guidance around the integration of two key CT practices, data and analysis and algorithms. A bit of Appalachian ingenuity.

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Why the Boldest Ideas in Education Come From Underrepresented Entrepreneurs

Edsurge

a dozen entrepreneurs from Camelback’s third fellowship shared ambitious social ventures to support literacy, speech therapy, incarcerated youth, Black male educators, restorative justice programs and media content that feature underrepresented groups in a positive light. Hosted at the Kapor Center for Social Impact in Oakland, Calif.,

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Sphero Makes a Big Acquisition in littleBits to Bring Hands-On STEAM Learning to Life

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Additionally, Sphero says it has more than a thousand lessons and activities that are aligned to Common Core and other state academic standards for math and computer science. Among its competitors are KinderLab Robotics , based outside Boston, and Wonder Workshop , a San Mateo, Calif.-based But the space is hardly uncontested.

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How to Improve Student Engagement at Scale

eSpark

Your class could volunteer and summarize their experience in a group presentation. Students participate in a writing workshop. Most teachers simply don’t have enough time or energy to write rigorous lessons that both engage students and meet a diversity of academic needs. How can technology build these connections?

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

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Teachers need help planning lessons that meaningfully contextualize academic standards. Challenge: In a groundbreaking study led by The Education Trust, researchers found that “across the country, lessons from the Internet labeled as [standards] aligned are being taught again and again, whether or not they are really worthy.”

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What Makes Professional Development Work?

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Professional development defined as one-hit wonders with hour-long speaker presentations and all-day workshops leaves teachers unequipped to implement best practices and personalized learning opportunities for their students. Challenges of Professional Development. For over 20 years, Jill Abbott has been a leader and visionary in education.