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

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In today’s digitally-driven world, a degree in computer science not only opens doors to cutting-edge careers but also arms you with skills that are increasingly crucial in various industries. Understanding the Online Learning Environment Embracing the online learning landscape is the first step toward your academic success.

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ThinkCERCA Raises $10.1 Million to Build Critical Thinkers, Readers and Writers

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According to her, the education industry looks at “reading and writing as two separate kinds of tools.” Each lesson, Murphy shares, will “break down academic standards around literacy into discrete subskills.” (For “People often joke about being bad at math, but they often do that with writing as well,” observes Murphy.

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It’s Time To Take Teacher Burnout Seriously. Here’s How.

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They live in a world where they are expected to uphold pre-pandemic academic standards, while managing widespread student disengagement, chronic mental health issues and increasingly dire societal issues spilling into the classroom. To do so, we can learn from other industries. Teachers tell us they feel this tension every day.

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Turning ‘Google Maps for Education’ From Metaphor to Reality

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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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Game On: Kahoot Snaps Up DragonBox for $18 Million for Its First Acquisition

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These titles racked up dozens of media accolades and industry awards, from organizations that include Common Sense Media and Games for Change, an industry association for serious game developers. We reviewed the games several years ago.) For its school product, DragonBox is focusing on those three countries at the moment.

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Making the case for common K-12 standards

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In order to innovate in ways that anticipate and serve the needs of teachers and students, standards are applied to how OER is tagged, how tags support one another, and the editorial style that is imposed upon all metadata. One of the most common sets of structures are academic standards. The Value of Common Standards in OER.

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MasteryConnect Cuts 30 Percent of Staff, Brings Co-Founder Mick Hewitt Back as CEO

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MasteryConnect aims to help teachers plan lessons and track how students perform against academic standards. MasteryConnect was one of hundreds of edtech companies that capitalized on investors’ enthusiasm and optimism for the industry in recent years. Between 2010 to 2015, venture capitalists poured $2.3 billion in U.S.

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